The Walled Orchard

"Read The Walled Orchard so you can tell your descendants, 'I was there when the historical novel started holding its head up with the rest of literature'."
The Washington Post

Athens is in the middle of her golden age: Pericles is building the Parthenon; Sophocles, Euripides and Socrates are writing words which will live forever; and Eupolis is herding goats on Parnes. Unfortunately, Athens is also embarking on the Peloponnesian War, which she will eventually lose.

The hero is Eupolis, weary, cynical and believing only in comedy. The heroine is Athens, at the height of her schizophrenic glory. A startling mixture of comedy and tragedy, The Walled Orchard is the poignant, charming story of their turbulent relationship.