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The Testament Of Marcellus: The Daring Novel of the Ancient World!

The year is 33 AD and Marcellus arrives in Jerusalem with a letter for Pontius Pilate.From the international bestselling author of THE DESIGNER, THE GIRLS IN THE ATTIC and THE GERMAN DAUGHTER comes a spellbinding novel of the ancient world.The life and loves of Marcellus unfold against the vivid, sprawling panorama of the Roman Empire. As a brilliant young lawyer with the right connections, Marcellus moves easily among the great figures of his age – the emperors Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius; King Herod and his beautiful wife, Herodias; the prefect of Judea, Pilate; and the obscure Galilean Pilate crucifies, Jesus of Nazareth. "Not a Christian, not a Jew, not even a Roman," Marcellus the Etruscan observes his world with sharp eyes and a warm heart. Through the often grim and bloody events of fifty years which changed the world, his life is a triumph of the human spirit. But it is his love for a nameless slave girl which brings out his most tender emotions.‘An author with a rare talent to enthrall’BooklistRead more

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