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42 produkter
In Tasmania
Adventures at the End of the World
Häftad, 2005
178 kr
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In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, …
Secrets of the Sea
A Novel
E-bok, 2024
100 kr
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"A story as brooding and insular as the Tasmanian town in which it is set. . . . Expertly crafted, the novel illuminates love''s craggy depths." —Publishers Weekly Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers'' Prize Torn by tragedy from his early life on a remote farm in Tasmania, Alex Dove has …
Bruce Chatwin
Häftad, 2000
238 kr
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Bruce Chatwin's death in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end, since he burst onto the literary scene in 1977 with his first book, In Patagonia.Chatwin himself was different things to different people: a journalist, a photographer, an art collector, a restless traveller and a bestselling …
Snowleg
Häftad, 2005
215 kr
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A young Englishman visits Cold War Leipzig with a group of students and falls for an East German girl who is only just beginning to wake up to the way her society is governed. Her situation touches him, but he is too frightened to help. He spends decades convincing himself that he is not in love …
High Flyer
Häftad, 2004
203 kr
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‘A deeply satisfying book. I feel quite exceptionally inclined to read it all over again’ Literary ReviewThomas Wavery was once destined for the top of the diplomatic service. Expecting a prestigious post in Lisbon, an affair with a younger woman throws his life into uncertainty. With his marriage …
Inheritance
Häftad, 2011
136 kr
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What would you do if you suddenly and unexpectedly inherited £17million? This is what happens to Andy Larkham, recently jilted lover, and resentfully underpaid publishing minion. Arriving late to the funeral of his favourite schoolteacher, he ends up in the wrong chapel with one other mourner, too …
Priscilla
The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France
Häftad, 2014
221 kr
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The astonishing true story of a young woman's adventures, and misadventures, in the dangerous world of Nazi-occupied France.For Priscilla, pre-war Paris was an exciting carousel of suitors, soirées and heartbreak, and eventually a lavish wedding to a French aristocrat.But the arrival of the Nazi …
Inheritance
E-bok, 2010
102 kr
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What would you do if you suddenly and unexpectedly inherited £17million? This is what happens to Andy Larkham, recently jilted lover, and resentfully underpaid publishing minion. Arriving late to the funeral of his favourite schoolteacher, he ends up in the wrong chapel with one other mourner, too …
Dancer Upstairs
E-bok, 2010
100 kr
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This novel explores one of the most astonishing stories in the whole history of twentieth century terrorism. Colonel Rejas was the policeman charged with the task of capturing the Peruvian guerrilla leader Ezequiel, but having been dismissed he finds the burden of silence and secrecy too heavy. On …
Snowleg
E-bok, 2010
102 kr
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A young Englishman visits Cold War Leipzig with a group of students and falls for an East German girl who is only just beginning to wake up to the way her society is governed. Her situation touches him, but he is too frightened to help. He spends decades convincing himself that he is not in love …
In Tasmania
Adventures at the End of the World
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, …
Bruce Chatwin
E-bok, 2010
204 kr
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Bruce Chatwin's death in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end, since he burst onto the literary scene in 1977 with his first book, In Patagonia.Chatwin himself was different things to different people: a journalist, a photographer, an art collector, a restless traveller and a bestselling …
Secrets of the Sea
E-bok, 2010
102 kr
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Following the death of his parents in a car crash, eleven-year-old Alex Dove is torn from his life on a remote farm in Tasmania and sent to school in England. When he returns to Australia twelve years later, the timeless beauty of the land and his encounter with a young woman whose own life has …
High Flyer
E-bok, 2010
100 kr
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‘A deeply satisfying book. I feel quite exceptionally inclined to read it all over again’ Literary ReviewThomas Wavery was once destined for the top of the diplomatic service. Expecting a prestigious post in Lisbon, an affair with a younger woman throws his life into uncertainty. With his marriage …
Vision Of Elena Silves
E-bok, 2010
100 kr
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In the Amazon city of Belén, in the heart of the Peruvian jungle, three old men sit on a bench. They sit in the square every day under the hot sun, remembering the women they loved and the world when it was a better place. One day a woman hurries past their bench whom all have reason to remember - …
Under The Sun
The Letters of Bruce Chatwin
Av Bruce Chatwin, Elizabeth Chatwin m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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Bruce Chatwin is one of the most significant British novelists and travel writers of our time. His books have become modern-day classics which defy categorisation, inspired by and reflecting his incredible journeys. Tragically, Chatwin's compelling narrative voice was cut off just as he had found …
Priscilla
The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France
E-bok, 2013
144 kr
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The astonishing true story of a young woman's adventures, and misadventures, in the dangerous world of Nazi-occupied France.For Priscilla, pre-war Paris was an exciting carousel of suitors, soirées and heartbreak, and eventually a lavish wedding to a French aristocrat.But the arrival of the Nazi …
That’s Where I Wanted to Go
Travels 1986–2026
Inbunden, 2027
378 kr
Kommande
'The undisputed master of the Latin American scene' Norman Lewis, Daily Telegraph'I cannot think of any other foreign writer who has entered into the labyrinth of the politics of my country and acquitted himself so well' Mario Vargas Llosa'Nicholas Shakespeare is one of those writers who can do …
That’s Where I Wanted to Go
Travels 1986–2026
Häftad, 2027
242 kr
Kommande
'The undisputed master of the Latin American scene' Norman Lewis, Daily Telegraph'I cannot think of any other foreign writer who has entered into the labyrinth of the politics of my country and acquitted himself so well' Mario Vargas Llosa'Nicholas Shakespeare is one of those writers who can do …
Priscilla
The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France
Ljudbok, 2014
163 kr
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The astonishing true story of a young woman''s adventures, and misadventures, in the dangerous world of Nazi-occupied France. ''A most strange and compelling book driven by the writer''s unsparing search for truth: now an optimistic hunt for a family heroine, now a study in female wiles of …
Six Minutes in May
How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister
E-bok, 2017
136 kr
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A fascinating and dramatic investigation into the events that led to Winston Churchill becoming Prime Minister against the odds.‘A gripping story of Churchill’s unlikely rise to power’ ObserverLondon, May 1940. Britain is under threat of invasion and Neville Chamberlain’s government is about to …
Stories from Other Places
E-bok, 2015
102 kr
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Nicholas Shakespeare’s collected stories take us around the globe and into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. The opening novella, ‘Oddfellows’, tells the little-known history of the only enemy attack on Australian soil during the Great War, when, in …
Six Minutes in May
How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister
Ljudbok, 2018
154 kr
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Six Minutes in May by Nicholas Shakespeare, read by Peter Noble. London, May 1940. Britain is under threat of invasion and Neville Chamberlain’s government is about to fall. It is hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill …
Sandpit
A sophisticated literary thriller for fans William Boyd and John Le Carré
E-bok, 2020
102 kr
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'A remarkable contemporary thriller... A triumph' WILLIAM BOYDA journalist becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and paranoia when a nuclear scientist goes missing.When John Dyer returns to Oxford from Brazil with his young son, Leandro, he expects a quiet life. His time living on the edge as a …
Ian Fleming
The Complete Man
E-bok, 2023
133 kr
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A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers. *WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION*Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our …
