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The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi By Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi by Caroline Lawrence


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Summary

Who is trying to sabotage the chariot factions in the twelfth title in the Roman Mysteries series?

The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi Summary

The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi: Book 12 by Caroline Lawrence

September AD 80. Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house. When a famous racehorse goes missing, Nubia sets out to recover it. The four friends find themselves caught up in a plot against one of the rival factions, the Greens. Who is trying to sabotage the charioteers? Could it be an inside job, or someone with a grudge from long ago? And how many men and horses will die before the killer is caught?

The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi Reviews

The traditional arc of the sports story is emphasised by references to some of the worst aspects of Roman slavery in flashbacks to Nubia's background, followed by the best outcome of slavery for a Roman, as Sisyphus is suddenly freed with the final victory. This makes the story about so much more than which set of horses wins a race and effectively uses the Romans' slave trade to enhance the sports story, while also maintaining a sense of the horrors of the world outside the Circus. -- Juliette Harrison * POP CLASSICS *

About Caroline Lawrence

Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband by the river in London and is active as a speaker in schools and at book festivals. She took part in the British Museum's POMPEII LIVE event, giving talks that were streamed to schools all over the UK, and she is the winner of the 2009 CLASSICS ASSOCIATION PRIZE for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics'. In addition to the 17 novels in the ROMAN MYSTERIES sequence, Caroline Lawrence has written five spin-off titles, all of which have contributed to total UK sales in excess of 1 million copies. Visit Caroline's website at www.carolinelawrence.com and follow her on Twitter @CarolineLawrenc.

Additional information

GOR001478612
9781842555446
1842555448
The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi: Book 12 by Caroline Lawrence
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2007-04-02
256
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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