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.