内容简介
WhenamummyintheMuseumofAlbionisunpackeditisfoundtocontainabundleofcuriousobjectsanddocumentswhichtellofthewanderingsofanunknownwoman,Leto.Ontherun,inafar-offeraofcivilstrife,Letogivesbirthtotwins,shelterswithwolves,survivesinadesertstrongholdastheloverofitscommander,stowsawayonashiploadedwithplunderedantiquitiesandthenworksasamaidinawar-torncity.Sheloseshersonbutsavesherdaughterduringalongsiege.AsthenovelsweepsfrommythologicaltimesandtheMiddleAgestothetreasure-huntingofVictorianEuropeandintothepresentday,Letoreappearsindifferentguises.Eventuallyshebecomesaservanttoarocksinger,andbeginstosearchforherson.
作者简介
MarinaWarnerisaprize-winningnovelistandculturalhistorian,whoseworksincludeFromtheBeasttotheBlonde,ManagingMonsters(the1994ReithLectures),JoanofArc,AloneofAllHerSex,MonumentsandMaidens,TheLostFather(shortlistedfortheBooker),Indigo,and,mostrecently,NoGoTheBogeyman.(20020220)