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Robert Harris - Pompeii (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer.
The world's largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.
But the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried. The young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay of Naples.
His predecessor has disappeared. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. And now there is a crisis on the Augusta's sixty-mile main line - somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
With his trademark elegance and intelligence, Robert Harris, bestselling author of Archangel and Fatherland, re-creates a world on the brink of disaster.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Historical Fiction
- Published : 2003 (This Edition 2004 - Arrow Books)
- ISBN : 9780099527947
- SKU : B001980
- PPC : SP350gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
". . . entirely unputdownable . . ."
"Robert Harris is an author who can comfortably shoulder the mantle of an old fashioned storyteller." - Goodreads Reviews.
'Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot . . . a blazing blockbuster.' - Daily Mail.
'Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy. I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill.' - Mail on Sunday.
'The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed.' - Daily Telegraph.
The Author
Robert Dennis Harris is an English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction.
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