Novelist Elodie Harper – Boudicca's Daughter

About this episode

Elodie Harper discusses her novel 'Boudicca's Daughters' and the complexities of writing historical characters.

Boudicca had two daughters, but history records their existence and nothing more. Sunday Times bestselling author Elodie Harper joins us to discuss her latest novel, Boudicca's Daughters, which reimagines Boudicca and her daughters from the colonised side of history, and explores the inner lives of two young women caught inside a revolution they did not choose. In this episode of the podcast, Elodie will discuss the challenge of writing characters from the historical margins, the hidden Roman Britain her research uncovered, and the moral complexity at the heart of Boudicca's story. She will ask: what does it truly mean to be on the right side of history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Elodie Harper

Topics covered

• historical fiction
• Boudicca
• women in history
• colonialism
• character development

Keywords

• Boudicca
• Elodie Harper
• historical fiction
• Roman Britain
• women's history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Boudicca's Daughters

Places: Roman Britain

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