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Trade paperback. The final book in the "Cicero" trilogy, following "Pompeii" and "Imperium", set in ancient Rome as Cicero comes back from exile as a famous orator. From the author of "Fatherland, The Ghost" and "An Officer & A Spy".
About the author
Robert Harris is the author of twelve bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave and most recently, Munich. Several of his books have been filmed, including The Ghost, which was directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.
Summary
`Laws are silent in times of war.' Cicero There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles.
Foreword
From the No. 1 bestselling author of Fatherland, An Officer and a Spy, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii and The Ghost.
