Now in paperback, a sweeping fictional history of a great city spans two thousand years and the lives of members of seven extraordinary families, chronicling the evolution of London from its primitive beginnings, through Roman occupation and the Elizabethan period, to the present day.

Now in paperback, a sweeping fictional history of a great city spans two thousand years and the lives of members of seven extraordinary families, chronicling the evolution of London from its primitive beginnings, through Roman occupation and the Elizabethan period, to the present day.