Pompeii (häftad, eng)

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''A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece'' Sunday Times

''A stunning novel . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end'' The Times

During a sweltering week in late August, as Rome''s richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrongWells 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.

''As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history'' Daily Telegraph