Sethe is now miles away from Sweet Home, the farm where she was kept as a slave.

Unable to forget the unspeakable horrors that took place there, she is haunted by the violent spectre of her dead child, the daughter who died nameless and whose tombstone is etched with a single word, ‘Beloved’. A tale of brutality, horror and, above all, love at any cost, Beloved is Toni Morrison’s enduring masterpiece and best-known work.

‘Dazzling. . . Magical. . . An extraordinary work’ New York Times

‘Toni Morrison was a giant of her times and ours… Beloved is a heartbreaking testimony to the ongoing ravages of slavery, and should be read by all’ Margaret Atwood

‘An American masterpiece’ A. S. Byatt

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature.

'An American masterpiece' AS Byatt

It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to an end, Sethe is haunted by the violent trauma it wrought on her former enslaved life at Sweet Home, Kentucky. Her dead baby daughter, whose tombstone bears the single word, Beloved, returns as a spectre to punish her mother, but also to elicit her love. Told with heart-stopping clarity, melding horror and beauty, Beloved is Toni Morrison's enduring masterpiece.

'Toni Morrison was a giant of her times and ours..."Beloved," is a heartbreaking testimony to the ongoing ravages of slavery, and should be read by all' Margaret Atwood, New York Times

'The literary titan we must never stop learning from' Metro

Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow award for achievement in American fiction

**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

'Boudicca’s Daughter is Elodie Harper’s masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia
'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
'Certainly my book of the year.' Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman
'One of my favourite reads of the year.' Rosie Hewlett, author of Medea
'Beautiful, breathtaking – I loved this novel.' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'One of the most important writers of historical fiction today.' Nikita Gill, author of Hekate

Boudicca. The ferocious warrior queen whose rebellion against Rome still echoes through the ages.
But what of the daughter who grew up in her shadow?
Defeated by her enemy but unbroken, Solina’s bid for survival takes her from Britain’s sacred marshlands to the glittering façades of Nero’s court. But in an Empire built on violence and lies, Boudicca’s daughter will find both revenge and redemption have their price...
Born to a legend. Forced to fight. Determined to succeed.

Meet Solina.

Boudicca’s Daughter.

**Praise for BOUDICCA'S DAUGHTER**
‘Historical fiction of the highest quality’ Elizabeth Fremantle
‘Beautiful, poignant and gripping’ Hannah Kaner
‘Loved, loved this’ Buki Papillon
‘Precious and rare’ Harriet Constable
‘An absolute must-read’ Emily Hauser
‘Devastating, powerful and haunting’ Sue Lynn Tan
‘Expertly crafted’ Helen Carr
‘I devoured this’ Francesca de Tores
‘Wonderful… an author fully stepping into their power’ Venetia Constantine
‘Sophisticated’ The Times
‘Masterful . . . I was absolutely transported.’ Red
‘I throughly recommend this novel’ Historical Novels Review
‘Dazzl[ing] . . . there’s a raw energy to Harper’s storytelling’ Daily Mail
‘A masterful storyteller… rich and accomplished’ Press Association
‘Absolutely thrilling . . . incredibly powerful . . . fascinating’ BBC 4 Front Row

Elodie Harper’s book ‘Boudicca’s Daughter was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-09-01.