Penguin, Toronto, 2003, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-14-301504-4.  Trade soft cover, 259 pages including Glossary.  Light edge and cover wear, small corner bends; remainder mark on bottom edge; appears unread.  ‘Fourteen-year-old Phano dreams of a quiet life as a respectable housewife in ancient Athens. … Her father’s wife, whom Phano calls Mama, was once a courtesan. … And Mama has a mortal enemy, a man named Phrynion, who claims that Phano is not a free citizen but a slave who belongs to him.  What will happen to Phano if he can prove she is really his slave?’ (from rear wrap)