From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined anthology of stories following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius erupts.
But who will escape, and who will be buried for eternity?.
Six authors bring to life overlapping stories of patricians and slaves, warriors and politicians, villains and heroes who cross each other\'s paths during Pompeii\'s fiery end.
A priestess and a prostitute seek redemption and resurrection as the town is buried.
A young mother faces an impossible choice for her unborn child as the ash falls.
A crippled senator welcomes death, until a tomboy on horseback comes to his rescue.
An ex-legionary stakes his entire future on a gladiator bout destined never to be finished.
An heiress dreads her wedding day, not knowing it will be swallowed by fire. and these are their stories: A boy loses his innocence in Pompeii\'s flourishing streets. . .
Some of its citizens died in the chaos, some escaped the mountain\'s wrath .
When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed.
Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire.
From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined anthology of stories following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius erupts
