Treason's Gift

Treason's Gift PDF Author: Pamela Belle
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ISBN: 9780330331029
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Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Treason's Gift

Treason's Gift PDF Author: Pamela Belle
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ISBN: 9780330331029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Treason's Harbour

Treason's Harbour PDF Author: Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393037098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."--J. de Courcy Ireland

Treason's Gift

Treason's Gift PDF Author: Pamela Belle
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :

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In 1686, Alex St Barbe and Louise are living at Wintercombe until tragedy wrecks their marriage. Alex seeks the taverns of Amsterdam while Louise abandons Wintercombe to their detested cousin Charles. England is sliding towards revolution and Alex, working for William of Orange, plotting the treason that will return him at last to Louise and Wintercombe or lead him to his death.

Treason

Treason PDF Author: Hedi Kaddour
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300162987
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Hédi Kaddour’s poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic—of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, or human cruelty. With Treason, the award-winning poet and translator Marilyn Hacker presents an English-speaking audience with the first selected volume of his work. The poetries of several languages and literary traditions are lively and constant presences in the work of Hédi Kaddour, a Parisian as well as a Germanist and an Arabist. A walker’s, a watcher’s, and a listener’s poems, his sonnet-shaped vignettes often include a line or two of dialogue that turns his observations and each poem itself into a kind of miniature theater piece. Favoring compact, classical models over long verse forms, Kaddour questions the structures of syntax and the limits of poetic form, combining elements of both international modernism and postmodernism with great sophistication. Capturing Kaddour’s full range of diction, as well as his speed, momentum, and tone, Marilyn Hacker’s translations brilliantly bring these poems alive.

Wintercombe

Wintercombe PDF Author: Pamela Belle
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9780370312507
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 614

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Set against the background of the Civil War, this story of the conflicts of passion and loyalty tells of Lady St Barbe, who is in charge of the house Wintercombe while her husband is away fighting for Parliament. When enemy soldiers arrive, she is forced to question her principles and beliefs, and tempted to abandon all she holds dear.

Less Than a Treason

Less Than a Treason PDF Author: Dana Stabenow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786695685
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Two thousand people go missing in Alaska every year. They vanish in the middle of mountain footraces, on fishing boats in the Bering Sea, on small planes in the Bush. Now a geologist known for going walkabout with his rock hammer has disappeared from the Suulutaq Mine in the Park. Was it deliberate? An accident? Foul play? Native Aleut Private Investigator Kate Shugak may be the only person who can find out. But for the fact that Kate, too, is now among the missing...

Treason By The Book

Treason By The Book PDF Author: Jonathan Spence
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241959144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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In 1728 a stranger handed a letter to Governor Yue calling on him to lead a rebellion against the Manchu rulers of China. Feigning agreement, he learnt the details of the plot and immediately informed the Emperor, Yongzheng. The ringleaders were captured with ease, forced to recant and, to the confusion and outrage of the public, spared. Drawing on an enormous wealth of documentary evidence - over a hundred and fifty secret documents between the Emperor and his agents are stored in Chinese archives - Jonathan Spence has recreated this revolt of the scholars in fascinating and chilling detail. It is a story of unwordly dreams of a better world and the facts of bureaucratic power, of the mind of an Emperor and of the uses of his mercy.

A Treason of Thorns

A Treason of Thorns PDF Author: Laura Weymouth
Publisher: Chicken House
ISBN: 1912626993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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An enchanting, lyrical novel from the acclaimed author of The Light Between Worlds. When her father is convicted of treason, Violet is exiled from her beloved ancestral home, Burleigh House. One of the six great estates of England, its magic once kept her well - enchantment in its bricks and mortar providing secret hiding places, even lighting fires on the coldest nights. However, on her return Violet discovers that the place has gone wild with grief. Vines and briars are crumbling the walls. Magic that once fed the land has turned dark and deadly, twisting blooms into thorns, poisoning livestock and destroying crops. Now Violet must decide if her destiny is set in stone, and how far she will go to save Burleigh - before it destroys everything ... including the boy she loves.

Treason's Crown

Treason's Crown PDF Author: Anne Wheeler
Publisher: Anne Wheeler
ISBN: 1951910052
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119

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A king in need of a bride. A rebel leader in his dungeon. A farmer’s daughter with a choice. This isn’t a fairy tale. The last thing Riette expects on a snowy winter’s evening is Meirdre’s royal guard appearing on her doorstep. Their purpose? The king needs a bride, and tradition dictates the position is hers to accept. Desperate to secure her parents’ future, she agrees to the marriage and is whisked away to Lochfeld Castle, all too aware her childhood friend is there as well—imprisoned as a rebel in the dungeons below. Leaving him to hang isn’t an option, even as her nuptials and his execution grow closer. No matter what secrets the castle holds—mysteries she alone can see—or how desperate King Laurent is to marry an unknown peasant girl, the glittering crown in her future is nothing more than a distraction from her new mission: she’ll free Thomas or die trying. But what happens when succeeding at either means the downfall of Meirdre?

Treason

Treason PDF Author: Newt Gingrich
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1455540285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363

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Major Brooke Grant must track down the double agent who is infiltrating the U.S. government in this international thriller from influential politician Newt Gingrich and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley. Brooke Grant has been waging war against terrorism since her parents were murdered during 9/11, keenly aware that violence transcends borders. But after a coordinated attack on the president at a Washington power broker's funeral, she realizes that the enemy is closer than she'd ever imagined, hiding in plain sight. The Falcon has gained a weapon no terrorist has ever wielded before: an American-born traitor burrowed inside the U.S. government itself. Major Grant's deadly chess match with the Falcon turns personal when he issues a fatwa against her and those she loves. Can she unmask the traitor and stop the Falcon's most skilled assassin sent to kill her before he strikes? Or will she fall victim to betrayal by a false friend in this gripping story of treachery, courage, and the patriotic fight against evil? In this realistic tale of modern-day treason, a nation fights for its life against an internal threat: a fanatical jihadist who uses liberty as a shield while trying to destroy the civilization created in its image. With decades of knowledge in national security and politics, only Newt Gingrich and Pete Earley could spin such a vivid mix of reality and fiction -- a page-turner that dares readers to guess where the line between the two is crossed.