{"product_id":"caligula-9780552156943","title":"Caligula","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA journalist by profession, Douglas Jackson transformed a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans in to his first two highly-praised novels, \u003ci\u003eCaligula\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClaudius\u003c\/i\u003e. His third, \u003ci\u003eHero of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e, introduced readers to a new series hero, Gaius Valerius Verrens. Eight further acclaimed 'Rome' novels followed, confirming Doug as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to coincide with the 1900th anniversary of the construction of Hadrian's Wall. A member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novel Society, Douglas Jackson lives near Stirling in Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackson brings a visceral realism to Rome in the days of the mad Caligula * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA young animal trainer for the gladiatorial games is plunged into the paranoid world of Emperor Caligula's court in this gripping Roman thriller * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eLight and dark in equal measure, colourful, thoughtful and bracing -- Manda Scott\u003cbr\u003eJackson brought Rome alive for me, chilling, deadly and magnetic. A wonder filled novel from a master of his trade -- Anne Berry, author of The Hungry Ghosts","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083531034967,"sku":"9780552156943","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552156943.jpg?v=1725549236","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/caligula-9780552156943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}