Author: Catherine M. Andronik
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689825620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Dorothy Sharp Carter
Publisher: J.P. Lippincott
ISBN: 9780397321780
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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A fictionalized account of the life of Hatshepsut, a queen in ancient Egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years.

Author: William George Jordan
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Category : Character
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Vaddey Ratner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849837619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday

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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 772

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Category : Trials
Languages : en
Pages : 776

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Author: Francis Bacon
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Languages : en
Pages : 622

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Author: William Cobbett
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Author: Francis Bacon
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Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Author: Hezekiah Niles
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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