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- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 58-43 BC
There was a time when Cicero held Caesar’s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero’s life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1600s
Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard. Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a...
Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 100BC to 100AD
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after conquering the world, the Republic collapsed. Rome was drowned in blood. So terrible were the civil wars that the Roman people finally came to...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): From WW2 into second half 20th Century
A grey dawn in 1943: on a street in Rome, two young women, complete strangers to each other, lock eyes for a single moment. One of the women, Chiara Ravello, is about to flee the occupied city for the...
In Italy: Venice, Rome and Beyond
- Location(s): Assisi, Rome, Venice
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
From acclaimed poet and New Yorker writer Cynthia Zarin comes a deeply personal meditation on how love and loss shape places and spaces, all through the lens of four Italian spaces. Here we encounter a writer deeply engaged with...
She Seduced Me : A Love Affair with Rome
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Travelogue
- Era(s): Present and Ancient Rome
“I resisted, but she drew me back. I stayed away, but she beckoned me. I distanced myself, but she haunted me. I even rejected her but she did not abandon me…” She Seduced Me is that rare book in...
- Location(s): Verona, Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Emilia, an artist, arrives in Rome alone. What was supposed to be a romantic trip has, with the sudden end of her relationship, become a solitary one. Six days lie ahead. She wanders the streets, surrendering herself to the...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Photography, Nonfiction
- Era(s): Modern
Soul of Rome – A guide to 30 exceptional experiences introduces a new approach to the art of travelling which consists of vagabonding around, chance encounters and unforgettable experiences. Travel guides for those who want to unlock the hidden...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller, Autofiction
- Era(s): 2016
From Nicola Lagioia, winner of the Strega Prize for Fiction, a spellbinding literary thriller based on the true story of one of the most vicious crimes in recent Italian history. An intoxicating novel that takes readers on a surprising...
- Location(s): Rome, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1887 /2019
It’s Rome in 1887, and Lafanu Brown is ready to tell her fiancé the story of her difficult life, how she came from a poor family and audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American...
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