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Mary Renault

MARY RENAULT (1905–1983) was the author of more than a dozen novels. She was born in London, educated at Oxford, and trained as a nurse. After World War II she and her life partner, Julie Mullard, settled in South Africa and traveled widely in Africa and Greece. This was when she began writing her historical novels, including The King Must DieThe Last of the Wine, and The Persian Boy, and a biography of Alexander the Great, The Nature of Alexander.
The King Must Die; The Bull from the Sea
The Charioteer
The Praise Singer
Funeral Games
Fire from Heaven
The Bull from the Sea
The Last of the Wine
The Persian Boy
The King Must Die
The Mask of Apollo

Books

The King Must Die; The Bull from the Sea
The Charioteer
The Praise Singer
Funeral Games
Fire from Heaven
The Bull from the Sea
The Last of the Wine
The Persian Boy
The King Must Die
The Mask of Apollo

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