Reviewers' praise
"Excellent... The author draws on his deep historical knowledge - and this wonderful book told me many things I did not know - to create a vivid, haunting world. I really felt like I was living there. And he's a splendid storyteller... I found this novel a real page-turner."
Edward Rutherfurd, author of Sarum, London and New York
Hardback cover "A gripping, wonderfully atmospheric tale of late Roman Britain. One of the finest historical fiction debuts in years."
Saul David, critically-acclaimed author of Victoria's Wars and the George Hart series
"His portrayal of the struggle for Britannia as Rome begins to lose control is vivid, memorable and unsettling."
Ruth Downie, author of the Gaius Petreius Ruso series
"Well-written, adroitly plotted but, best of all, with a real feel for the characters and the landscape they move in."
Robert Low, author of the Oathsworn series
Roman Britain, A.D. 366
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Condemned to a hovel, beaten by a merciless commander, crushed by the weather and forced to survive on starvation rations: no one looking at Paul would ever guess that he is heir to one of Roman Britain's wealthiest families. But Paul had his reasons for joining the army and fleeing the family he loves.
But when rumours of a barbarian uprising from beyond the Wall begin to circulate, Paul realises that his family is in grave danger.
With only the former slave-girl Eachna for company, Paul deserts the army, for which the penalty is death, and undertakes a hazardous journey across Britain where danger lurks round every corner.
Epic in scope, rich with historical detail, The Lion and the Lamb is a novel of Roman Britain on the cusp of the Dark Ages, when all that stands between her citizens and oblivion is one family.
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