{"product_id":"the-wandering-queen-by-claire-heywood-9781399730266","title":"The Wandering Queen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully woven tale with brilliant, confident writing, \u003cem\u003eHeywood\u003c\/em\u003e has illuminated the stories of ladies too often relegated to the role of villain or damsel. — CLAIRE M ANDREWS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608191353068,"sku":"9781399730266","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6886d36852cb94812e96e56a161bafe2.jpg?v=1778202510","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-wandering-queen-by-claire-heywood-9781399730266","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}