Far Away Bird
Book description
Multi-award winning novel including gold medals in the Readers' Favorite Historical Personage, IBPA's Best New Voice Fiction, eLit's Best eBook in Historical Fiction, Montaigne Medal finalist (Eric Hoffer Book Award) and Screencraft's Cinematic Book competition.
Inspired by true events, Far Away Bird delves into the complex mind of Byzantine Empress…
Why read it?
1 author picked Far Away Bird as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a historical novel about the life of Theodora, Empress of Byzantium. She was born in the sixth century and worked as a prostitute, but eventually became the most powerful woman in the Byzantine Empire. The book is very introspective and we learn a lot about Theodora's inner world. Even though the world throws the worst at her, she still finds the strength to continue onward and keep a sense of justice and positivity.
From Reni's list on extraordinary women from history.
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