The Uncertain Hour - Hardcover

A vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome offers a fictional account of the Roman author Petronius's final twelve hours after being falsely implicated in a plot to assassinate the emperor Nero, his decision to commit suicide to avoid execution, and his determination to throw the party of a lifetime to celebrate his life.

Jesse Browner is a writer and translator who lives in New York. He is the author of the novels Conglomeros (1992) and Turnaway (1996), and of The Duchess Who Wouldn’t Sit Down, a widely praised history of hospitality in Western civilization. He has been a contributor to the New York Times Book Review, Food and Wine magazine, Nest magazine, New York magazine, and others.

Jesse Browner is a writer and translator who lives in New York. He is the author of the novels Conglomeros (1992) and Turnaway (1996), and of The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down, a widely praised history of hospitality in Western civilization. He has been a contributor to the New York Times Book Review, Food and Wine magazine, Nest magazine, New York magazine, and others.