London The Novel by Edward Rutherford As someone who loves to find out about people in history this book intrigued me right from the beginning. It charts the history of London from Anglo Saxon times right up to the 20th century, by following the lives of different families and their descendants through events like the roman invasion, the dissolution of the manasteries, the plague and great fire of London continuing to WW2. Although fictitional these people seem oh so real. Definitely unputdownable!!!