{"product_id":"the-widow-of-pompeii-gideon-mercer-9798198629905","title":"The Widow of Pompeii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA city buried. A truth preserved. A woman history almost forgot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePompeii, A.D. 79.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAurelia Valeria is supposed to be silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the young widow of a respected Roman merchant, she is expected to mourn quietly, protect her household, and surrender her husband's unfinished affairs to the powerful men circling his estate. But when a dying man arrives at her side gate carrying Marcus's hidden seal, Aurelia discovers her husband left behind more than debts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe left names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidows stripped of their rights. Children stolen and renamed. Freedmen whose papers were buried. Witnesses marked for silence. At the center of it all is a missing ledger powerful men are willing to kill for - and a child named Junia whose very identity is being erased before Aurelia can save her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Pompeii trembles beneath its painted walls and Mount Vesuvius begins to wake, Aurelia is pulled into the secret mercy network Marcus built in the shadows: a baker with hidden doors, a Jewish healer who prays without bargaining, a scarred former soldier, a sharp-tongued household woman, and a scribe whose own freedom was left unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Titus Flavius Sabinus, Pompeii's polished patron and most dangerous predator, wants the ledger destroyed, the witnesses silenced, and Aurelia declared too unstable to control her own house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the mountain opens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith ash falling, roofs collapsing, and the city turning from marketplace to tomb, Aurelia must choose what can be carried, what must be left behind, and what must never be allowed to burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some names are worth saving even when the world is falling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Widow of Pompeii\u003c\/b\u003e is a sweeping standalone historical novel of courage, faith, hidden corruption, and survival in the final days of Pompeii - perfect for readers who love ancient Roman historical fiction, emotionally powerful women's fiction, and faith-threaded stories of ordinary people standing against impossible darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gideon Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198629905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d","brand":"Gideon Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874703356159,"sku":"9798198629905","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-widow-of-pompeii-gideon-mercer-9798198629905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}