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Pompeii

Robert Harris

274 pages

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About this book

When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.

Themes
Thrilling & PropulsiveMysteriousDark & BroodingThought-ProvokingHumanity against natureDuty versus survivalFutility of controlOrdinary lives in crisis
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