PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
A journalist by profession, Douglas Jackson transformed a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans in to his first two highly-praised novels, Caligula and Claudius. His third, Hero of Rome, introduced readers to a new series hero, Gaius Valerius Verrens. Eight further acclaimed 'Rome' novels followed, confirming Doug as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. His latest novel, The Wall, was published to coincide with the 1900th anniversary of the construction of Hadrian's Wall. A member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novel Society, Douglas Jackson lives near Stirling in Scotland.
A novel steeped in history . . . his battle scenes are as bloody and violent as any Tarantino movie. Yet he does this in a matter of fact way. There is no horror for horror’s sake . . exhilarating reading . . . full of incident and adventure, the product of the author’s fertile imagination and knowledge of the period. -- Allan Massie * SCOTSMAN * A rollercoaster ride through lands riven by conflict – both political and military . . . the battle scenes are expertly described and underpinned by careful research . . . Jackson has created another blockbuster historical fiction. -- ASPECTS OF HISTORY
