Heroica: Three women, three centuries, three reckonings - Paperback
Heroica: Three women, three centuries, three reckonings - Paperback
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by Alison Morton (Author)
Even the strongest state is vulnerable to its past
2020, Roma Nova. Carina Mitela investigates a potential rebellion but discovers the long-buried secret that ignited the attempted uprising links directly to her own powerful family.
1683, Vienna. As Europe struggles against the Ottoman onslaught, Honoria Mitela leads her troops into the desperate battle to save besieged Vienna. The fate of Europe - and of Roma Nova itself - hangs in the balance.
1849, Central Italy. Statia Mitela's impulsive act saves one life but jeopardises Roma Nova's very existence and threatens her descendants with public disgrace, financial ruin and permanent exile.
Three stories of the women of the Mitela family, descendants of the founders of Roma Nova, bound by blood and courage.
