In “The Den of the Wolves” by Elodie Harper, we are traveling in the year 74 BC. The heroine is Amara, a very educated young Greek girl who was enslaved after the death of her father. She will land in a sordid brothel called “L’antre des louves” and run by a certain Félix, a very violent man. But Amara is smart and she will quickly realize that she can seize opportunities and move up the ladder.
With the other prostitutes who will become her family, she intrigues and does everything to become a powerful woman. Above all, she will learn to circumvent the codes and to trick men to to be able to regain one’s freedom.
And we imagine ourselves very well in Pompeii at that time. We are there in a very intense way and yet the text of Elodie Harper remains very modern. We are very attached to each of these women who could not choose their destinies. They are all of different origins but turned towards the same cause, that of being able to be free. It has not escaped your notice that there is also a feminist statement in the texts and the choice of subject of “L’antre des louves”. But while being as addictive as a series.
It’s very well done. There is no downtime, we absolutely want to know the followinge. This novel was translated from English because Elodie Harper is an Oxford graduate journalist. This is his first novel and it is already an international success. Thousands of readers around the world have already hooked up with this story. If you liked series like “Rome” or films with a bit of an atmosphere “Gladiator” don’t miss “L’antre des louves”. In addition the story is still almost 500 pages, not enough to get bored. And this book was so successful thata sequel is already in progress. We feast in advance.