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Donna Gillespie is the author of two historical novels set in first century Rome, The Light Bearer (Berkley/Putnam, 1994) and Lady of the Light (Berkley/Putnam, 2006). The Light Bearer has been translated into German, Dutch, Russian and Italian. An international bestseller, it was optioned by Hallmark Entertainment for a miniseries. Her second novel, Lady of the Light, is the sequel to The Light Bearer, and is also available in German and Italian. Her love of historical novels began at age thirteen when she discovered Mary Renault's novel of ancient Greece, The King Must Die. She credits the novels of Robert Graves -- I Claudius and Claudius the God -- with her enduring interest in the culture and mores of ancient Rome. She has lived in San...more


This is my favorite Light Bearer cover -- it's on the new Italian edition. How I wish this had been on the original US edition (a cover I was never fond of, to put it mildly!) To me, it's quietly mesmerizing. I love the way the sword bisects the frame. You can see it here:

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Published on May 29, 2012 12:28 Tags: italian-edition, the-light-bearer
Average rating: 4.09 · 694 ratings · 79 reviews · 5 distinct works
Light Bearer
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions
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Lady of the Light
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions
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Auriane: dochter van het licht
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1978 — 12 editions
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