“I want to be Empress.” “Oh, Theodora, don’t be insane.” Antonina took her friend’s hands. “Do you really think a circus clown can become a queen?” “There’s no fruit without a flower.” “But an Empress? Maybe in a thousand years.”… — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
“Doubtless Princess Juliana intended for me to overhear her comment on seeing Theodora in wedding regalia. “She’s like wisteria: beautiful in a vulgarly decorative… — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
“Here’s her story, a tale of the bear-keeper’s daughter and the Empire: what happened to her and what happened because of her.” — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
“I want to be Empress.” “Oh, Theodora, don’t be insane.” Antonina took her friend’s hands. “Do you really think a circus clown can become… — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
