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Three people in three countries in three different eras. Ursule in 1864 lives the life of a kitchen skivvy in Paris. Dexter in 1965 is an American GI in Vietnam. Dante in 2015 is a Catholic priest in Palermo, Sicily. For Ursule the Prussians are closing in. For Dexter it`s the Vietcong. For Dante it is the mafia. How can they escape but, more than that, how can misery become rapture? In contemporary Britain a fourth person holds all the strings in his hands as he rises silently & gracefully above the earth. In this tour de force of imagination Stuart Campbell follows the brilliant John Mc Pake & the Sea Beggars with a tale that defies time & gravity & takes the reader to a place few have ever been & fewer still come back from. ...

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Intrigued by an exquisite & mysterious amulet on an antique dress from Kohistan, `land of mountains` in Pakistan, Sheila Paine began an epic quest that took her from the peaks of the Himalaya to the shores of Greece. In this, the first part of her journey, she set off alone & undaunted for the rugged Hindu Kush, her only possessions a tiny rucksack & a litre of vodka. Over the course of several months she followed endless clues
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Christina Lamb’s “ Africa House” is a startling tale of Africa & the Empire, all ensconced within one man’s attempt to make an idyll for himself in the African bush. Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of Engl&, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades & rose gardens. He wanted to share it with the love of his life, the beautiful unconventional Ethel Locke King, one of the first women to drive & fly. She, however, was nearly twenty years his senior, married & his aunt. Lorna, the only other woman he had ever cared for, had married another many years earlier. Then he met Lorna`s orphaned daughter, so like her mother that he thought he had seen a ghost. It seemed he had found companionship & maybe love
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” Khadra brings us deep into the hearts & minds of people living in unspeakable mental anguish.”--” Los Angeles Times” ”A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers.”--” Times Literary Supplement” Like all the great storytellers of history, [ Khadra] espouses the contradictions of his characters, who carry in themselves the entirety of the human condition.”--” Le Point”A new masterpiece from the author of ” The Swallows of Kabul.” Frankfurt MD Kurt Krausmann is devastated by his wife`s suicide. Unable to make sense of what happened, Kurt agrees to join his friend Hans on a humanitarian mission to the Comoros. But, sailing down the Red Sea, their boat is boarded by Somali pirates & the men are taken hostage. The arduous journey to the pirates` desert hideout is only the beginning of Kurt`s odyssey. He endures imprisonment & brutality at the hands of captors whose failings are all too human. As the situation deteriorates, it is fellow prisoner, Bruno, a long-time resident in Africa, who shows Kurt another side to the wounded yet defiant continent he loves.A giant of francophone writing, Algerian author Yasmina Khadra takes current events as a starting point to explore opposing views & myths of Africa & the West, ultimately delivering a powerful message of friendship, resilience, & redemption. Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of Mohammed Moulessehoul, a former Algerian army officer & now director of the Algerian Cultural Center in Paris. In November 2013, he announced his candidacy for the presidency of Algeria. ...

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As seen on TV: now a major BBC4 television series. A chance encounter with a strange young woman leads Inspector Montalbano to Vigata harbour -- & into a puzzling new mystery. The crew of a mysterious yacht
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The story of thirteen modern Empires, a story full of suspense, cruelty, conflict, heroism, great explorations & extraordinary feats of endurance, is here told with a rich profusion of illustrations drawn from a wide range of vivid, colourful, authentic sources. Now that the age of empires is fully over, it is possible for the first time to draw up a balance sheet of praise & blame. ...

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Precious silk ribbon attached to an antique brass finial means that you can hang these anywhere. Classic holiday décor. Combined with our desk st&, this is the perfect gift. Charming size, conveying the same historical detail as our larger globe models. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

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The Aftermath

Set in post-war Germany, the international bestseller The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires. ”Superb. This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation”. (Mail on Sunday). ”Excellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance”. (Literary Review). ”Superb. Conjures surprise after surprise”. (Guardian). In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis
has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal. ”Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness”. (Independent). ”Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city.Richly atmospheric”. (Sunday Telegraph). ”An extraordinary read”. (Daily Mail). Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out,
and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to `Thought For The Day` on the Today programme.

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Set in post-war Germany, the international bestseller The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties & our deepest desires. ”superb. This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation”. (Mail on Sunday). ” Excellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery & vengeance”. (Literary Review). ”superb. Conjures surprise after surprise”. (Guardian). In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower & his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity & grief give way to passion & betrayal. ” Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt & forgiveness”. (Independent). ” Terrific. Suspicion, resentment & misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric”. (Sunday Telegraph). ” An extraordinary read”. (Daily Mail). Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama & film. His first novel The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman & Time Out, & have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to ` Thought For The Day` on the Today programme.

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Radio - A device used for listening to audio transmissions

Television - A device used for receiving moving images and sound

Germany - A country in Central Europe.

Mail - Or post is a service for transmitting physical objects or letters between locations

Human - A highly developed and adapted mamal and deminant species on earth

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.

Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.

Home - A place of permanent residence for families.

Winter - The fourth season of a year that comes between Spring and Autumn

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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