Deliciously readable

I defy you not to cry at least once

Praise for Elizabeth Noble

Noble is a mistress of the tearjerking message of love

Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face

Enchantingly clever

A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion

Witty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking

Witty, pacy and immediately engaging

Extremely moving . . . You'll be gripped

Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant

Honest and beautifully written

Irresistible comfort read

So fluid, the pages turn themselves

It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished

Tissues are essential. You'll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all and howling sobs at the unbearable tenderness

Britain’s leading thriller writer … Explosive stuff, indeed – and yes, it goes with a bang

The depth of the research in the book is staggering … Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster

The final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing

Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman

Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history

McCarthy'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