Pompeii

Brought to you by Penguin. 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 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. 'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' Sunday Times 'Stunning . . . its subtlety and power holds your attention to the end' The Times 'As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history' Daily Telegraph © Robert Harris 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2014