{"product_id":"the-thieves-of-ostia-1","title":"The thieves of Ostia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The thieves of Ostia (Hardcover, 208 pages – Orion Childrens H\/B \u0026amp; Trade Pb, 2001) – Orion Childrens H\/B \u0026amp; Trade Pb, 2001. Language: Eng.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition: Like New\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlavia Gemina is brilliant at finding things, so it's natural for her to solve mysteries. The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome, in AD79, she acquires a gang of three friends who help her. There is Jonathan, the Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian) who has just moved in next door; Nubia, the African slave girl Flavia's father buys to save her from a terrible fate; and Lupus, a ragged homeless boy who is mysteriously mute. Together they work out who severed the heads of the watchdogs that guard people's homes, and why he did it. Caroline Lawrence, a first-time writer, is a terrific storyteller who creates a wonderfully vivid picture of daily life in the colourful, bustling port of Ostia while never labouring the historical detail. THE THIEVES OF OSTIA is first and foremost a whodunnit, with lots of excitement and plot twists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53103838724320,"sku":"9781842550793","price":45.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/5681\/6608\/files\/81sB3IRB_ZL._SY522.jpg?v=1781770848","url":"https:\/\/medicalbook.online\/products\/the-thieves-of-ostia-1","provider":"medicalbook.online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}