The Leto Bundle
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409028765
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

The Leto Bundle

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1 Feb 2011
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'An extraordinary novel... Breathtaking in its scope andambition... An enthralling read' - Sunday Express

When a mummy in the Museum of Albion is unpacked it is found to contain a bundle of curious objects and documents which tell of the wanderings of an unknown woman, Leto.

On the run, in a far-off era of civil strife, Leto gives birth to twins, shelters with wolves, survives in a desert stronghold as the lover of its commander, stows away on a ship loaded with plundered antiquities and then works as a maid in a war-torn city. She loses her son but saves her daughter during a long siege.

As the novel sweeps from mythological times and the Middle Ages to the treasure-hunting of Victorian Europe and into the present day, Leto reappears in different guises. Eventually she becomes a servant to a rock singer, and begins to search for her son.
  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409028765
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416
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Praise for The Leto Bundle

A compelling and erudite meditation on exiles, refugees, loss and the search for a home. A timely, ambitious and inventive novel, which blends a reflection on Europe's past and present traumas with rare story-telling verve

Scotland on Sunday

A rewarding, incisive and topical novel

Sunday Express

Stimulating... vivid... a fascinating debate about the nature of mythology

Financial Times

Warner brilliantly communicates the kaleidoscope of cultures, tribes and nationalities encountered by Leto on her epic journey. Driven by a mystery that keeps the reader guessing to the final pages... Beautifully written, the language rich and sensuous, with a seductive range of references... Tremendous fun

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