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Family Drama / Romance
/ Adventure
Rome 37 AD
“Headstrong and
hot-tempered, Marcus would rather prove his courage by leading legions against
Rome's enemies. Yet when his father calls him home from the frontier, he has no
choice but to befriend Caligula - the man he blames for not saving his brother.
Caught in a web
of deceit, conspiracy, and betrayal reaching from Palatine mansions to the
city's grimy, teeming streets, he will uncover a dark secret that threatens his
family, the woman he desires, even his life... and may bring chaos to the young
Roman Empire.”
Rome at the
time of Caligula, we are all familiar with the ‘Fiddling while Rome burns’
character, and to a certain extent have we had enough novels about this period
and character? I think not, because each vividly written story brings a new and
different angle to this period of history when life was cheap, and the chap in charge
of it, the Emperor was more volatile than Vesuvius!
Marcus Licinius
Carinna has been fighting on the edges of the Empire, but is called back to
Rome by his father who is one of Caligula’s advisors, and his recently deceased
brother was a close friend to Caligula. Marcus is to take his brother’s place
as Caligula’s friend. And then the plot thickens, to coin a phrase.
Ms Christie’s characters
are well portrayed, with the everyday life in Rome equally as intriguing, from
slave to Emperor. The streets, the homes, the palaces are all well drawn and
feel believable. There are some exciting descriptions and scenes, some romance,
some fighting, some adventure… enough to please most readers who enjoy novels
about Rome.
I enjoyed the novel,
it was absorbing and very good entertainment.
© Ellen Hill
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