Through bustling, hustling city, its slum tenements and sumptuous villas, this book follows Zuleika the daughter of Sudanese immigrants. Married to a fat, rich absent Roman, she is stranded in luxurious neglect, until, one day, Septimus Severus, Emperor himself, comes to town, bringing with him not just love – but danger…

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2002
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 272
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780140297812
ISBN 10: 0140297812