A Novel.
History tells us that in 69 AD, on hearing that General Glaba's forces were closing in, the emperor Nero fled his palace in Rome. He stabbed himself in the throat with a pen and was trampled to death by horses in a muddy ditch. His last words were, 'What an artist dies with me'. He was thirty-two years old. But there is another possibility . . .
Nero did not die in that ditch, but somebody who looked very much like him did. This gives Nero the opportunity to start a new life in pursuit of his first love: music. But there's a problem - Nero is being pursued by two people who have reason to suspect he is still alive - one wants him dead, the other is a passionate fan of Nero's music and wants his genius recognised.
'A Song For Nero' is a remarkable historical novel, written with style, wit and authenticity. Whether or not it is a true story, however remains a matter of speculation.
