The Unforgiven King

Almost forgotten by history Loshema (no name) might have passed into obscurity, just another slave at the court of Herod the Great. But Loshema has a talent for storytelling. Hidden in the shadows she charts Herod’s rise from man to king, and from king to monster. As Loshema talks, the reader is drawn into the fascinating and dangerous world of Jerusalem over two millennia ago, a world populated with the great names of the time, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Octavian … But Loshema is no passive observer. On reaching maturity, she finds herself entangled with the highest levels of intrigue. And as paranoia begins to destroy Herod’s kingdom, she suddenly finds herself wielding power over who will live and who will die. (This book is based on the accounts in Josephus, not the gospel of Matthew.)