Author:Marek Halter,Howard Curtis
People may know that Abraham, the great Patriarch of the Old Testament, was the first man to spread God's word. But how many know of his wife, Sarah? How she was born into a wealthy and powerful family in the Sumerian city of Ur? Or how, at the age of twelve, escaping her own wedding ceremony, she ran to the banks of the Euphrates river and into the arms of a young stranger camped on the outskirts of the city. His name was Abraham and, although he was a member of a poor nomadic tribe, their encounter that night was enough to convince Sarah that their future lay together. And so Sarah abandoned everything - wealth, family and status - to follow Abraham and his alien God; a God of whom no one had ever heard; a God who was invisible and who appeared to communicate solely through her husband; a God who, one day, would command Abraham to kill their beloved son in his name, and before whom Sarah would beg for mercy...
Set against the epic backdrop of the Sumerian cities of Ur and Babylon four thousand years ago, and in the arid wastelands of the Arabian desert, Marek Halter brings an ancient world vividly to life through the eyes of a beautiful and passionate woman.
'Part-fiction, part-based on interpretation of historical fact...a moving, beautifully-constructed story of love, faith and tragedy'
—— DAILY RECORD'A rich and heady paean to Abraham's unsung wife...Hat's off then to Marek Halter for dreaming between the lines and presenting a wry modern spin on this ancient drama. His book is a love story and an epic of the everyday'
—— JEWISH CHRONICLE'A very readable and plausible novel'
—— HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEWA moving, beautifully constructed story
—— DAILY RECORDIt has a lightness, a breadth... an impressive energy and a humane comedy... Entertaining and affecting
—— Times Literary SupplementWhy is he not spoken of in the same breath as Amis, Barnes and co? One of the best novels I have read this year
—— D. J. Taylor , Independent on SundayThe only bad thing about this novel is that it had to end
—— Sunday TelegraphBlazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action
—— Sunday TimesRobert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'
—— Daily TelegraphBreakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster
—— Daily MailHarris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
—— Mail on SundayThe long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed
—— Daily TelegraphGripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent
—— Sunday TimesA stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end
—— The TimesA whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing
—— Sunday TelegraphA supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched
—— The GuardianBritain’s leading thriller writer … Explosive stuff, indeed – and yes, it goes with a bang
—— Tom Holland , Daily TelegraphThe depth of the research in the book is staggering … Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster
—— Simon Brett , Daily MailThe final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing
—— David Robson , Sunday TelegraphPompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman
—— David Robson , Sunday TelegraphRobert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history
—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , Daily TelegraphMcCarthy's descriptions of nature and of the everyday details of the era are vivid, surprising and true. And while the writing is often beautiful and ornate, the story has a bracing, Beckett-like severity
—— Irish Times
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