Persona Non Grata : A Novel of the Roman Empire

from bwightman

When I first learned I was receiving this book through the LIbraryThing Early Reviewers program, I rushed out to read the previous two books in the series. Persona Non Grata is a continuation of the story of a medicus in the Roman army, Gaius Petreius Russo, who is on a leave from his post in Bri...

from bobcatnshn

I was fortunate enough to receive this book from the early reviewers program. I found the book quite enjoyable and entertaining. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I did not find the plot so predictable. However, I think Ms. Downie's best writing attribute is her interesting characters. The stor...

from cuicocha

This is the third in Ruth Downie's series about Gaius Petreius Ruso, a doctor with the Roman legions, and his slave/ lover, Tilla, the barbarian from Brittania. After a disappointing second novel in the series, Terra Incognita, I had feared that the series would continue a downward spiral but was...

from amerigoUS

Ruso takes leave from the army in Britannia after receiving an oblique note from his brother in Gaul to return home. When he and his "barbarian" lover, Tilla, arrive, it's to find the Ruso family in chaos: a brother-in-law mysteriously drowned at sea, the family estate deep in debt and under thre...

from MrsLee

Third in the Russo series, this story has the Medicus and Tilla returning to Rome. The family has called him home, but the welcome is not warm, especially for the barbarian woman. The estate is in chaos and mysteries abound. I enjoyed reading this, and though I had not read the previous books, I ...