Elodie Harper on The Temple of Fortuna

Please note, this is now taking place in the Mission Theatre on Corn Street.

Set in Rome and Pompeii in the countdown to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Elodie Harper joins us for the dramatic final instalment in her Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den trilogy.

A courtesan in Rome. Playing for power. Haunted by her past. Her name is Amara. How will her fortunes fall?

Amara's journey has taken her far, from a lowly slave in Pompeii's brothel to a high-powered courtesan in Rome. She is now a freedwoman with wealth and influence, yet she is still drawn back to her past; to the streets that once claimed her, and the friends, lovers and rivals who helped shape her.

For while she is caught up in the political scheming of the imperial palace, her daughter remains in Pompeii, raised by the only man Amara ever truly loved. Although she longs for her family, Amara knows they are safest while she is far away. Perhaps, with enough cunning and courage, she will manage to turn Fortuna's wheel in their favour. But the year is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is preparing to make itself known...

Elodie Harper is a journalist and bestselling author. She is currently a reporter at ITV News Anglia, and before that worked as a producer for Channel 4 News. The Temple of Fortuna is the final book in her bestselling Wolf Den trilogy. The first book , The Wolf Den, was a Waterstones Book of the Month and a Sunday Times Top 15 bestseller, and the second, The House with the Golden Door was a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller.

'Captivating' Jennifer Saint

'Vibrant and thrilling' Observer

'Beautiful' Susan Stokes-Chapman