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The Unwilling Vestal

Edward Lucas White

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. . .sk whether it is advantageous to keep our word or pleasant; when we have passed our word we keep it. I've given my word and there's nothing to do but to wait for Almo and Daddy and hope that both, or at least a message from Daddy will get here before Faltonius."

"There is something else you might do," Flexinna suggested. "You might easily arrange to be ineligible before Bambilio comes for you."

"I shall," spoke the matter-of-fact Brinnaria. "The moment Daddy and Almo come, I'll be Alma's wife in less time than it takes to tell it and will be able to snap my fingers at Bambilio."

"Suppose he comes before your father," Flexinna suggested.

"I'd be a Vestal and all hope gone," said Brinnaria,

"I mean," said Flexinna, "suppose Almo comes before your father."

"I've thought of that," Brinnaria admitted. "But I'd hate to break the record of which our family is so proud. None of our women ever were so much as accuse. . . Read More

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I found this novel – set in Rome from the 160s to the 180s – good in some parts yet tedious in at other times. The first chapter proved amusing and entertaining, engaging me immediately, but the second chapter bored me senseless. This up-down pattern continued from here onwards and the further into

I found this book on my bookshelf. I think it must have been Aunt Pat's. It looks like she got it from a library sale, the last two people to check it out were Sr. Catherine and Sr. Margaret. Knowing that nuns were checking out this book adds another level to the material. A Vestal in ancient Rome i

This might be a four not a three - I dither. I read this while a very young teen, no later than 13 or 14, and was utterly captivated by it. The heroine is strong-minded but sensible, and the story very well done in a Rome that (after 40 some years of study) I can see is quite true to life. The thing

I first read this book in Junior High School and loved it so much at the time... it is one of the books that remained unforgettable throughout the years. I searched for it and found it recently to reread. Still love it, though not sure it would make a first impression on me now the way it did then.

So, I went to Rome and wanted to read more about the history of the city. When I got home, I found this book second hand. It was really enjoyable historical fiction. I enjoyed learning more about the Vestal Virgins.

The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White tells the story of Brinnaria, a high-spirited young girl who is the daughter of a patrician family in imperial Rome during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Brinnaria is in love with the young nobleman Caius Almo, but her father insists that she marry a

I really tried. I really wanted to love this book, but the main character was too...umm...contradictory. She would say one thing, then do another, then pine away for the boyfriend, then vow her allegiance to the Goddess. I just found her hard to get a peg on. Perhaps I just didn't understand why a y

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