false 6098574 2 Rome, 63 BC. Offered up by her parents at the age of six to become a Vestal Virgin, one of six hand-picked women who symbolically protected the Roman Republic, Aemilia has spent her entire adult life in the all-female Temple of Vesta, under the strictest guard. But temptation has led her to commit a mortal sin, and she is sentenced to death as Virgins must die, buried alive in a pitch-black tomb. As the end draws near, Aemilia looks back over her claustrophobic, restricted life: the intense friendships she formed; the implacable enemies she made; and, finally, the passionate but forbidden romance which caused her downfall&#8212;and yet may be her only hope... A tantalizing glimpse into a little-known, forbidden world, <i>The Virgin's Tale</i> is the moving, erotic and highly-charged story of a woman who dared to risk everything for love. 6275738 book 27 1 2009 The Virgin's Tale total:10|5:4|4:2|3:2|2:2|1:0| 10 38 23 6 2 0 false true Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:22:10 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 09:56:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 07:02:01 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:13:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jul 13 06:23:47 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 06:32:50 -0700 2009
I liked the small details of Roman life in this book, but I do wonder how much of the ceremonial trappings, etc, were made up.
Otherwise, this was yet another story of how stifling the life of a sworn Vestal Virgin could have been, how horrible women can...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Oct 10 17:34:18 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 11:15:37 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 17:34:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 22 08:19:58 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:50:45 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 08:19:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 20:17:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:22:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:01:24 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:02:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 06:17:05 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 21:09:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 18:52:37 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 18:52:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 12:26:17 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 12:26:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 02:45:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 02:45:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 11:23:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 11:23:11 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 05 09:07:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:40:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 19:16:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 19:16:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 23 13:22:55 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 13:22:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 12 15:29:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:29:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 06:43:27 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:43:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 19:44:35 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:44:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Apr 10 21:06:36 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 21:06:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 18:49:07 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:49:07 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6098574