{"product_id":"the-romans-are-coming-p-w-mortimer-9781847486752","title":"The Romans Are Coming","description":"When Tom, a graphic designer and artist in semi-retirement, takes his metal detector to the site of a Roman villa on the River Tas near Norwich, he unearths more than a slice of history. Gold coins, jewels, silverware and precious artefacts from antiquity start to fill his life and the cottage he shares with his new love, Helen. A working trip to Rome takes Tom to the Vatican in the exalted company of a Russian archaeologist, Professor Borodin. Can the Professor and a mysterious Russian cardinal help Tom unlock the secrets of Maximus Afranius, a fabulously wealthy Roman commander who settled in Britannia on the River Tas? Fascinating glimpses into Roman and medieval life, and a deep awareness of archaeology and genealogy, plus a keen ear for the echoes of the past, give Peter Mortimer's saga of lost treasures a vivid and colourful realism. This is a big read with a big theme. Leave no page unturned!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. W. Mortimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847486754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847486752\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\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d","brand":"P. W. Mortimer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486191792383,"sku":"9781847486752","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60dae200-8fad-4fee-bb28-e2b0c0a1703e.jpg?v=1778054269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-romans-are-coming-p-w-mortimer-9781847486752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}