Betray the Night.

Betray the Night

Benita Kane Jaro

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

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9780865167124, $25.00, www.bolchazy.com

A woman in Rome had little to do when crisis struck. "Betray the Night" tells the story of Pinaria, wife of famed poet Publius Ovidius Naso, as she tries to bring her exiled husband home. But a woman alone doesn't seem to have much say in society, and her desire to reunite with her husband seems all but impossible ... A fine historical novel of the challenges of women in Rome, "Betray the Night" is entertaining and with its research, educational.