Edward Rutherfurd presents the sweeping saga of one of the greatest
cities on earth. This saga follows the River Thames as it flows
through the heart of London - from the days of the Romans, through
sixteen centuries to the Victorian engineers who gave London its
world-famous Tower Bridge, all the way to the dockland development
today. Through the compelling lives and adventures of memorable
charcters - Julius, the small-time Roman coin forger, risking his
life to find buried treasure; Dame Barnikel, who runs the tavern
where Chauser and his pilgrims carouse; Geoffrey Ducket, the
founder of a dynasty whose members one day become peers of England,
Edmund Meredith and the actors in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre,
and little Lucy, living by Dickens' muddy Thames - we watch
London grow from its first beginnings, hear the echoes in its
stones and become part of the wonderful pageant that flows on still
today.
"Edward Rutherfurd's grand novel weaves together the great events of English history ... he pulls off some remarkable effects" New York Times "Few literary novels tell us as much about the history of modern humans, or have such clarity" Daily Telegraph "London could hook you on history for life ... 800 pages of hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war set in London from the birth of time to the present day" The Times
Edward Rutherfurd, 1948 in Salisbury geboren, studierte in Cambridge und Stanford. Er lebt seit 12 Jahren in Dublin und New York. Viele seiner Romane wurden internationale Bestseller.
