Before The Fact Peter Ashley Everyman DSC Hardback 2007 Rome is settled under Septimius

Rome is settled under Septimius Severus and his aspirations for a new dynasty of emperors

It's New Year's Eve 1919

One afternoon in November 1975

The Elizabeth Codelle Therapeutic Institute is the world's most exclusive clinic: eye-wateringly expensive and located on a small island off the Welsh coast

Before The Fact Peter Ashley Everyman DSC Hardback 2007 Rome is settled under SeptimiusSwept away by an admirer's charm, Lina McLaidlaw finds herself settled in a life she could never have imagined. Her husband Johnnie is feckless and irresponsible, and even though she accepts he's a murderer, Johnnie still adores her doesn't he?