UncivilA lively, propulsive chronicle that reframes a familiar period in ancient history, a time of great political and social turmoilthe end of the Roman Republicasking a simple question: what did Romes civil wars look like from the womens point of view? Previous histories of Rome have focused on the warring generals involved in the sixty years of near constant civil war: Caesar, Brutus, Mark Antony, and Octavian. Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, is one of

head of the sinister organisation on Fog Island which held Sofia captive

its name still emblazoned on the ship’s stern

and problem-solve with cool

illiterate and impoverished

the only person she can turn to for help is Jacob

time-pressure

” which astutely addresses the relationship between fairy tales and fantasy

In their own inimitable voices

" But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the sinister Mr

and then loses it all

If it’s John Hunter’s World Peace Game

considerate speaker and thoughtful observer