{"product_id":"9780099527947","title":"Pompeii","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Robert Harris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 October 2009 by Cornerstone (Arrow Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 27 | 276g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**PRE-ORDER AGRIPPA NOW: THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, COMING AUGUST 2026**A CORRUPT WORLD ON THE BRINK OF A TERRIFYING DISASTER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES'A stunning novel . . . holds your attention to the end' THE TIMESDuring 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history' DAILY TELEGRAPHCover image may vary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57289501409655,"sku":"9780099527947","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780099527947.jpg?v=1783594886","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780099527947","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}