When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
Nine-year-old Lawrence is the man in his family. He carefully watches over his willful little sister, Jemima, and his mother, Hannah. When Hannah becomes convinced that their estranged father is stalking them, the family flees London and heads for Rome, where Hannah lived happily as a young woman. For Lawrence, fascinated by stories of popes and emperors, Rome is an adventure. Though they are short of money, and move from home to home, staying with his mother's old friends, little by little their new life seems to be taking shape. But the trouble that brought them to Italy will not quite leave them in peace. Narrated in Lawrence's perfectly rendered voice, When We Were Romans powerfully evokes the emotions and confusions of childhood--the triumphs, the jealousies, the fears, and the love. Even as everything he understands is turned upside down, Lawrence remains determined to keep his family together. Like the young narrators of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and To Kill a Mockingbird, Lawrence views the world from a perspective that is at once endearingly innocent and preternaturally wise.
Reviews
Review this book!
Available Copies
More Photos
When We Were Romans (FIRST EDITION)
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2008-07-22
- Binding
- Tight, sound, and square
- ISBN
- 9780385526258
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Item Price
-
£7.57
Show Details
Description:
Nine-year-old Lawrence is the man in his family. He carefully watches over his willful little sister, Jemima, and his mother, Hannah. When Hannah becomes convinced that their estranged father is stalking them, the family flees London and heads for Rome, where Hannah lived happily as a young woman. For Lawrence, fascinated by stories of popes and emperors, Rome is an… Read more about this item Item Price
£7.57
More Photos
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, GBR
- Item Price
-
£35.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Picador, 2007. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of Matthew Kneale's 2007 novel When We Were Romans. The title page includes a personalised dedication from the author in black ink. Matthew Kneale is a bestselling author, whose previous work includes English Passengers. When We Were Romans is his seventh novel.… Read more about this item Item Price
£35.00
When we were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780330435710
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Galway, IRL
- Item Price
-
£43.02
Show Details
Description:
London : Picador, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: [6], 297p. ; 20cm. Subjects: Dysfunctional families ; Fiction. Item Price
£43.02
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307387868
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£6.34
Show Details
Description:
Anchor Books, 2009. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£6.34
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330435727
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
£0.79
Show Details
Description:
Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
£0.79
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330435727
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
- Item Price
-
£7.15
Show Details
Description:
Pan Books, UK, 2008. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 297 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 2008. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS… Read more about this item Item Price
£7.15
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330435727
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
- Item Price
-
£8.21
Show Details
Description:
Picador, UK, 2008. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 297 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Picador, UK, 2008. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Nine-year-old… Read more about this item Item Price
£8.21
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780330435710
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
£25.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Picador, 2007. Hardcover - first printing - in mylar-protected, unclipped jacket; both in very good condition indeed with no notable faults. TS. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Item Price
£25.00
When We Were Romans: A Novel
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780385526258
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.77
Show Details
Description:
Nan A. Talese, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£4.77
When We Were Romans: A Novel
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2008-07-22
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780385526258
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£15.89
Show Details
Description:
Nan A. Talese, 2008-07-22. Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x8. Very good. No dust jacket. ~clean text, tight binding, light wear to exterior Advance Reading Copy. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. Item Price
£15.89
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780330435710
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
£1.63
Show Details
Description:
Hardback. Very Good. Item Price
£1.63
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Published
- 2008-01-01
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385524339
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Potomac, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
-
£19.12
Show Details
Description:
Nan a Talese, New York, New York, U.S.A, 2008-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good++. First printing. Book is in Like New and unread condition. DJ has very slight wear at edges. Price is intact on DJ. Item Price
£19.12
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330450065
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
- Item Price
-
£10.07
Show Details
Description:
Pan Macmillan, Australia, 2008. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. Trade Paperback. 272 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Australia, 2008. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in as new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book… Read more about this item Item Price
£10.07
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330450065
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Wellington, Auckland, NZL
- Item Price
-
£3.42
Show Details
Description:
Pan Macmillan. Good. 23.3 x 13.5 x 2.3 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2007. 296 pages. Cover worn<br>Lawrence is only a child, but he's the man in his family. His little sister is still too young to unders tand. When their mother, paranoid that the kids' father is stalki ng them, drives her young family through the night across the… Read more about this item Item Price
£3.42
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780307387868
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.58
Show Details
Description:
Anchor. Used - Very Good. 2009. Pap. Minor shelf-wear. (Subject: ) Item Price
£5.58
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2009-08-11
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307387868
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Item Price
-
£3.98
Show Details
Description:
Anchor, 2009-08-11. Paperback. Good. Ships within 24 hours!Paperback, minor shelf wear, clean pages, tight binding Item Price
£3.98
When We Were Romans: A Novel
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- July 2008
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385526258
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Syracuse, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
£4.78
Show Details
Description:
Nan A. Talese, July 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8.20 X 5.90 X 1 inches Item Price
£4.78
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used; Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330435727
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
£3.59
Show Details
Description:
Picador. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within… Read more about this item Item Price
£3.59
When We Were Romans
by Kneale, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Like New
- ISBN
- 9780307387868
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
-
£5.58
Show Details
Description:
Anchor. Used - Like New. 2009. Paperback. Small publisher's mark on text block. Fine. Item Price
£5.58
When We Were Romans
by Matthew Kneale
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780307387868
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
£6.34
Show Details
Description:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£6.34