Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

By Vicky Alvear Shecter
Unabridged
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“A YA historical fiction tale of forbidden love set amidst one of the most fascinating tragedies of all time. Shecter does her part in painting a very intriguing picture of life in Pompeii for Tag, a medical slave, and Lucia, the privileged daughter of Tag’s owner. The writing is compelling enough that readers will feel as if they are witnessing firsthand the gradual destruction of the lost ancient city. Though knowing the eventual outcome, can there be a happy ending? No doubt readers will not see the finale coming, as Shecter throws in some interesting twists and turns throughout—and then a major curveball.”

RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)

When your world blows apart, what will you hold onto?

TAG is a medical slave, doomed to spend his life healing his master's injured gladiators. But his warrior's heart yearns to fight in the gladiator ring himself and earn enough money to win his freedom.LUCIA is the daughter of Tag's owner, doomed by her father's greed to marry a much older Roman man. But she loves studying the natural world around her home in Pompeii, and lately she's been noticing some odd occurrences in the landscape: small lakes disappearing; a sulfurous smell in the air. . . . When the two childhood friends reconnect, each with their own longings, they fall passionately in love. But as they plot their escape from the city, a patrician fighter reveals his own plans for them -- to Lucia's father, who imprisons Tag as punishment. Then an earthquake shakes Pompeii, in the first sign of the chaos to come. Will they be able to find each other again before the volcano destroys their whole world?