Lucia

De: Steven A. McKay

Narrado por: Imogen Church

At eight years old, Lucia is torn from the life she knew. Her village burned to the ground and parents murdered by Romans, she is kidnapped, sold and shipped abroad to the Villa Tempestatis in Britannia to serve the young Roman army officer Castus.

Faced with a bleak future of decades of servitude to her master, as well as sadistic brutality at the hands of his slave and manageress, Paltucca, she finds herself fixated by one thought alone. Fuelled by hatred and a belief that the gods saved her for a reason, she vows to never taste freedom until she gets her revenge.

As she and her fellow slaves are exploited mercilessly by the master and his 'noble' friends - and brutally punished for even the smallest misdemeanours - Lucia’s longing for vengeance only grows stronger. Despite warnings from her loyal friend, Sennianus, that her hatred won’t bring her happiness, she continues to plot the downfall of Castus and Paltucca.

When Paltucca performs an unforgivable act, cruelly destroying a chance of happiness for Lucia, the manageress seals her own fate and unwittingly becomes her own undoing. But what will become of Castus? Risen within the ranks and trusted by the master, Lucia must decide whether or not to exploit her power and risk everything to fulfil her lifelong desire.

©2019 Steven A. McKay (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Sedate story of a slave's life

When I purchased this book, I thought it would have an exciting story of revenge. It turned out to be a sedate story of the life of a female slave in a Roman's household in Britain. She wants revenge, but the revenge peters out at the end of the novel. It was well written, but boring.

Great Story!

this book was a surprise, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about it. The story is unbelievably beautiful and off course with Imogen Church narrating it comes vividly to life as you listen more intensely from chapter to chapter. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Lucia - Quest For Freedom

Steven A McKay captures, pun intended, a young Germanic girl in the first century Anno Domini by a Roman Tribune who takes her away to his villa in Britannia.
The story is detailed concerning the lives of slaves under Roman reality and is perfectly narrated.
The story is emotionally riveting following young Lucia as she endures the life of a slave, as she grows older, and plots her revenge on those that hurt and oppress her and her fellow slaves.
The tale is dark at times and the author does not hold back taking the Listener through the harsh existence, and empathetic feelings, for the multiple characters brought to life and death.
I feel the story would make an excellent movie or drama series.
There is a word that is used in the world that people throughout time universally hold on to, and all of Steven A McKay’ stories have it as a foundation, HOPE!