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Division of the spoils
The great war is over, and India–the jewel in the British crown–has been deemed worthless: a bauble to be tossed to the winds. A colonial policeman corrupted by ambition, power, and hatred goes to shocking extremes of cruelty to perpetuate a disappearing way of life.
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The Towers of Silence
As the war sweeps to its last bitter stage, the English wives, daughters, mothers and widows of officers gather in Pankot-their old beliefs and assumptions threatened as never before.Mabel Layton, doyenne of Pankot society, retreats to the tranquility of her rose garden and her inner vision of India — taking with her Barbie Batchelor as…
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The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built
With 350 stunning illustrations and photographs, this survey of the world’s great ancient wonders spans the globe–from the Great Temple of the Aztecs to the Nazca lines of Peru–searching for answers to how this architecture was created, and for what purpose.
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AScandalous LifeThe Biography of Jane Digby
AScandalous LifeThe Biography of Jane Digby – Lovell, Mary S. – HarperCollins Publishers
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New York
The bestselling master of historical fiction weaves a sweeping drama of New York from the city’s founding to the present day. Edward Rutherfurd tells the story of this great city as no other author could – from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers of the City that Never Sleeps, from…
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London
London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Now, its story has a unique voice. In this epic novel, Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days of the Romans to the Victorian engineers of Tower Bridge and the era of Dockland development…
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Ireland: Awakening
Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth century onwards, picking up at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell heralds the inauguration of two hundred years of Protestant dominance, throughout which many of the Irish people were impoverished and…
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Pinkerton’s Sister
Though her neighbors in turn-of-the-century New York consider her a madwoman in the attic, Alice Pinkerton’s mind is razor-sharp, honed by a restless imagination, years of reading, and a profound contempt for her surroundings. Like her namesake in Through the Looking-Glass, Alice has a mirror through which to enter a different world, only for her…
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