Ghosts of our Ancestors
$29.75
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2027
Summary
Lemuria: an annual event when householders in Ancient Rome drive the spirits of the dead from their homes by shouting ‘Ghosts of our fathers and ancestors be gone!’ and clanging metal pots with sticks and utensils.
Flavia Albia and her husband Tiberius Manlius have lived in their house for less than a year and Albia has her doubts whether the ceremony is necessary. That is, until some distant relatives, the Bassi, arrive from Britain.
At first it appears they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399748056 |
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| ISBN-10: | 139974805X |
| Author: | Lindsey Davis |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
PRAISE FOR LINDSEY DAVIS
Davis transports us to a superbly realised ancient world full of persuasive detail * Financial Times *
Fiendishly twisted mystery * Mail on Sunday *
Lighthearted, witty and effortlessly clever, just like its wonderful heroine, this is a window into ancient Rome, and a tonic and a joy to read * Observer *
All teeming Roman life is here with its smells, entrenched snobbery … and superstitions described by a wise-cracking heroine. A feat, to be savoured with a cup, or two, of violet wine * Shots Magazine *
It positively crackles with knowledge of the city and its people, mixed with social comment, ingenious and bloody plots and sharp observational skills leavened by more than a smattering of genuine and sometimes earthy humour * Crime Review *
Lindsey Davis
Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series. 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 Crime Writers’ 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.
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