In the novel she is enslaved for awhile, then escapes. From Palmyra she travels to Antioch, Persia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and finally Rome where she meets her destiny. There is a certain amount of romance, but nothing tasteless. It's not straight historical fiction I guess historical fantasy is the closest genre. I wasn't really sure which genre to assign this novel to. When not writing, Barbara often takes time to enjoy the work of other authors, and that of a certain well-known martial artist, whose name is listed among the 'Ten things you might not know about Barbara. Currently, Barbara is busy working on her next story that will, no doubt, showcase an extraordinary heroine in an exciting and intriguing adventure. At the heart of every book, is a strong, independent woman. The reader is transported to exotic countries that Barbara has meticulously researched to provide her fans with a true sense of the culture and history relevant to each story. She is an international best selling author with books translated into over 30 languages. To date, Barbara has written 22 books, including two under the pen name Kathryn Harvey, these books are quite different from the Barbara Wood's novels and she, her agent and editor agreed that a pen name would serve to indicate the difference. A few years prior, Barbara met her husband George. During this time, Barbara held numerous jobs, before she sold her first novel in 1976. After High School, Barbara attended the University of California at Santa Barbara but left to train as a surgical technician. She grew up in Southern California and attended Los Angeles Schools. Together with her parents and older brother, she immigrated to the United States. Desperate to find Andreas, Selene is torn between love and her dreams of healing when a revolutionary vision brings her to the fulfillment of her destiny-and the dawn of modern medicine.īarbara Wood was born on 30 January 1947 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK. When fate cruelly separates them, Selene's search for Andreas takes her to the great centers of civilization in the ancient world-Egypt, Babylon, and Rome. She learns how to lower fevers by brewing Hecate's Cure from the willow tree, how to apply green mold to an open wound to prevent infection, and most importantly, how to calm a patient by summoning the inner power of the 'soul flame.'īut on her sixteenth birthday, Selene falls in love with Andreas, a passionate and troubled surgeon. In the coming years, Selene studies the primitive healing arts with Mera, the healer-woman who adopts her. But before her father dies, he leaves a puzzling clue to her heritage: she has come from the gods and has a special destiny to fulfill. Born into the tumultuous world of ancient Antioch, Selene is orphaned at birth.

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