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Daughters of Rome

Kate Quinn
Chapters (35)
  1. Title Page
  2. Praise
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. PART ONE - GALBA
  6. One
  7. Two
  8. Three
  9. Four
  10. Five
  11. PART TWO - OTHO
  12. Six
  13. Seven
  14. Eight
  15. Nine
  16. Ten
  17. Eleven
  18. PART THREE - VITELLIUS
  19. Twelve
  20. Thirteen
  21. Fourteen
  22. Fifteen
  23. Sixteen
  24. Seventeen
  25. Eighteen
  26. PART FOUR - VESPASIAN
  27. Nineteen
  28. Twenty
  29. Twenty-one
  30. Twenty-two
  31. Twenty-three
  32. Epilogue
  33. Historical Note
  34. THE FAMILY CORNELII
  35. Teaser chapter
001

Title Page

001

Praise

PRAISE FOR

Mistress of Rome

“What a great book!”

—Diana Gabaldon

“Equal parts intrigue and drama, action and good old-fashioned storytelling . . . Destined to please.”

—John Shors, bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky

“An intensely emotional spectacle . . . An exhilarating read.”

—Kate Furnivall,
national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine

“For sheer entertainment, drama, and page-turning storytelling, this tumultuous debut novel is well worth reading.”

—Library Journal

“Fans of Philippa Gregory’s books who have had enough of Elizabethan times will be entranced by this Rome-set debut. . . . Awash with historical detail, this is a violent, passionate, compelling read.”

—Elle (UK)

“A riveting tale . . . [A] cinematic-style, epic love story . . . Quinn’s evocation of Rome is glamorous and brutal, a heady mix of intrigue and combat . . . An exhilarating read.”

—Marie Claire (UK)

“A wildly entertaining read, this vivid tale of scandal and romance will have you holding your breath with excitement.”

—Now Magazine (UK),
Book of the Week Selection

Copyright Page

THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
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Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.

Copyright © 2011 by Kate Quinn

No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

BERKLEY® is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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PRINTING HISTORY
Berkley trade paperback edition / April 2011

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Quinn, Kate.

p. cm.

eISBN : 978-1-101-47895-0

PS3617.U578D38 2011

813’.6—dc22

2010032736

Dedication

For Stephen
A.F. ∞

Prologue

002

A.D. 58

A hand.

Just a little girl’s hand like any other, plump-fingered and a little sticky, but for a moment he saw blood all over it.