Liz Carmichael: 3 books

A young Roman girl talks her father into taking her along on his trip to the Pompeii markets. Along the way she enjoys the sights and learns new things about the country she lives in from her father. They visit old friends of her father along the way, and she listens in to the stories they share while...

When Mira becomes Remy's nursemaid, it feels as though she has moved up in the world. For a while she acts superior because her new position in the main house brings new clothes, and a real bed in the room she shares only with the child in her care.Before long she discovers the change...

This is a tense story of a young slave girl trying to escape the coming devastation of Herculaneum during the 79.CE Vesuvius eruption. It’s well-paced, with great characterization and believable situations. It’s well-researched with a lot of elements of the time period which gives the reader an...