This story is about a newly appointed engineer trying to correct a serious fault in the natural water supply via aqueducts and pipes threatening the 250,000 inhabitants in the region surrounding the Bay of Naples. He is thwarted by corrupt vested-interests; his life is in danger but he won't give up. He also senses something sinister about the mountain he is working on. It is 22 August 79 AD on the slopes of Vesuvius overlooking Pompeii ...
(James Baker - bwl 22 February 2004 ) |
