false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg 6318472 2 <DIV><DIV><DIV><B>The third novel in the acclaimed Gaius Petreius Ruso series by the <I>New York Times </I>bestselling Ruth Downie—this time set in ancient Gaul. <P></P></B>At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home—to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HO ME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought T illa to meet his family. <P></P>But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he’ll leave. With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius’s brother-inlaw mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it’s hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the family’s chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins… <P></P>Engrossing, intricate, and—as always—wonderfully comic, Ruth Downie’s latest is a brilliant new installment in this irresistible series. This is everything we’ve come to expect from our charming, luckless hero.</DIV> 6503780 2008 Persona Non Grata: A Novel of the Roman Empire total:68|5:15|4:31|3:18|2:4|1:0| 68 261 130 25 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 0 false Fri Dec 11 16:53:24 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 16:53:33 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 5 0 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 19:27:30 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 19:40:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 1 false Sun Aug 16 09:44:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:52:34 -0700 2009
I started it, however, and was quickly drawn into the story. The series follows Gaius, a military docto...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 1 false Wed Aug 12 20:31:38 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:04:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 20:31:38 -0700 2009
Although I did not read the previous books in the series, I now want to go back and read them... and then maybe read Persona Non Grata again. I ...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 1 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:16:39 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 21:29:44 -0700 2009 1
This book is my favorite of the three Ruso novels. ...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 1 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 05:55:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:02:43 -0700 2009
Two mur...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 1 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 15:31:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 12:54:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 1 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:51:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 11:43:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 1 true Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 03:41:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 06:53:03 -0700 2009 Medicus series. The series is set in Roman Britain during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. The main character is a Roman doctor/surgeon, Ruso, who is with the Legion stationed there.

In this book he breaks his foot w...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 5 1 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 11:52:33 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:39:39 -0700 2009 This book is a good choice for history buffs. Set in Ancient Rome with all of the tension between the invading army and the local people. Most of this story is outside of the awfulness of war. It's practica...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 1 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:53:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:59:12 -0700 2009
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I hadn't read any of the previous books and it didn't take long for me to wonder if should have. As a stand-alone book, I'm not sure it works.

The mystery portion was confusing and muddled and took way too long ...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 1 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 19:52:05 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:17:05 -0700 2009
Gaius Ruso is a medical officer with the Roman Legion serving in Britain w...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 5 2 false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 12:59:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 11:25:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 0 false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 04:12:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:42:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 08:31:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 22:41:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:58:59 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:38:36 -0700 2009
***I just finished this book, and I loved it! I can usually guess who the ...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 0 false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 07:13:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 07:16:07 -0700 2009 Like this author
Like the historical setting...now the stories moves to southern France where Tilla is repulsed by the runny chees that can't stand up by itself.
Like the bumbling doctor.

Repartee not as witty as Lindsey Davis, but still a satisfying and en...more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 13:09:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 18:25:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6318472 1596916095 9781596916098 66 25 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255815829m/6318472.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6318472.Persona_Non_Grata_A_Novel_of_the_Roman_Empire 3 0 false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:53:55 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:28:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6318472