The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George

The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George

The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history.

Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar's 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, woman--or child.
 
As a boy, Nero's 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 son's 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 Agrippina's machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero's determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become--an Emperor who became legendary.
 
With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero is the story of a boy's 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.

Margaret George is the author of several novels, including Henry VIII's Autobiography, Cleopatra's Memoirs, and Elizabeth I. Margaret was inspired to write historical fiction after reading a number of books in which Henry VIII was seen through the eyes of his opponents and victims. She wondered if there was another side to the story. She became resolved to let Henry speak for himself, and it took her fifteen years, 300 books of background reading, three trips to England to examine every extant building related with Henry, and five handwritten manuscripts to finally answer the question: What was Henry truly like? Her spouse and she live in Madison, Wisconsin.

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ISBN 13	9780451473394
ISBN 10	0451473396
Title	The Confessions of Young Nero
Author	Margaret George
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2018-03-20
Number of pages	544
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