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Friday, December 03, 2010
Imagining Vesuvius  Dear Readers, Those of you who loved the "volcano stuff" in FIRE MAIDEN, won't be surprised to know I'm fascinated by all things volcanic. As a child,I saw photographs of people and animals (especially dogs, most horses were ridden out of town at a gallop)in Pompeii, a city buried by ash, pumice and lava and couldn't stop wondering why people stayed in the city when they knew they were in mortal danger. If you're asking yourself how there could be photos of something that happened in A.D. 79,it's because archeologists who excavated Pompeii found tha the ash and pumice which fell on the dead HARDENED into a shell which preserved the shape of everything -- folds in togas, filigree decorating necklaces, bread and fruit arranged on plates and political posters on city walls. Below you can see a Pompeii man with his dog.  I've been thinking about this because I've just finished reading POMPEII, by Robert Harris. The suspense in the book isn't in the ending any more than it was in TITANIC. Still, it creates a vivid picture of the city before the eruption. The main character is a water engineer, and it makes me want to write a book which takes place from a Pompeii teen's viewpoint and tries to answer my childhood question. And that's the magic of books, I guess. We can safely put ourselves in a town on the verge of destruction and enjoy being there! Have a good weekend, all. Terri Labels: FIRE MAIDEN, Pompeii, volcanoes Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:45 AM 3 comments  
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