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Filamena Ziani is the much younger sister of the most famous courtesan in 16th century Venice, Tullia Ziani. This moving tale of forbidden love is a feminist epic told in multiple layers. Through a novel combination of Filamena's narrative, famous allegorical love stories from history and mythology, and letters to and from Filamena that must be opened to be read, Filamena's path is beautifully described and finally stunningly revealed.

A fascinating look into the Ireland of history and Legend, Celtic Saints present the tales of twenty-one extraordinary men and women.

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Set in the reign of Richard I, Coeur de Lion, Ivanhoe is packed with memorable incidents - sieges, ambushes and combats - and equally memorable characters. The author explores the conflicts between the Crown and powerful Barons, between the Norman overlords and the conquered Saxons, and between Richard and his scheming brother, Prince John.

As far as Alexandria Hyatt is concerned, being rich and glamorous is simply what she was born to be. When she arrested for shoplifting, having to drag herself into court to face a judge seems like a major inconvenience. But Alexandria has been in trouble before - and this time she can't scheme her way out of the consequences. Before she knows it, she is on a plane headed to Kenya, where she has been order to work for an international charity. Over the course of her month in Africa,she will face a reality she could never have imagined, and will have to look inside herself to see if she has what it takes to confront it.

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This is the story of four Londoners - 3 women and a young man with a past - drawn with absolute truth and intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war and lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes and wanders the streets with a restless hunger, searching...Helen, clever, sweet, much loved, harbours a painful secret...Viv, glamour girl, is stubbornly, even foolishly loyal to her soldier lover...Duncan, an apparent innocent, has had his own demons to fight during the war.

Guy Crouchback has lost his Halberdier idealism. A desk job in London gives him the chance of reconciliation with his former wife. Then, in Yugoslavia, as a liaison officer with the Partisans, he finally becomes aware of the futility of a war he once saw in terms of honour.

Waugh's great English novel explores themes of love, loss, religion and reinvention against the backdrop of a changing world. Set in the inter-war years, it sells the story of Charles Ryder, a young man infatuated with the aristocratic Marchman family. When Charles encounters Lord Sebastian Flyte at Oxford he is dazzled by his glamorous country estate, known as Brideshead. But Charles also discovers complex family relationships, and a fragile state of privilege corroded by Sebastian's alcoholism and the dark inevitability of war.

Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford is captivated by the outrageous and decadent Sebastian Flyte. Invaded to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcomes the attentions of its eccentric, aristocratic inhabitants, gradually becoming infatuated with them and the life of privilege they inhabit - in particular, with Sebastian's remote sister, Julia. But he gradually comes to recognize his spiritual and social distance from them, eventually discovering a world where duty and desire, faith and happiness are in conflict.

'Officers and Gentlemen' is the second volume of Waugh's trilogy, 'Sword of Honour' which chronicles the fortunes of Guy Crouchback. The first and third volumes are 'Men at Arms' and 'Unconditional Surrender.'

Postage will be reduced for this item after ordering. Translations from the French of Feuillet. Sound clean booklet. Fac reprint of the 1706 edition.

In this Mary Webb's first novel, the author vividly portrays the idyllic English countryside of her childhood, and the relaxed but contained lives of the country people who fought to keep apace with the seasons and with their age-old beliefs.

This is the story of Dr Bach's life and work, of his discoveries, of the storm of controversy they aroused, and the still-continuing success of his healing misson. 144 pages.

Also available in this series Rural Life.

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When Ruth Patchett discovers her husband is having a passionate affair with the lovely romantic novelist Mary Fisher, she is so seized by envy she becomes diabolic, embarking on a course of destruction which brings those around her their just deserts and herself an amazing reward. This is the fantasy of the wronged woman made real: wild, funny, true.

In the dying days of Victoria's reign, the events of a single turbulent morning herald bankruptcy and ruin for the Earl of Dilberne. His wife, the Countess Isobel, believes the solution is to marry off their handsome, willful son to a rich and pretty heiress from the Chicago stockyards. It's a clash of cultures and principles that rocks the hourshold from parlour to pantry.

How did Ned Ludd die? More importantly, how did Alexandra Ludd live? Can a woman have everything - love, career, family, friends, fame - and still survive the envy of others? She needs luck as well.

How did Neil Ludd die? More importantly, how did Alexandra Ludd live? Can a woman have everything - love career, family, friends, fame - and still survive the envy of others? She needs luck as well.