There she discovers the name of the first Amazon queen, Myrina, who crossed the Mediterranean in a heroic attempt to liberate her kidnapped sisters from Greek pirates, only to become embroiled in the most famous conflict of the ancient world-the Trojan War. But then a mysterious, well-financed foundation makes Diana an offer she cannot refuse.Traveling to North Africa, Diana teams up with Nick Barran, an enigmatic Middle Eastern guide, and begins deciphering an unusual inscription on the wall of a recently unearthed temple. Diana’s colleagues shake their heads at her Amazon fixation. Her obsession with the Amazons started in childhood when her eccentric grandmother claimed to be one herself-before vanishing without a trace. From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation-and her life-on a thrilling journey to prove that the legendary warrior women known as the Amazons actually existed.Oxford lecturer Diana Morgan is an expert on Greek mythology. While a band of ancient-world Amazon priestesses in training embark on a brave quest to rescue their kidnapped companions, a modern-day scholar is led by an enigmatic Middle Easterner on a dangerous search for an Amazonian treasure in the Sahara.
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