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Steven Pacey
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Robert Harris
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A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? All along the coast, the Roman Empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas. 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. Only one man is worried.
The engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct which brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. His predecessor has disappeared. 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.
Attilius - decent, practical, incorruptible - promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. But as he heads out towards Vesuvius he is about to discover there are forces which even the world's only superpower can't control. Pompeii recreates in spellbinding detail one of the most famous natural disasters of all time. And by focusing on the characters of an engineer and a scientist, it offers an entirely original perspective on the Roman world.
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- Louise Tresilian
- 24-06-18
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I have listened to this 5 times and just about to start again, gripping read and historically sound
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-11-17
historically interesting with good level of detail
having visited Pompeii it was fascinating to imagine how this story could really have happened. Great level of detail, particularly around his water was so important. Romantic aspects slightly implausible but understood that something good has to come out of a disaster.
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- Brio123
- 17-03-16
best ever.
love this book one of the best books I have ever read and now listened to, I could listen to it all over again and may just do that.
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- Christine Hewison
- 22-04-21
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good book easy to listen to and well read very factual about the volcanic event
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- Angela McKillop
- 18-07-23
Transported.....
I loved this book... I felt like an invisible character in the story. Excellently written and marvellously performed.... sad when I'd finished it.
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- Shersaxe
- 22-05-23
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I was absorbed by the research and imagination of author and compelling voice of narrator.
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- Phil Dines
- 26-06-22
Gripping and enthralling
Despite the culmination being a foregone conclusion, Robert Harris made this a gripping and enthralling tale.
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- jerome
- 02-09-23
Great novel
Really enjoyed this novel this was the first time I listened to one of his books and will definitely check out some more of his novels
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- Pete
- 20-06-24
Takes you there.
Takes you to Pompeii in an engaging and absorbing way. Read twice and listened twice now. It’smy take on holiday read.
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- Jem
- 13-04-19
A great listen
A great book that is superbly read by Steven Pacey and packed with historical detail.
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