The Forgotten Daughter

When his wife dies in childbirth while he is traveling, the Roman centurion is told that both mother and child are dead. His daughter is subjected to the hardships of second-century life as a slave. Eventually she falls in love with a high-born Roman, and the plague unites her with her father.

• Fiction
• John Newbery Medal 1934 (Honor Title)
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9789997489173