A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples?
But even as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas aroung Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells and springs are failing, a man has disappeared, and now the greaterst aqueduct in the world - the mighty Aqua Augusta - has suddenly ceased to flow....
Through the eyes of four characters - a young engineer, an adolescent firl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist - Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.

Here comes Santa Clause,hey comes Santa Clause, right down santa clause lane......
SURPRISE

Merry Christmas... if this ever becomes a ring - count me in :0)

Whoo hoo - Thankyou Santa :)

Was sitting in my pile of mail when I got back from holidays - Thankyou so much loopylou - I will contact you when I finish it because it will go out as a bookray :)

The story of the destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD - seen through the eyes of 4 different characters it is a wonderful blend of fact and fiction that keeps you enthralled despite knowing the destiny of the Ancient Roman City.

Am offering this up as an Austrlian bookray.

I am sending this out as an Australian bookray:

1. When you receive the book, make a journal entry, so that we know it arrived safely.
2. PM the next person in line for their address.
3. Read the book, in a reasonable amount of time (try to aim for no more than a month). Feel free to make journal entries letting us know of your progress...so nobody will get concerned if it takes you extra time - I will give you a gentle reminder if there has been no notification after a couple of months - but please remember there are others waiting.
4. Would be nice if you journal your opinion of the book - good or bad :)
4. Please make a journal entry when you mail the book to the next person.
5. Above all enjoy the book - I am only sending out books that I have read and enjoyed.
6. If you are the last person please feel free to wild release or set up a new ray or ring.

This is the order: Person in red is who has it now:

My Daughter (not a bookcrosser - but wanted to read it before it left town)
bookfairy65
froggirlwendy
BellaMack
AmberC
Melanie2474 Last person

This book was very interesting. I thought it was going to be depressing but it was gripping instead. Could not put it down once started so glad I waited for a weekend to read it.

CAUGHT IN DARWIN NT AUSTRALIA

I have been looking forward to reading this one. Thanks sally906 for making it a bookring. I will get to it as soon as I finish the book I'm currently reading - shouldn't be too long!

I really quite enjoyed this book, and as sally906 said, even though we know how the story ends, it is a fascinating read. It was also really interesting to read about the ancient Roman aquaducts - considering the day and age, they were an amazing example of engineering genius.

I will contact froggirlwendy for her details and get the book out to her ASAP.

Posted to froggirlwendy 5/7/06. It took a while to get her address - our PM's seem to be playing up a bit.

Delivered today - thanks bookfairy65 (& sally906). I have a few bookrings arrived this week so will speed read (again...lol) and pass along.

PM'd Melanie2474 for her address & she has asked to be skipped ATM or moved way down the list. So will PM BellaMack and get this one away soon. I will journal my review in a little while.

Received in the mail today from froggirlwendy :). I am so looking forward to this book, I'm obsessed with ancient history, fact and fiction. Have a few books in front of it but will journal again when read.

Loved it! Great story interwoven with factual detail of the culture of this ancient civilization. Will post on to AmberC when I have her address . Thanks for sharing Loopylou127 :)

Arrived today. I have a few other bookrings before it.

I liked this book, both the way it was told through the eyes of 4 different characters and the for the way it was hard to distinguish fact from fiction.

Thanks for sharing sally. I will be posting it to Melanie2474 as soon as I have her address.

This book has reached the end of its ray :) Will put on the shelf to read at a later date, as I have Bookrings and exams in my way for now...

A great read and an interesting way to look at the days leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius.

Told through the eyes of four characters - an aquaduct engineer, an adolescent 'nouveau riche' girl, her corrupt millionaire father and the aging Pliny - the way each person views the events leading to the destruction of Pompeii gives the reader a feeling of being there as you experience their confusion and fear as their ordinary lives are consumed by disaster.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Part of a batch for Nadia - hopefully you'll get time to read some of these before the baby arrives!