Vesuvius by Night, Lindsey Davis
Vesuvius by Night, Lindsey Davis
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Vesuvius by Night

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 2 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2017


Synopsis

In the late August of AD 79 the inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum are going about their normal business in the late summer heat. Two of them have a room share arrangement: Nonius, scrounger, thief and failed pimp works by night and sleeps by day; Larius, the fresco painter with dreams of artistic greatness, does the opposite. When just after midday the summit of Vesuvius disappears in a vast volcanic ash cloud, their lives will change forever. While one sets about looting rapidly emptying homes the other desperately tries to save his family from destruction.

Lindsey Davis brings alive one the greatest catastrophes in human history in this gripping audiobook, poignantly evoking the struggle for life in the cities beneath the volcano.

(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Lindsey Davis

Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series, although she has also written about the English Civil War, including A Cruel Fate, a book for the Quick Reads literacy initiative. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God, a standalone novel set in that dark period, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia. Her books are translated and five radio dramas are regularly rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4X. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the Ivanhoe Prize for lifetime achievement in historical fiction, given by the Spanish City of Ubeda.She has been the Chair of the UK Crimewriters' Association, Honorary President of the UK Classical Association, President of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute and is a Fellow of the UK Society of Authors.www.lindseydavis.co.ukLindsey Davis - The Crime Writers' Association (thecwa.co.uk)


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mónica

Lo que más me ha gustado es el trasfondo histórico; de hecho creo que la historia de los dos protagonistas es la excusa que tiene la autora para explicarnos lo que supuso la erupción del Vesubio.......more

Goodreads review by Jeannie

I read this alongside Mary Beards ‘Pompei ‘. It was interesting to read both a fictional account and a factual description of the rooms and houses mentioned in the story. It’s a tribute to the writing that it is easy to link both accounts. Lindsey Davies has managed to bring to life the tragic event......more

Goodreads review by Kate

So here we discover what happened to Falco's nephew Larius, the painter who left Rome for Campania. The historical detail here is fabulous. The tragedy is immense. Unfortunately, the narrative keeps us at a distance from the characters and so it's not as satisfying or emotional as you'd hope. But a......more