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Dream of Scipio
Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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In national bestseller The Dream of Scipio, acclaimed author Iain Pears intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories, and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II. An ALA Booklist Editors' Choice. Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Portrait are also available from Riverhead Books.
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Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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Finally finished this book! I can‘t believe it took me 8 months, not do I know why I kept abandoning it. It‘s gorgeous and thought provoking.

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The Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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rwmg ❤ Iain Pears 13mo
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The Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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Three parallel stories set in a small area of Provence at times when the world or at least civilized life seemed to be coming to an end (the last years of the Western Roman Empire, the Black Death, WWII) look at issues of cultural memory and how ideas survive and recognising and choosing the lesser of evils.

I didn't enjoy this re-read as much as the 1st time round due to illness and the RL news. But still a Pick.

Bookwomble I'm sorry to hear you're getting unwell, Robert. Hope you're feeling more comfortable soon. 2y
rwmg @Bookwomble Thanks. I had a terrible sore throat but a neg PCR test. Dr said a bad case of strep throat and gave me a week's worth of antibiotics. Then it morphed into a streaming cold. Now just a muzzy headache which hopefully is the last of it. 2y
Bookwomble @rwmg Glad it's not the 'rona, though it sounds bad enough. Fingers crossed you're coming out the other side of it now 🤞🏻🙂 2y
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The Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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Julien Barneuve died at 3.28 on the afternoon of 18 August 1943. It had taken him twenty-three minutes exactly to die, the time between the fire starting and his last breath being sucked into his scorched lungs.

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The Dream of Scipio | Iain Pears
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