The Seamstress of Pompeii

She knows how to read a hem, a loose thread, and a badly concealed secret. She just shouldn't have looked up.Pompeii is alive with merchants, gamblers, lovers, politicians, slaves, aristocrats, and craftsmen—and Livia, a young seamstress with sharp eyes and sharper opinions, makes her living stitching their clothes.Her clients tell her everything without realizing it.A wealthy matron wants a dress repaired before an important dinner. A politician needs a ceremonial garment finished in secret. A soldier brings her a torn cloak and refuses to explain how it was damaged. Then a mysterious stranger leaves behind a piece of embroidered fabric that Livia is certain she has seen before.What begins as an ordinary sewing job slowly pulls Livia into a web of stolen money, forbidden relationships, political intrigue, and a secret someone in Pompeii would kill to protect.Then Mount Vesuvius begins behaving strangely.As tremors shake the city and ash darkens the sky, Livia faces a problem no needle, thread, or clever excuse can solve: how do you escape a city that doesn't yet realize it is dying?Set against the final days of ancient Pompeii, The Seamstress of Pompeii is a darkly funny historical adventure about secrets, survival, ordinary people, and one very unfortunate decision to look toward the mountain.Because sometimes the most dangerous thing a person can do is simply look up.