· Elisabeth Storrs showed me how fully their world can be imagined based on the evidence of archaeology and ancient sources. From translucent silken gowns, gold embossed mirrors, realistic paintings, delicious spiced banquets, and gracious, brilliantly colored houses, the Etruscans lived in a style dramatically different from their boorish neighbors twelve miles away in Rome (this is early . The Wedding Shroud: A Tale of Ancient Rome by Elisabeth Storrs is in the later category. It follows the story of a Roman girl and an Etruscan nobleman in BC times. Now, I like historical romances as well as the next romance-lover, but I have never read a book that took place in ancient times/5(5). The Wedding Shroud was endorsed by Ursula Le Guin and was judged runner up in the Sharp Writ Book Awards. Endorsed by Sherry Jones, The Golden Dice was named as a top memorable read by Sarah Johnson, reviews editor for the Historical Novel Review, and was a first category winner in the Chaucer Awards.
The Wedding Shroud is the first book in the series A Tale of Ancient Rome. Subsequent books in the series include The Golden Dice and Call to Juno. A Note From the Publisher. Elisabeth Storrs has long held an interest in the history, myths, and legends of the ancient world. She studied classics at the University of Sydney and is a director of. The Wedding Shroud. by Elisabeth Storrs. In BC, to seal a tenuous truce, the young Roman Caecilia is wedded to Vel Mastarna, an Etruscan nobleman from Veii. Leaving her militaristic homeland, Caecilia is determined to remain true to Roman virtues while living among the sinful Etruscans. Stars Elisabeth Storrs debut novel, The Wedding Shroud, is set primarily in a time and place rarely found in historical fiction - the Etruscan city of Veii during the early 4th century B.C. Opening in ancient Rome, the novel follows the life of Caecilia, a young Roman woman whose hand is offered in marriage to an Etruscan nobleman in order to cement a peace treaty between Rome and the.
Ma By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment Amazingly, The Wedding Shroud received its th review on Amazon US yesterday. It has also been added over 1, times on Goodreads. Elisabeth Storrs showed me how fully their world can be imagined based on the evidence of archaeology and ancient sources. From translucent silken gowns, gold embossed mirrors, realistic paintings, delicious spiced banquets, and gracious, brilliantly colored houses, the Etruscans lived in a style dramatically different from their boorish neighbors twelve miles away in Rome (this is early Rome, remember). “The Wedding Shroud is a masterful piece of writing, deftly weaving the narrative and the historical details into a book I could not put down.” Mary Louisa Locke, Author, Maids of Misfortune. Read More “Elisabeth Storrs’s Tales of Ancient Rome series should really be called Tales of Ancient Veii, as it brings the Etruscan town to life.
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