The women in this book shine, and they are drawn with such complexity. You do know what’s happening to them, the way they’re being used and exploited by the men around them, but the specifics are glossed over (rather than getting a detailed description.) I did appreciate, though, that the actual sex scenes were not explicit, and often skipped to the morning after (etc.) It felt like it was preserving what little dignity these women had left, rather than exploiting their situation with graphic descriptions. It follows the brutal life of Amara and the choices she’s forced to make to survive in a world where she’s valued only by how much money her body can bring in for the brothel owner.Īs you might imagine, a book about prostitutes in Pompeii is a book with a lot of CW warnings (I’ve tried to cover as much as I can with some umbrella turns.) Make sure you are in a headspace where you can read a book all about sexual violence against women. THE WOLF DEN gives a voice to women often overlooked in history. Find on UK and Amazon UK (affiliate links.) But how much is her freedom going to cost her? Amara has learnt that everything in this city has its price. Out here, even the lowest slave can secure a reversal in fortune. For the streets of Pompeii are alive with opportunity. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others.īy day, she walks the streets with her fellow she-wolves, finding comfort in the laughter and dreams they share. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. Now she is a slave in Pompeii’s infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Welcome to the Wolf Den…Īmara was once a beloved daughter, until her father’s death plunged her family into penury.

The wolf den by elodie harper