# The Wandering Queen

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- Authors: [Claire Heywood](https://www.bookquiver.com/claire-heywood)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2026-02-12

## Description

'A beautifully woven tale with brilliant, confident writing, [Heywood] has illuminated the stories of ladies too often relegated to the role of villain or damsel' CLAIRE M ANDREWS The King of Tyre is dead, his final words anointing his clever and strong-willed daughter, Elissa, as the new queen until his young son, Pygmalion, comes of age. But betrayal and danger soon haunt Elissa, and she is forced to flee the kingdom - exiled with a band of loyal followers and a broken heart. After an arduous search for a new home, Elissa and her people settle in North Africa, and she is crowned Queen Dido: the ferocious and devoted ruler of her newly established city of Carthage. Soon a powerful trading hub, Carthage thrives under Dido's governance. But when a band of Trojan survivors, led by the valiant Aeneas, washes up on a nearby shore, Queen Dido is reminded of a promise she made long ago, never to trust or to love another again. Can Dido overcome her past and open herself - and her city - up to Aeneas, or is their love doomed to burn everything to the ground?

## Editions

### The Wandering Queen

- Publisher: hodder_paperbacks
- ISBN: 978-13-9973-027-3
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2027-02-18
- Language: en_GB

### The Wandering Queen

- Publisher: hodder_stoughton
- ISBN: 978-13-9973-025-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Language: en_GB

### The Wandering Queen

- Publisher: hodder_stoughton
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-13-9973-028-0
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Language: en_GB

### The Wandering Queen

- Publisher: hodder_stoughton
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-13-9973-029-7
- Published: 2026-02-12
- Language: en_GB

### The Wandering Queen

- Publisher: dutton
- ISBN: 978-05-9347-612-3
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2026-02-10
- Language: en_US