by Jill Paton Walsh · BIBLIOPOLIS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415157038
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In 'Farewell, Great King', Jill Paton Walsh transports us to the tumultuous Athens of the 5th century BC, exploring the mind of Themistocles, a key figure in Greek history. The novel narrates the clash between freedom and tyranny, as Themistocles fights for the survival of Greek civilization against the Persian invasion. A fascinating work that immerses the reader in a crucial period of Western history.
Gillian Honorine Mary Herbert, Baroness Hemingford,, known professionally as Jill Paton Walsh, was an English novelist and children's writer. She may be known best for her Booker Prize-nominated novel Knowledge of Angels and for the Peter Wimsey–Harriet Vane mysteries that continued the work of Dorothy L. Sayers.
