<description>&lt;p&gt;Charlie and Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter) discuss the Iceni women history didn't deem important enough to give us names for, working with morally grey relationships for which there are no answers, and, in all this context, Ancient Britain and Ancient Rome.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note&lt;/em&gt; that there is mention of rape and violence in this episode.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General References:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Butser Ancient Farm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned by name or extensively:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Elodie Harper: The Wolf Den trilogy&lt;br /&gt; Elodie Harper: Boudicca's Daughter&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Release details:&lt;/strong&gt; recorded 27th August 2025; published 8th December 2025&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Elodie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.elodieharper.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/elodielharper" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to find Charlie online:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://authorsafterword.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; || &lt;a href= "https://tiktok.com/@charlieplacebooks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:28&lt;/strong&gt; Why Elodie wrote about Boudicca's daughters; how Elodie approached the story in terms of responsibility; and the basics of the history that is known&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;09:04&lt;/strong&gt; Working with and including ancient texts that talk about Boudicca&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;11:05&lt;/strong&gt; Weaving Solina's almost completely fictional and Paulinus' somewhat factual stories together&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;15:19&lt;/strong&gt; Solina and Paulinus' mirrored experiences and the importance Elodie placed on Solina being both a cultural victim and aggressor&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;18:40&lt;/strong&gt; Solina and Paulinus are both from non-Roman cultures - Iceni and Etruscan; and Paulinus' Etruscan goddess, Nortia&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;21:35&lt;/strong&gt; Elodie's choice to kill off Solina's younger sister&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;25:15&lt;/strong&gt; Paulinus' decision not to tell Solina, effectively until the end of the book, about the brooch she left in Britain&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;27:18&lt;/strong&gt; Was it important that Solina stayed in Rome at the end?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;31:15&lt;/strong&gt; Senovara, the Easter egg from Elodie's The Wolf Den trilogy, and Pliny, who Elodie had already written about in that trilogy, written in Boudicca's Daughter from a different perspective&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;36:55&lt;/strong&gt; Elodie's choices for Nero's wife, Poppaea&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;38:56&lt;/strong&gt; The sold slave, Ressona - what does Elodie think happened to her&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;39:53&lt;/strong&gt; Especially given Elodie's choices in terms of morally grey aspects, how does she hope readers will view the story?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;42:11&lt;/strong&gt; Very brief notes on Elodie's next book (at the time of recording she wasn't allowed to say)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo credit:&lt;/strong&gt; Paula Majid&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Author's Afterword

Charlie Place

134: Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter)

DEC 8, 202543 MIN
Author's Afterword

134: Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter)

DEC 8, 202543 MIN

Description

Charlie and Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter) discuss the Iceni women history didn't deem important enough to give us names for, working with morally grey relationships for which there are no answers, and, in all this context, Ancient Britain and Ancient Rome.

Please note that there is mention of rape and violence in this episode.

General References: Butser Ancient Farm

Books mentioned by name or extensively: Elodie Harper: The Wolf Den trilogy Elodie Harper: Boudicca's Daughter

Release details: recorded 27th August 2025; published 8th December 2025

Where to find Elodie online: Website || Instagram

Where to find Charlie online: Website || Instagram || TikTok

Discussions

01:28 Why Elodie wrote about Boudicca's daughters; how Elodie approached the story in terms of responsibility; and the basics of the history that is known 09:04 Working with and including ancient texts that talk about Boudicca 11:05 Weaving Solina's almost completely fictional and Paulinus' somewhat factual stories together 15:19 Solina and Paulinus' mirrored experiences and the importance Elodie placed on Solina being both a cultural victim and aggressor 18:40 Solina and Paulinus are both from non-Roman cultures - Iceni and Etruscan; and Paulinus' Etruscan goddess, Nortia 21:35 Elodie's choice to kill off Solina's younger sister 25:15 Paulinus' decision not to tell Solina, effectively until the end of the book, about the brooch she left in Britain 27:18 Was it important that Solina stayed in Rome at the end? 31:15 Senovara, the Easter egg from Elodie's The Wolf Den trilogy, and Pliny, who Elodie had already written about in that trilogy, written in Boudicca's Daughter from a different perspective 36:55 Elodie's choices for Nero's wife, Poppaea 38:56 The sold slave, Ressona - what does Elodie think happened to her 39:53 Especially given Elodie's choices in terms of morally grey aspects, how does she hope readers will view the story? 42:11 Very brief notes on Elodie's next book (at the time of recording she wasn't allowed to say)

Photo credit: Paula Majid