Donna Gillespie's Books
Nov.01.2006
Lady of the Light is a continuation of the saga begun in The Light Bearer. Seven years have passed. Auriane's life has been an idyll by a river; she he lives in tranquility on the grandest estate in all the Roman province of Germania Superior, along with celebrated Roman statesman Marcus Julianus and their daughters, Arria and Avenahar.
But Auriane finds she cannot turn her back on...
Sep.07.1994
The Light Bearer is a richly embroidered tale of war, vengeance and spiritual transcendence set in ancient Rome and northern Europe in the first century AD. Encompassing a sweep of events that spans the reigns of two tyrants, Nero and Domitian, it's the story of Auriane, a Germanic tribeswoman who faces the brutal encroachments of imperial Rome; she takes the oath of a warrior...
Much has been written of the cold-blooded shenanigans of the Roman way of life, but Gillespie weaves her tale in a way that brings new color and excitement to the era… Throughout this monumental story, Gillespie constantly increases the excitement and intrigue. There are no flat passages in The Light Bearer, only a fast-flowing stream that erupts into a full-scale torrent in the book's conclusion.”
—The Washington Post
About Donna
I'm 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, was an international...