Janneke Zwart Orden de los libros (cronológico)

De Amerikaanse erfgename van een fortuin gebruikt in de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw haar rijkdom om haar passie voor plantkunde te ontwikkelen en bereist daarvoor de hele wereld.

De Amerikaanse schrijfster gebruikt de tijd die ze nodig heeft voor het legaliseren van haar relatie met een knappe Braziliaan om meer inzicht te krijgen in het instituut huwelijk.

When Tiro, the confidential secretary and slave of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he unwittingly sets off a series of events that lead to a gripping courtroom drama. The stranger, a Sicilian, is a victim of the corrupt Roman governor, Verres. His master is Marcus Cicero, an ambitious young lawyer and captivating orator determined to achieve imperium, or supreme power in the state, at just twenty-seven. Among the great figures of the Roman world, Cicero stands out as particularly fascinating and charismatic. Tiro, the inventor of shorthand and author of a lost biography of Cicero, is always at his side. Written in Tiro's voice, this narrative re-creates his vanished masterpiece, vividly detailing Cicero's quest for glory as he competes with powerful figures like Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus. Robert Harris, a master of innovative historical fiction, immerses readers in a violent and treacherous world of Roman politics, filled with Senate intrigue, electoral corruption, and political adventurism, illustrating how one clever, compassionate, and vulnerable man fought to rise to the top.

When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in histor