A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods & Kings & men
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A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods & Kings & men
- of strange lands & events
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This book supersedes & updates virtually every existing book on British porcelain, showing for the first time the whole range of manufacturers: the small pot banks as well as the large & well-known firms; the very short-lived as well as those that span the centuries; & it

Includes:: today's porcelain firms & the large number of studio potters who produce porcelain wares. They are listed in alphabetical order, with numerous cross-references to help in the tracing of individual makers. For each, the working period is given, their relationship with preceding & succeeding firms, & a outline of their history, articles produced, & details of any marks used. The book is profusely illustrated with over 470 photographs in colour & monochrome, & numerous makers' marks.

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A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge over a relatively unfrequented road kills the wrong person. The driver behind is spared. But only for a while... It is impossible for Chief Inspector Wexford not to wonder how terrible it would be to discover that one of his daughters had been murdered. Sylvia has always been a cause for concern. Living alone with her two children, she is pregnant again. What will happen to the child? The relationship between father & daughter has always been uneasy. But the current situation also provokes an emotional division between Wexford & his wife, Dora. One particular member of the local press is gunning for the Chief Inspector, distinctly unimpressed with what he regards as old-fashioned police methods. But Wexford, with his old friend & partner, Mike Burden, along with two new recruits to the Kingsmarkham team, pursue their inquiries with a diligence & humanity that make Ruth Rendell's detective stories enthralling, exciting & very touching. ...

A father's worst nightmare. It's first light & George Marshalson's daughter hasn't returned home. He doesn't yet know that she never will -- that her body lies prone just yards from the family house. Or that he will himself make the shocking discovery.

Chief Inspector Wexford has never known a case of a father finding the murdered body of his daughter. He has daughters of his own but can barely imagine himself in Mr Marshalson's position.

Tasked with picking through the pieces of a shattered family, Wexford unearths some surprising secrets about the dead teenager's lifestyle. & when a second girl is found murdered -- a victim unquestionably linked to the first -- Wexford has to put his own family problems aside to tackle what will become of the most disturbing & emotional case of his career.



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A father's worst nightmare. It's first light & George Marshalson's daughter hasn't returned home. He doesn't yet know that she never will -- that her body lies prone just yards from the family house. Or that he will himself make the shocking discovery.

Chief Inspector Wexford has never known a case of a father finding the murdered body of his daughter. He has daughters of his own but can barely imagine himself in Mr Marshalson's position.

Tasked with picking through the pieces of a shattered family, Wexford unearths some surprising secrets about the dead teenager's lifestyle. & when a second girl is found murdered -- a victim unquestionably linked to the first -- Wexford has to put his own family problems aside to tackle what will become of the most disturbing & emotional case of his career.



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