My next book
#BoudiccasDaughter
is out August 2025! ๐น
Itโs a standalone novel set in the Roman world, reimagining the life of Boudiccaโs eldest daughter, and ranging from the Iceni heartlands of Britain to Neroโs Imperial court ๐น
Preorder link here ๐
Hard to imagine a more beautiful hallway than this dolphin mosaic in the entrance to a house in
#Pompeii
For someone, thousands of years ago, stepping over this artwork meant they were home
#mosaicmonday
@pompeii_sites
The details of
#Pompeii
's mosaics are stunning but so, often, is their size - the way they flow uninterrupted from hallway to garden, sometimes pooling into rooms off the atrium
#MosaicMonday
One of my favourite houses in
#Pompeii
is the Casa del Larario Fiorito. This room gives a sense of what it might have felt like to live here - cool and shaded from the sun, frescoes framed like modern paintings on the walls
@pompeii_sites
#FrescoFriday
Overwhelmed to see this in
@thetimes
today -
#TheWolfDen
has come in at number one on the bestseller list. So grateful to everyone who has supported the book ๐งก๐งก๐งก
Our Fiction Book of the Month... The Wolf Den by
@ElodieITV
Amara is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents- but her spirit is far from broken...
#WBOTM
Itโs publication day for
#TheTempleofFortuna
! ๐ Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this book - and me! What a journey
#TheWolfDen
trilogy has been ๐งก๐๐
Very excited to share that I am going to be writing two more books set in the Roman world with the fabulous team at
@HoZ_Books
- Boudiccaโs Daughter and Fulvia! Thank you
@mushenska
and
@MadeleineOShea1
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#TheHousewiththeGoldenDoor
is a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller!! ๐๐๐
Cannot begin to express how thrilled I am - thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has bought and sold my book and supported me! Iโm very grateful.
Link to
@waterstones
limited edition:
Some of the most evocative mosaics in
#Pompeii
are the less elaborate - but still beautiful - examples. The floors people would have stepped onto as they got out of bed, or walked over, without thinking, through their own home
#MosaicMonday
Itโs been an absolute privilege to be
@Waterstones
book of the month this September. And a really lovely surprise to find
#TheWolfDen
has held its number one position for a fourth week in a row. Thank you so much to all the booksellers - and everyone who has bought a copy ๐งก
For
#MosaicMonday
and
#IWD
some women from
#Pompeii
.. the first a portrait of a real woman from the town, the second a representation of Athenian women from the legend of the Minotaur. Our stories have always been worth telling.
One of the most fascinating aspects of
#Pompeii
's frescoes is how impressionistic they are. You can see this in a fragment kept
@pompeii_sites
of Odysseus's return to Ithaca. The closer you look, the more you realise blobs of colour create the illusion of detail
#FrescoFriday
So thrilled with the final version of
#TheWolfDen
- the finish on the cover is stunning, and it has a bookmark ribbon! โค๏ธ Also this is not an insanely huge pile of author copies, signing for
#indiebookshopweek
!
Absolute dream come true seeing some of the posters for
#TheWolfDen
trilogy - tag me if you see any, they are UK wide! And loveliest of publication days with
@sophwhitehead95
and
@kimberleyatkins
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Visiting my lovely publisher
@HoZ_Books
today - happy to reveal the title of book 3 in
#TheWolfDen
trilogyโฆ and next week
@waterstones
are revealing the cover!
#TheTempleofFortuna
is published next month! ๐ Thrilled that
@Waterstones
have a signed, exclusive edition which includes 'City of Ashes' an additional chapter about Pompeii - available to pre-order here - & their standard edition is at a discount!
Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome. But her story is far from over.
@ElodieITV
's scintillating Wolf Den Trilogy reaches its explosive conclusion in The Temple of Fortuna, pre-order:
I am so excited that
#TheWolfDen
is out tomorrow and am absolutely THRILLED to have the chance to talk about the book tonight on
@BBCFrontRow
at 7.15pm on Radio 4! Do tune in if you can ๐งก๐บ๐งก
Absolutely thrilled
@Waterstones
have just revealed the cover for The Wolf Den's sequel - The House with the Golden Door ๐
I love
@hollydrawsinink
's cover and cannot wait to share Amara's new adventures!
Link to pre-order here:
#TheWolfDen
#GoldenDoor
Having captured us with The Wolf Den, we're thrilled to reveal the 2nd book of
@ElodieITV
's mesmerising trilogy set in ancient Pompeii, The House With The Golden Door, which sees Amara, now freed from slavery, navigate her new life:
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me lovely messages about the sequel to The Wolf Den, it means so much ๐๐๐
Here is a close up of
@hollydrawsinink
โs cover for The House with the Golden Door...
#thewolfden
#goldendoor
Absolutely overwhelmed by this review: โThe Temple of Fortuna is a thrilling conclusion to one of the best historical fiction trilogies since Hilary Mantel sent Thomas Cromwell to the scaffold.โ Thank you SO MUCH
@tonisenior
#TheWolfDen
is No 13 in The Sunday Times chart!!
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has bought, sold, reviewed or shouted about the book - and to
@HoZ_Books
&
@mushenska
for ALL the support. Really hope readers will continue to explore
#Pompeii
with Amara!๐งก๐งก
I am beyond thrilled that
#TheWolfDen
is book of the month in the historical fiction review for The Times: "Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph."
This means more than I can begin to say. Thank you so much
@tonisenior
!
Huge congratulations to
@elodieITV
on winning the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award 2022 for her masterful historical novel
#TheWolfDen
!
Itโs been a fantastic year with so many wonderful books, and weโre so grateful to be celebrating the
#GlassBell
Award on its sixth outing.
So thrilled that
@Waterstones
have an exclusive edition of
#TheWolfDen
with extra content on the Lupanar and the REAL women who worked there. If you like the sound of my book, this is the edition to pre-order!
Calling all fans of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls and Madeline Miller's Circe:
@ElodieITV
's The Wolf Den will be with us in May, offering a vibrant reimagining of the lives of women in The Lupanar of Pompeii. Exclusive signed copies here:
For
#FrescoFriday
some paintings of Roman delicacies from
#Pompeii
. As
@pompei79
has pointed out, the Romans would decorate their dining rooms with pictures of food, rather like a restaurant. Though in this case, the food is pre-cooked! The detail of the glassware is remarkable.
Lovely to be book of the month in The Sunday Times historical fiction review today. Thank you so much Nick Renninson: โThe Temple of Fortuna brings to a successful conclusion a series that conjures up the ancient Roman world in vivid detailโ ๐
For
#FrescoFriday
the figure of a winged victory from the Moregine complex near
#Pompeii
's harbour. The use of light in this painting is just extraordinary - the delicate white lines to pick out details, the shine on the helmet and the face. It is almost luminous.
โA TRIUMPH" The Times
"UTTERLY SPELLBINDING" Woman & Home
"GRIPPING" The Independent
"MESMERISING" Red Magazine
#TheWolfDen
is set in ancient
#Pompeii
& reimagines the lives of its women. The
@waterstones
edition has extra content on the real people/places behind my story! โฌ๏ธ
Calling all fans of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls and Madeline Miller's Circe:
@ElodieITV
's The Wolf Den will be with us in May, offering a vibrant reimagining of the lives of women in The Lupanar of Pompeii. Exclusive signed copies here:
And itโs so easy to sound casual on social media. But I truly never imagined support for my book like this, and I hardly know how to express the way it makes me feel. Iโm just so grateful and donโt take any of it for granted ๐งก๐งก๐งก
What a morning! It was amazing to visit
@WaterstonesPicc
and chat to bookseller Revekka - who like Amara is from Attica! So interesting to hear her take on the book. The displays looked incredible ๐งก
So after two days of signing, limited editions of
#TheHousewiththeGoldenDoor
are ready to pre-order - and a number of the signed
@waterstones
and indie editions are also decorated - tag me if you get one like this! ๐ Link here:
Just finished reading my favourite book of the year -
#TheWhisperingMuse
by
@spookypurcell
is a gothic masterpiece. Gripping, atmospheric and with an absolutely sensational ending, I loved every single page of this wonderful book.
Happy publication day to
#TheWolfDen
by
@ElodieITV
โจ
The Wolf Den follows the lives of Amara and her fellow she-wolves in the Lupanar of Pompeii.
We absolutely loved this book, itโs a must read for fiction lovers!
Check out our lovely window!
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Almost impossible to imagine how colourful some of the houses in
#Pompeii
must have looked when not only floors, but also walls and columns were decorated in exquisite mosaic. These columns are preserved at the museum in Naples
#MosaicMonday
Oh my goodness!! I CANNOT GET OVER this publication day present by
@mushenska
and
@MushensEnt
. Juliet you are the best, thank you so much ๐งก๐งก๐งก and I wish I could upload the video because this is a MUSICAL biscuit tin!!
For
#MosaicMonday
this floor from the beautiful 'House of the Female Musicians' in
#Pompeii
. I love it when we can see ancient mosaics as a whole - the room, the frescos, the sense of it being a place where people lived...
@pompeii_sites
It's exactly one month today until
#TheWolfDen
is published and I was thrilled to learn that the
@GoldsboroBooks
exclusive edition has SOLD OUT. There are still copies of the
@Waterstones
edition which is both signed and has exclusive extra content:
Mythological scenes were popular decoration in
#Pompeii
so for
#FrescoFriday
here is Ariadne weeping as Theseus sails off, and Perseus & Andromeda enjoying a romantic moment. Perseus holds Medusa's severed head in the air, to prevent turning his beloved into stone. As you do...
I absolutely love these doves having a drink in a mosaic from Pompeii. The small details of everyday life, so beautifully captured.
#MosaicMonday
#Pompeii
My book
#TheWolfDen
- which reimagines the lives of women in
#Pompeii
's Lupanar - is out in 3 weeks!
So for
#FrescoFriday
, two paintings which informed by writing... I love the humour of Omphale and her women looking askance at Hercules, while Hera's gaze is arrestingly direct.
Absolutely THRILLED that The House with the Golden Door (the sequel to The Wolf Den) is on
@Waterstones
must read list for 2022! Lovely to see
@jennysaint
and
@SStokesChapman
here too! โค๏ธ
2021 has undoubtedly been an incredible year for fiction, and with new releases from Hanya Yanagihara, Janice Hallett, Richard Osman and Marian Keyes, 2022 is looking like it could be even better. Here are the fiction releases we're getting excited about:
A second week sitting at
#1
atop the PB charts in The Times for
@ElodieITV
Get it now, Amaraโs story really is that good. How much will her freedom cost?
For
#MosaicMonday
a Maenad clutching her wine, who looks as if she has had as much fun home schooling as the rest of us, frankly. From Casa del Centauro in
#Pompeii
We are overjoyed to announce the six books on the
#GlassBell
Award shortlist!
Our award honours brilliant storytelling, regardless of genre, and this yearโs shortlist places historical fiction centre stage, spanning Ancient Britain and Pompeii to mid-century NYC and 1960s Uganda
Calling all fans of Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls and Madeline Miller's Circe:
@ElodieITV
's The Wolf Den will be with us in May, offering a vibrant reimagining of the lives of women in The Lupanar of Pompeii. Exclusive signed copies here:
For
#MosaicMonday
this extraordinary image of a lion and leopard from
#Pompeii
.
Even though the artwork is partly destroyed, the grace and savagery of the beasts remains.
I find it incredible to see artistsโ impressions of my characters - here are the she-wolves from
#TheWolfDen
beautifully drawn by
@oexas
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Absolutely thrilled that
#TheWolfDen
trilogy is being published in North America! Very excited to be working with the team at
@UnionSqandCo
Thank you SO MUCH
@mushenska
A very moving service is being held at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St Olga in Peterborough. People are praying for peace and the safety of their families. The church hall is taking donations of aid. People from all communities are donating.
Incredibly grateful to
@Waterstones
for choosing
#TheWolfDen
as their fiction book of the month this September. I cannot begin to describe how lucky I feel, or how special it is to see booksellers champion Amara ๐งก๐งก๐งก
Last chance to celebrate our September BOTMs! First up is
@ElodieITV
โs The Wolf Den, set inside the complex milieu of Pompeii's brothels. We follow Amara and her fellow โshe-wolvesโ through a city where opportunity is rife for even the lowest born slave:
My book
#TheWolfDen
is out two months today!
Set in ancient
#Pompeii
, it tells the story of Amara and her adventures through Pompeiian society as she strives to escape the townโs infamous Lupanar and win her freedom...
#TheWolfDen
is out in paperback today! I have been absolutely overwhelmed by the displays booksellers have put together as part of
@waterstones
book of the month - I collected a few here to say thank you! They look stunning
#BOTM
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@DawnHFoster
The most upsetting interview I did yesterday was with a student who was randomly downgraded and said โmaybe it was my fault somehow.โ He wasnโt making a fuss, it had just shattered his confidence.
I cannot get over the AMAZING support from booksellers and bookshops for
#TheWolfDen
in publication week. To say thank you I've posted a blog collecting photos of their displays & links to buy (any) book from them. Thank you so much โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
#Elektra
by
@jennysaint
is an absolutely thrilling read and a masterful reimagining of one of the most famous tragedies in Greek mythology. I absolutely loved it! ๐๐๐
The Wolf Den: Elodie Harper
An utterly immersive and vivid recreation of life in a brothel in Roman Pompeii. An unforgettable heroine tries to survive in a brutal world
#HWACrowns22
What a book! Stone Blind is an exceptionally powerful retelling of Medusa's story, an emotional gut punch of a novel.
@officialnhaynes
seamlessly alternates humour and heartbreak, creating characters that stay with you long after the novel's end. I absolutely LOVED it. Out Sept!
For
#MosaicMonday
a glimpse into one of my favourite homes in
#Pompeii
- the House of the Wounded Bear. From the bear himself with his โwelcomeโ sign in the doorway, to the geometric patterns that flow throughout, it is a gem.
I love how so many paintings from
#Pompeii
show us details of the Roman world - the closest we have to visual reportage of everyday life. Here are some ships and a harbour in the distance.
#FrescoFriday