{"product_id":"9780099527947","title":"Pompeii","description":"Author: Harris, Robert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099527947\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlt;bPgt;FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF Plt;iPgt;AN OFFICER AND A SPYPlt;\/iPgt; AND Plt;iPgt;THE SECOND SLEEPPlt;\/iPgt;Plt;\/bPgt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eP#39;A pulse-rate-speeding masterpieceP#39; Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;\/bPgt;Plt;\/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the endP#39; Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;The TimesPlt;\/bPgt;Plt;\/iPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;During a sweltering week in late August, as RomeP#39;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 . . .Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Through 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.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great historyP#39; Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;Daily TelegraphPlt;\/bPgt;Plt;\/iPgt;","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150415245470,"sku":"UBD-9780099527947","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099527947.jpg?v=1786964870","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099527947","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}