Claire Heywood

The Wandering Queen: A Novel of Dido

By Claire Heywood - Published 2026

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The story of Queen Dido, legendary founder of the city of Carthage, is retold in surprising and inspiring ways in Claire Heywood’s ...Read Review

The Shadow of Perseus

By Claire Heywood - Published 2023

Genres:

Epic

The legend exalting the Greek hero, Perseus, is stripped away through the perspectives of three women in The Shadow of Perseus by Claire ...Read Review

Daughters of Sparta

By Claire Heywood - Published 2021

Genres:

Epic

Heywood retells a timeless story with fresh insight and poignancy in this debut novel exploring the battles fought by the women of the ...Read Review