BOUDICCA

Ell Potter makes 1st century CE come alive as she narrates this tale about the warrior queen who tried to drive the Romans from Britain. The Roman tax collector--having no respect for any woman, let alone a queen--attacks Boudicca's stronghold and flogs her when she refuses to bend the knee to Rome and orders soldiers to rape her young daughters. Barely surviving and believing she has the blessing of Andraste, her tribe's patron goddess, Boudicca inspires her people to fight. Potter captures Boudicca as she becomes a force to be reckoned with, leaving no doubt about who's in charge. But Potter is equally adept in exposing Boudicca's softer side as a mother, a lover, and a queen who feels her people's pain. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]