{"product_id":"lustrum-a-novel-by-robert-harris","title":"Lustrum: A Novel by Robert Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second book in the stunning Roman Empire trilogy by Robert Harris, author of the acclaimed bestsellers Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Imperium and The Ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 63 BC, the year when Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to uncovering and thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state, ostensibly led by Crassus and a group of disaffected senators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderlying it all is the great rivalry between Cicero and Caesar who represent two different types of ambition: one orthodox, the other revolutionary. As Caesar’s power grows, Cicero must face the inevitable compromises that come with power; is it justifiable to use illegal methods in order to save the Republic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Harris yet again proves himself a master of historical fiction as he takes the reader to the heart of republican Rome with a novel that is at once brilliantly researched and utterly gripping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496833192010,"sku":"5459d","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/5459d_fc7933c3-1259-4c36-b276-18b1c179d503.jpg?v=1765915083","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/lustrum-a-novel-by-robert-harris","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}