SOLVED. Ancient Monarchy-15 yr old girl has affair with fisherman stepfather. mother get enraged and sells her as slave. [s]

[Maria]

Published in the late 80s, early 90s. Ancient monarchy, 15 yr old girl is seduced by her fisherman stepfather in in his fishing nets. Mother gets enraged and decides to sell her. She has the girl undress and bathe while the slave traders peek through holes in the wall. She is sold and taken off to serve the king.

She learns her trade and begins to make alliances with powerful people and soon develops a following of her own. Her power grows and I can't remember the ending but she is quite something.

Thanks in advance for your help. This was a really good book.

[Michele]

This is Maia by Richard Adams. One of my favorite books.

[Tressa]

I'm here to concur with Michele that the description fits Maia by Adams. I'll never forget that fishing net scene, and I read this in the eighties.

[Maria]

oh yes! that is it. oh i am so grateful to you two. you just made my day. thank you!!! i just ordered it so i can reread it.

[Tressa]

Enjoy it again, Maria! I don't recognize many of the plots of these long lost books, but I did remember this one.

[Holly]

Link to Maia

[Christine]

I found this book as a teen in my high school library. I couldn't believe what I was reading at the time and having just turned 15 I couldn't help but feel dirty while reading it...Its a great book and now that its on my mind I can't wait to track down a copy of my own. Its over two decades later so I hope its as good as I remember.