Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780099527947 Format: B-format paperback Year: 2010 Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK Pages: 416

Description: A number one bestselling Roman thriller from the award-winning master of the literary and historical thriller genre- Robert Harris. A thrilling depiction of one of the most famous natural disasters in human history- the explosion of Mount Vesuvius.

A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? But even as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells and springs are failing, a man has disappeared, and now the greatest aqueduct in the world - the mighty Aqua Augusta - has suddenly ceased to flow. Through the eyes of four characters - a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist - Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.

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