When We Were Romans

Matthew Kneale

Original title: When we were Romans

earliest edition we have, 2007 Anchor, 2009 paperback 288 pages

Nine-year-old Lawrence is the man in his family. He carefully watches over his willful little sister, Jemima, and his mother, Hannah. When Hannah becomes convinced that their estranged father is stalking them, the family flees London and heads for Rome, where Hannah lived happily as a young woman. For Lawrence, fascinated by stories of popes and emperors, Rome is an adventure. Though they are short of money, and move...

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When We Were Romans paperback · 2009 · Anchor · 288 pages · 9780307387868
When we were Romans edition · 2008 · Wheeler Pub. · 9781597228459
When We Were Romans ebook · 2008 · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780385528504
When we were Romans edition · 2007 · Picador · 296 pages · 9780330435710

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