Author:P.G. Wodehouse
The vintage plot concerns a Gainsborough miniature, a mouldering country house, an overweight solicitor, a fortune-hunter, a butler who isn't a butler, an American corporate lawyer and his kleptomaniac sister; but the heart of the story - in every sense - concerns Jerry West and his determined pursuit of air hostess Jane Hunnicutt, the eponymous Girl in Blue. When Jane unexpectedly becomes a millionairess, Jerry despairs of wooing her, but the sun never goes behind a cloud for long in Wodehouse: Jerry gets his Jane in the end, but only after a series of trials which raise the comic stakes to the author's highest level.
Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in
—— Evelyn WaughA handsome, collectable hardback edition
—— Lynne Truss , The Times'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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