A collection of 15 stories from Roman mythology. All the famous myths: the birth of Venus, the founding of Rome are here as well as the great gods and goddesses like Jupiter, king of the gods, Juno his wife, and the warrior Mars.
The third novel in Annie Murray's "Birmingham" series. While Genie's father is away fighting in World War II, her mother has a ruinous affair which leaves her pregnant; Genie's little brother leaves, never to return; while Genie herself meets a man who then disappears to war.