{"product_id":"a-roman-smile-gilly-beckett-9781785077456","title":"A Roman Smile","description":"Brittania, AD 403 \u003cp\u003eMarcus Cassius has left Rome for a new life and settles in Britannia on the island of Vectis. A Roman Smile chronicles his world, too often action-packed beyond his imaginings. We meet his spirited young daughter Fannia, an alluring neighbour Melania Lupurka, a corrupt government official Marcellus Fronto, the future son-in-law Aquilinus Drusus; and other entertaining and sinister characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRough sea crossings, dangerous Roman roads, marauding bands of ex-slaves, a Londinium filled with perils at every turn; Gilly evokes the style of life for those living in Britannia at the beginning of the fifth century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally from Kent, former dancer and now prolific writer Gilly confesses to being passionately inquisitive about the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome stimulated by her classical studies - and a certain Roman Villa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilly Beckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785077457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785077456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Gilly Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486053150975,"sku":"9781785077456","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f37b4d1-9c65-4079-8702-848bee9fca8c.jpg?v=1778053356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-roman-smile-gilly-beckett-9781785077456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}