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The Thieves of Ostia Caroline Lawrence

The Thieves of Ostia By Caroline Lawrence

The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence


$34.99
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Summary

This is the first title in a mystery series set in ancient Rome.

The Thieves of Ostia Summary

The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence

Flavia Gemina is brilliant at finding things, so it's natural for her to solve mysteries. The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome, in AD79, she acquires a gang of three friends who help her. There is Jonathan, the Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian) who has just moved in next door; Nubia, the African slave girl Flavia's father buys to save her from a terrible fate; and Lupus, a ragged homeless boy who is mysteriously mute. Together they work out who severed the heads of the watchdogs that guard people's homes, and why he did it. Caroline Lawrence, a first-time writer, is a terrific storyteller who creates a wonderfully vivid picture of daily life in the colourful, bustling port of Ostia while never labouring the historical detail. THE THIEVES OF OSTIA is first and foremost a whodunnit, with lots of excitement and plot twists.

About Caroline Lawrence

Caroline Lawrence is American. She won a scholarship to Cambridge to read Classical Archaeology, then did a degree in Hebrew and Jewish studies at University College London. She now lives in London with her English husband and teaches Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Art and French to children.

Additional information

GOR001220479
9781842550793
1842550799
The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
20010920
208
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