Rome: A Cultural History

A dazzling biography of the Eternal City, from the author of "The Shock Of The New" and "The Fatal Shore", and now available in paperback. Exhilarating, loving, iconoclastic and peopled with colourful figures and unexpected details, this portrait of the city is undeniably Hughes's own. 'If visiting Rome, you should certainly take this passionate, erudite bruiser's Baedeker with you - a superbly rich blend of history, art and travelogue' "Sunday Times". Also available in an abridged audio edition this month.