Author: Nomad (pseud.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 358
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A Railway Foundling
Author: Nomad (pseud.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Pages : 358
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The Foundling's War
Author: Michel Déon
Publisher: Gallic Books
ISBN: 1908313838
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
In the aftermath of French defeat in July 1940, twenty-year-old Jean Arnaud and his ally, the charming conman Palfy, are hiding out at a brothel in Clermont-Ferrand, having narrowly escaped a firing squad. At a military parade, Jean falls for a beautiful stranger, Claude, who will help him forget his adolescent heartbreak but bring far more serious troubles of her own. Having safely reached occupied Paris, the friends mingle with art smugglers and forgers, social climbers, showbiz starlets, bluffers, swindlers and profiteers, French and German, as Jean learns to make his way in a world of murky allegiances. But beyond the social whirl, the war cannot stay away forever... In this sequel to the acclaimed novel The Foundling Boy, Michel Déon's hero comes to manhood not through combat but by discovering truths about desire and possession, sex and love, and the nuances that lie between crudely drawn battle lines.
Publisher: Gallic Books
ISBN: 1908313838
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
In the aftermath of French defeat in July 1940, twenty-year-old Jean Arnaud and his ally, the charming conman Palfy, are hiding out at a brothel in Clermont-Ferrand, having narrowly escaped a firing squad. At a military parade, Jean falls for a beautiful stranger, Claude, who will help him forget his adolescent heartbreak but bring far more serious troubles of her own. Having safely reached occupied Paris, the friends mingle with art smugglers and forgers, social climbers, showbiz starlets, bluffers, swindlers and profiteers, French and German, as Jean learns to make his way in a world of murky allegiances. But beyond the social whirl, the war cannot stay away forever... In this sequel to the acclaimed novel The Foundling Boy, Michel Déon's hero comes to manhood not through combat but by discovering truths about desire and possession, sex and love, and the nuances that lie between crudely drawn battle lines.
The Railway Magazine
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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The Last Foundling
Author: Tom H. Mackenzie
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447253299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
When she fell pregnant in London in 1938, Jean knew that she couldn't keep her baby. The unmarried daughter of an elder in the Church of Scotland, she would shame her family if she returned to the north in such a condition. Scared and alone in a city on the brink of war, she begged the Foundling Hospital to give her baby the start in life that she could not. The institution, which had been providing care for deserted infants since the eighteenth century, allowed Jean to nurse her son for nine weeks, leaving her heartbroken when the time came to let him go. But little Tom knew nothing of her love as he grew up in the Foundling Hospital - which, during years of the Second World War, was more like a prison than a children's home. Locked in and subject to public canings and the sadistic whims of the older boys, there was no one to give him a hug, no one to wipe away his tears. A true story of desertion and neglect, this is also a moving account of survival from one of the very last foundlings. It stands as a testament to the love that ultimately led a family back together.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447253299
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
When she fell pregnant in London in 1938, Jean knew that she couldn't keep her baby. The unmarried daughter of an elder in the Church of Scotland, she would shame her family if she returned to the north in such a condition. Scared and alone in a city on the brink of war, she begged the Foundling Hospital to give her baby the start in life that she could not. The institution, which had been providing care for deserted infants since the eighteenth century, allowed Jean to nurse her son for nine weeks, leaving her heartbroken when the time came to let him go. But little Tom knew nothing of her love as he grew up in the Foundling Hospital - which, during years of the Second World War, was more like a prison than a children's home. Locked in and subject to public canings and the sadistic whims of the older boys, there was no one to give him a hug, no one to wipe away his tears. A true story of desertion and neglect, this is also a moving account of survival from one of the very last foundlings. It stands as a testament to the love that ultimately led a family back together.
The academy
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Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Academy and Literature
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Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Academy, with which are Incorporated Literature and the English Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Railway Times ...
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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The Law Times
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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