The author spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent. This book offers an account of that journey, full of diaries, newspaper reports & memoirs, & the voices of prominent figures & unknown players; from the grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Adriana Warno in Pol&, with her holiday job at the gates of the camp at Birkenau. ...

** BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK **` It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis, pushed to the unendurable, & that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001 Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled & rackety personal life. ...

Iris is getting old. A widow, her days are spent living quietly & worrying about her granddaughter, Grace, a headstrong young doctor. It's a small sort of life. But one day Iris receives something unexpected in the post
- an invitation to a WWI reunion in France. Determined to go, Iris is overcome by memories of the past & of her journey to France in 1914, where she followed her young brother Tom, intending to bring him home to safety. But on her way to find Tom, Iris discovers the old abbey of Royaumont, where a group of women work to set up a field hospital. Putting her fears aside, Iris decides to stay & help. It is at Royaumont that she truly comes of age, finding her capability & her strength, discovering her passion for medicine, making friends with the vivacious violet & falling in love. But war is a brutal thing, & there is a terrible price that Iris has to pay
- a price that will echo down the generations.

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After a London pub brawl, in which her beloved father is injured, thirteen-year-old Sally Stangate & her family must flee to begin a new life in the Essex village where he was born. But when they arrive, Sally has an uncanny feeling that her future in Wyford will be ill-starred. Her premonition proves to be well-founded; six years later, just after the outbreak of World War I, an old family secret destroys her hopes of marriage to Tim, the man she loves, & estranges her from her family. Determined to put the past behind her, Sally goes to work in her Aunt Becca's antiques shop. When she falls in love with a young shipwright, Sam Bridges, she believes the chance of happiness is hers once more
- but Sam's mother opposes the match & Sally is forced to watch her lover go off to war at the very moment when she needs him most. After a London pub brawl, in which her beloved father is injured, thirteen-year-old Sally Stangate & her family must flee to begin a new life in the Essex village where he was born. But when they arrive, Sally has an uncanny feeling that her future in Wyford will be ill-starred. Her premonition proves to be well-founded; six years later, just after the outbreak of World War I, an old family secret destroys her hopes of marriage to Tim, the man she loves, & estranges her from her family. Determined to put the past behind her, Sally goes to work in her Aunt Becca's antiques shop. When she falls in love with a young shipwright, Sam Bridges, she believes the chance of happiness is hers once more
- but Sam's mother opposes the match & Sally is forced to watch her lover go off to war at the very moment when she needs him most. 17.6 x 11 x 2.7 cm, pages 409

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What makes a great portrait? Featuring 280 photographs, this book attempts to answer this question. It traces the evolving roles & goals of photographers themselves, & offers insights on how photographers' work both reflects & influences how we see ourselves & the world. ...

Denounced by the Vatican as 'fanciful & absurd', this title presents an investigation into Pope John Paul I's death just 33 days after his election. It is a tale of intrigue, murder & corruption. It reveals the dark heart of the Vatican via a trail of ...

Delve into this extraordinary addition to the primary-source records of the First World War & the later archives of the Haig family.

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Exploring the country & its people during the final days of World War I, Wharton's classic account of her journey through Morocco describes the places she visited
- such as mosques, palaces, ruins, markets & harems
- with typical observation, colour & spirit.

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Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in " Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, & what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd & of his garden at Great Dixter. ...

Details: Stella Bradberry & Bella Chambers work for Atlantic Energy, a global oil company in London, Bella is a pretty,
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