Book description
Rosie finds a mosaic in a passageway in Great-aunt Rosamund's old
castle. When she sees a sad-looking girl in a toga on the mosaic,
Rosie is convinced that she's found another little princess. She's
right! Before she knows it, Rosie finds herself in a beautiful garden
by a temple in ancient Rome and meets the daugher of the emperor of
Rome - Princess Isadora.
Princess Isadora is sad because the goddess Juventas has put a curse
on all the young boys because Isadora's brother, Marcus, forgot to
leave a gold coin as an offering to the goddess after his coming of
age ceremony. Juventas has made all the young boys of Rome age, so
they are now all old men and they will die soon if Isadora can't do
anything to help them!
Rosie and Isadora go to the forest to ask Acis the faun for advice.
He tells them to ask Cupid, the god of love for help. If Cupid hits
Juventas with one of his arrows, the stony heart of Juventas will melt
and she will take back the curse. Can the girls get Cupid to help them
before it's too late? And will they manage to escape the wrath of the
Harpies who are doing their best to stop them?
