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Imperial purple

by Gillian Bradshaw

Demetrias of Tyre, born into slavery, but a premier silk weaver discovers a plot to dispose of Theodosius II and remove his formidable sister, Pulcheria from power. Being a slave does not leave her with many options, but to comply in aiding the traitors, yet she and her family's survival depends on her finding a way to expose them.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?