The Door in the Wall - first US edition
by Benita Kane Jaro - signed
In the midst of Rome's Civil War, a young commander named Marcus Caelius
Rufus, waiting in control of a small country town, begins to write a report. As
he recounts his past, including his apprenticeship to Marcus Tullius Cicero, his
mind stops at the fateful meeting with the man who will dominate his life: Gaius
Julius Caesar. From that moment his life is changed.
History comes alive as the events during the waning Roman Republic are recreated
through Marcus' eyes. A compelling picture of the folly, corruption and ruthless
ambition that destroyed the Roman Republic and replaced it with Caesar.
Book has green cloth boards with the title in gold on the spine; one corner very
slightly bumped; read with care; signed on title page and inscribed on
dedication page. Also a loosely tipped in hand-written note from the author.