In the end, though, there can only be one Emperor.and one Empress. Nero is dead.The Roman Empire is up for the taking. Now twenty-eight, Kate lives in San Diego with her husband. She attended Boston University, where she earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Classical Voice whilst at the same time writing her first novel, MISTRESS OF ROME, in the universitys basement computer lab. As Cornelia tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered dreams, Marcella discovers a hidden talent for influencing the most powerful men in Rome. Read 664 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Kate Quinn is a native of southern California. But when a bloody coup turns their world upside down, both women must manoeuvre carefully just to stay alive.

Her sister Marcella is more aloof, content to witness history rather than make it. A fast-paced historical novel about two women with the power to sway an empire, from the New York. She lives to one day see her loyal husband as Emperor. Buy Daughters of Rome by Kate Quinn at Mighty Ape NZ. Kate Quinn is an American writer, known for her works of historical fiction. Elegant and ambitious, Cornelia embodies the essence of the perfect Roman wife.

The Year of the Four Emperors will change everything - especially the lives of two sisters with a very personal stake in the outcome.

Cousins to the elder women are Cordelias Three and Four, known as Lollia and Diana. Her younger sister, the self-pitying schemer Cordelia Secunda, goes by the nickname Marcella. This sweeping, powerful epic tells the story of one of the bloodiest years in Rome's history through the eyes of four remarkable women fighting for survival.Ī.D. Piso is the beloved, kindly and ambitious husband of the eldest of the titular ‘daughters’, 24-year-old Cordelia Prima. A prequel to MISTRESS OF ROME, Kate Quinn's gripping new novel chronicles the extraordinary Year of the Four Emperors, when the streets of Rome ran with blood.

Daughters of rome by kate quinn