The Thieves of Ostia
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| Author | Caroline Lawrence |
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| Cover artist | Richard Carr |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Roman Mysteries |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Orion Press |
| Released | 1 April 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1842550209 |
| Followed by | The Secrets of Vesuvius |
The Thieves of Ostia is a 2001 historical novel written by Caroline Lawrence.
[edit] Plot introduction
The story begins in Ostia, the port of Rome and in the home of Flavia Gemina, daughter of Marcus Geminus, Sea Captain. Flavia is sitting in the garden of her home reading one of her favourite scrolls, when she hears her father call for her, obviously distressed. Flavia enters her home to find her father in a frenzied panic as he has lost the signet ring which Flavia's late mother gave to him as a birthday present. When Flavia offers to find it, the search leads her to a magpie's nest in the cemetery outside Ostia, where she finds a gathering of jewels that the magpie has stolen. Suddenly dogs chase Flavia and she is rescued by Jonathan ben Mordecai. He takes her back to his house next door to her own where she meets his father Mordecai ben Ezra and his beautiful older sister Miriam.
[edit] Trivia
- The town of Ostia is actually a real port. You can see this by going onto to www.carolinelawrence.com or you can go to www.thievesofostia.bebo.com.
[edit] References
- Carr, Richard (2001). The Thieves of Ostia. London: Orion Press.
