Sparrow

<p>As an empire burns, he will rise from the ashes.<br><br><b><i>Sparrow</i>, the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling historical epic by James Hynes, is the incredibly moving story of one boy&rsquo;s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire.</b><br><br>Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow.<br><br>Sparrow&rsquo;s world consists of a kitchen and herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the wolves, the women who have shaped his world, conduct their business. Where freedom is only for a privileged few, Sparrow&rsquo;s life is hard-edged and violent.<br><br>But change is coming.<br><br>The world outside his garden is about to be reshaped, and as an empire crumbles, murder and mayhem will come to Sparrow&rsquo;s door. As the only family he&rsquo;s ever known scatters, will Sparrow fall &ndash; or fly?<br><br><b>&lsquo;Truly unforgettable' &ndash; <i>Daily Mail</i><br>&lsquo;Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship' &ndash; <i>The Observer</i></b></p>