Bøger af Anthony Jennings

Rome, 66 AD, the end of the murderous reign of the vicious Emperor Nero. As plots and informers proliferate, and the emperor embarks on a ruthless purge of his enemies, Titus - charming, talented and utterly unscrupulous - is determined to climb to the top. He spins his web for Mita, the beautiful young daughter of the famous general Corbulo, but with schemer and victim helplessly attracted to each other, events soon spiral out of his control.When Nero dies the great empire descends into chaos and civil war, while a savage rebellion breaks out in Judea. Both Titus and Mita will be tested to their limits: he in a bloody campaign of siege warfare, culminating in the apocalyptic destruction of Jerusalem and the burning of its famous temple, she in a desperate struggle against another, more insidious predator: the repulsive, avaricious Lamia.Corbulo's Daughter is the sensational first volume of the Flavian Trilogy, which charts the rise and fall of a dynasty, from the death of Nero through the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii to the mysterious assassination that ends it all.Praise for Corbulo's Daughter"Fantastic: a work of fiction that seamlessly combines period detail and wonderful characterisation."Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Dominion"I love this book in so many ways. The writing is sublime, the characters superbly drawn, the narrative utterly propulsive. The story has such a strong air of authenticity about it."Mark Mills, author of award-winning The Whaleboat House and n° 1 bestseller The Savage Garden.

"A humdinging page-turner of a book"The Spectator"This book will give great pleasure"Country LifeTraditional English rectories and vicarages have been neglected by the Church in the post-war years, but have become highly desirable to property buyers, and are now cherished by their new private owners. They combine many coveted qualities: their fine architecture, their air of civilisation, their charm and character, the traditional values and the essential "Englishness" they evoke, their large gardens and often splendidly rural locations.This book is about these fine houses, their place in English history and the history of the Church, their architecture, their architects, their contribution to our culture, and their sometimes eccentric occupants-both clerical and secular.This new edition has includes additional material and 68 plates (most of which are in full colour).