PANDORA BY ANNE RICE

Pandora is a 1998 novel by Anne Rice that tells the story of Pandora, a 2,000-year-old vampire, who recounts her life to David Talbot in a present-day Paris café. Her tale begins in ancient Rome as a noblewoman, Lydia, who falls in love with the vampire Marius, who later turns her, and follows her through centuries of history, exploring her origins, her relationship with Marius, and her experiences as one of the first vampires. The book is part of the Vampire Chronicles universe, focusing on a secondary character and blending historical fiction with gothic romance.