The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora

by Stephanie Marie Thornton

Book Overview

Where Theodora went, trouble followed ...In sixth-century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds, and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 045141778X
• ISBN13: 9780451417787
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Poor Writing

Disturbing child abuse that did not enhance the storyline. Disappointed with the writing style. Many simple similies on each page. After 4 chapters, I couldn't take it anymore. I read a lot of Historical Fiction. This book seemed like a rough draft version. There were even a few spelling mistakes. The Gate of Charisius was spelled incorrectly as was Theodora's older sister’s name. In the book it was not Comitona as recorded in historical documents. Seemed like a first novel written by a middle schooler.