Pompeii by Robert Harris

I had listened to this last year, but this was to be the book for our library discussion, so I thought I should reread it. A wonderful historical novel about the last few days of Pompeii. The main character is an aqueduct engineer. The whole Roman aqueduct system is fascinating - such precise engineering, and what seems to me advanced materials used - a cement that sets while under water, etc. Much of the social system was also shown - as the love interest of the engineer is a rich man's daughter. Pliny, an actual historical character is in the novel and it appears that much of his writings survived over the centuries. A possible avenue for future exploration.