{"product_id":"9780008756802","title":"The Lost Voices of Pompeii : The Final Day in Seven Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Venner, Dr Jess | Italy \u003cbr\u003ePublished 23\/04\/2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Mudlark) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 368 pages, 20 b\/w,  illus\u003cbr\u003e242 x 164 x 35mm | 584g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 24 hours, Pompeii will vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe morning of the eruption was a day like any other. Julia Felix opens her tavern for another day of business, defying every convention that says a woman can't succeed alone. Petrinus, newly freed from slavery, wrestles with an impossible decision about his future. Politician Gaius Cuspius Pansa prepares to host the Plebian Games, a spectacle that will cement his power forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 24 hours, seven lives will change forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Dr Jess Venner brings the ancient streets to life through the eyes of those who lived, worked, loved and ultimately met their fate in Pompeii. Here is a community more complex, diverse and human than we ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pompeii is remembered for its destruction, but here we discover the vibrant lives that came before. Richly evocative and immersive, The Lost Voices of Pompeii vividly recreates the final twenty-four hours before the eruption, reminding us exactly what – and who – was lost in 79 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the story of everything, and everyone, that was lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever walked the ruins of Pompeii and wondered what lives beneath the ash, this is the book that answers that question.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57021288284535,"sku":"9780008756802","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9780008756802.jpg?v=1776501810","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008756802","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}