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Built on the backs
of those who fell before it, Julius Caesars imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it.
In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, womanor child, As a boy, Neros royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own sons inheritance.
Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead, While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome.
The most lethal of all is his own mother, a cold blooded woman whose singular goal is to control the empire, With cunning and poison, the obstacles fall one by one, But as Agrippinas machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Neros determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to becomean Emperor who became legendary.
With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero is the story of a boys ruthless ascension to the throne.
Detailing his journey from innocent youth to infamous ruler, it is an epic tale of the lengths to which man will go in the ultimate quest for power and survival.
I very much enjoyed the author's nuanced approach to history, balancing ancient facts brought to us by biased authors eg, Suetone, with a modern perspective, It offers a new perception of Nero as a truly talented artist and a populist leader, This book is beautifully written, I have not really ever been disappointed in anything which Margaret George has written, and this statement holds true with this novel as well.
I was so enamoured by the story, the way I could envision Nero's Rome, his childhood and Well researched and like all of Margaret George novels, very well written.
This was an interesting novel, Margaret George does not disappoint and she researches her topics so well, It was a gentle look at Nero, We think of him as completely insane and no one seems to know of the extremely intelligent and well thought out accomplishments Enjoyed the writing and the subject.
Nero came alive as an excellent leader, even if it wasnt his destiny, Looking forward to the sequel, Brand new. Excellent I like the author approach to history using a different point of view Excellent book, Waiting for the next book!
Margaret George specializes in epic fictional biographies of historical figures, taking pains to make them as factually accurate as possible without compromising the drama.
Her THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VIII had itsth anniversary this past September, and continues to be popular, ABC TV based itsEmmy nominated “Cleopatra” miniseries on her THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA, All of her books have been bestsellers, with twenty one foreign translations,
Margarets father was in the Foreign Service and so she lived overseas for her early life, in such different places as tropical Taiwan, desert Israel, and cold war Berlin, all of which were great training for a novelist to be.
She started writing books about the same time as she could write at all, mainly for her own entertainment, It was a diversion she never outgrew, Her published works are: THE AUTOBIOGAPHY OF HENRY VIII, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLES, THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA, MARY CALLED MAGDALENE, HELEN OF TROY, ELIZABETH I, and an illustrated childrens book, LUCILLE LOST.
Her newest one, THE CONFESSIONS OF YOUNG NERO, is coming out in March,
Margaret lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington DC, and has a sextagenarian tortoise as a pet,
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