'A gripping and adventurous tale...bewitching' -- Woman 20080331 'Pacy action...a real page-turner' -- Bath Chronicle 20080327 'Packed with well-researched references this literary labyrinth never fails to surprise and entertain...a fascinating debut' -- North West Evening Mail 20080329 'A fascinating fictional debut' -- Irish Examiner 20080329 'A compelling page-turner' -- Bolton Evening News 20080329 'Part thriller, part historical novel and part treasure hunt, this is a compelling page-turner' -- Glasgow Evening Times 20080329 'Sydney's Titania Hardie is a student of esoteria and her studies into Renaissance and Elizabethan magi such as Giardano Bruno and John Dee provide a solid and compelling framework for this novel' -- Herald Sun, Melbourne 20080329 'Packed with well-researched references, this literary labyrinth never fails to surprise and entertain as the reader and characters embark on a thrilling adventure! A fascinating debut' -- Eastern Daily Press 20080329

Born and educated inSydney,Australia, Titania Hardie is the highly successful author of a range of distinctive non-fiction books. Titania has appeared on This Morning with Richard & Judy and The Paul O'Grady Show. She has first class honours degrees in psychology and English, and was awarded the Chatterton bursary for post-graduate study atBristolUniversity, where she is completing her MA on the Romantic Poets. Titania lives inSomerset with her husband and two daughters. THE ROSE LABYRINTH is her first novel.