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INTO THE BLUE
When a young woman who has befriended him disappears, the down-and-out caretaker of a villa on the island of Rhodes follows a sparse trail to England in search of her. Reprint. K. PW.
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Found Wanting
Richard Eusden is on his way to work in London one unremarkable winter morning when he is intercepted by his ex-wife, Gemma. She has sad news of his old friend, Marty Hewitson. Marty is dying, but needs a favour done for him at once.Eusden reluctantly agrees and sets off on what should be a simple…
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DYING TO TELL
Lance Bradley, idling his life away in the little Somerset town of Glastonbury, suddenly receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Rupe appears to have vanished without trace. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London, to discover that Rupe’s employers want him tried for fraud. A Japanese businessman claims…
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Caught In The Light
On assignment in Vienna, photographer Ian Jarrett falls desperately in love with a woman he meets by chance, Marian Esguard. Back in England, he breaks up with his wife and goes to meet Marian at an agreed rendezvous. Marian fails to show.Searching desperately for her, he stumbles on a Dorset churchyard full of the gravestones…
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Beyond recall
Chris Napier is shocked by the unexpected appearance of his boyhood friend, Mark Sheldon, at a wedding party at the Napier’s house in Cornwall. When Mark hangs himself in the garden, the mysterious and dark pasts of their respective families suddenly begin to dog Chris’s footsteps.
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An Illustrated History of Late Medieval England
The late Middle Ages (c.1200-1500) was an age of transition. The major events of this period – the Black Death, the Hundred Years War, the rise of Parliament, the deposition of five English kings between 1327-1483 are examined in this volume. Also discussed are the sub-currents running through English society during these years, such as…
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Richard I (The English Monarchs Series)
With the emphasis firmly on Richard’s monarchy rather than on his personal life, Gillingham’s history aims to explain why the Lionheart’s reputation has fluctuated more than that of any other monarch. The study places Richard in Europe, the Mediterranean and Palestine and demonstrates that few rulers had more enemies or more influence. The paperback edition…
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C20 Classics Millennium (Mixed): ” Heart of Darkness ” , ” Nineteen Eighty-four ” , ” Lady Chatterley’s Lover ” , ” Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ” , ” To the Lighthouse ” … (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.)
C20 Classics Millennium (Mixed): ” Heart of Darkness ” , ” Nineteen Eighty-four ” , ” Lady Chatterley’s Lover ” , ” Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ” , ” To the Lighthouse ” … (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.)
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Knight in History
A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed…
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Daily Life in Medieval Times
Daily Life in Medieval Times is a fully-illustrated edition of the classic and popular books of history and anthropology by Frances and Joseph Gies – Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval City and Life in a Medieval Village. This book takes readers into the fascinating world of medieval life through historic pictures,…
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