{"product_id":"the-wandering-queen","title":"The Wandering Queen","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399730266\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully woven tale with brilliant, confident writing, [Heywood] has illuminated the stories of ladies too often relegated to the role of villain or damsel' CLAIRE M ANDREWS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe King of Tyre is dead, his final words anointing his clever and strong-willed daughter, Elissa, as the new queen until his young son, Pygmalion, comes of age. But betrayal and danger soon haunt Elissa, and she is forced to flee the kingdom - exiled with a band of loyal followers and a broken heart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an arduous search for a new home, Elissa and her people settle in North Africa, and she is crowned Queen Dido: the ferocious and devoted ruler of her newly established city of Carthage. Soon a powerful trading hub, Carthage thrives under Dido's governance.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when a band of Trojan survivors, led by the valiant Aeneas, washes up on a nearby shore, Queen Dido is reminded of a promise she made long ago, never to trust or to love another again. Can Dido overcome her past and open herself - and her city - up to Aeneas, or is their love doomed to burn everything to the ground?","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859864035461,"sku":"PR433899","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG8GDYR22ZI.jpg?v=1789110025","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-wandering-queen","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}