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Margaret George, author of The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero

Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. But in the 10th year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace --- and the politicians. For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome's --- and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous.

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Week of October 7, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of October 7th include REDEMPTION, the fifth installment in David Baldacci's Memory Man series, in which Detective Amos Decker discovers that a mistake he made as a rookie detective may have led to deadly consequences; HAZARDS OF TIME TRAVEL, Joyce Carol Oates' ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society; ALASKAN HOLIDAY by Debbie Macomber, a magical Christmas tale about finding love where it’s least expected; THE SPLENDOR BEFORE THE DARK, in which Margaret George weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history; and MARILLA OF GREEN GABLES, a marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel from Sarah McCoy that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak --- and unimaginable greatness.

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