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Roman Holiday

St Mary’s · Short story · 2014

Roman Holiday drops the St Mary's historians into an awkward household in ancient Rome.

Short story, between books 3 and 4

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Roman Holiday drops the St Mary's historians into an awkward household in ancient Rome. Caesar has brought Cleopatra into his wife's home, with his political ambitions already making discretion desirable. Visitors determined to observe everything are a dangerous addition.

The publisher's premise also promises attempted murder, runaway cattle, snakes and a riot, so domestic embarrassment is only part of the trouble.

Our view: choose this if the collision between grand historical figures and unruly visitors is what attracts you to St Mary's. Headline describes the story as a standalone tale; the site's suggested sequence nevertheless puts it after A Second Chance for readers following the novels.

It is available as a separate ebook and appears in The Long and the Short of It. Zara Ramm narrates the individual UK unabridged audiobook, which runs for 1 hour 12 minutes. The collection offers the alternative of reading this Roman expedition alongside the other early shorter adventures.

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2014 · publication source ↗
Audiobook
Zara Ramm · 1 hr 12 min

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UK Digital audio · English · Unabridged

Listed audio release: 7 April 2025.

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UK Ebook · Headline Publishing Group

ISBN 9781472264602 · released 1 January 2019

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