The BequestHarvill, 2003 - Всего страниц: 325 "1864. After years of service in the Russian navy and a gruelling expedition to Greenland, Captain Frederick Ziege of the Royal Danish Navy is enjoying chaperoning his mother, sister and two marriageable nieces for a season on the Riviera. There he meets Emmeline Leslie, a young Australian widower and veteran of the bush. The differences between their complex histories enrich their ensuing romance, but frustrate their search for a home. The Bequest takes the reader from Italy to France, North Africa, Greece, Siberia, Greenland, Australia, and finally England. It is a novel about identity and belonging; about the place of history and memory in uprooted lives. Objects - many of which are pictured, such as an ivory China trade puzzle, a jewelled pencil, a clock - have an almost talismanic role in the interlocking stories of this rich and moving tale." |
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... King . " Now we come to wool , which at that time was a most valuable source of revenue . For many years King George had been worried that the best - quality wool came from Spanish merino sheep , and he wished to breed merinos in ...
... King . " Now we come to wool , which at that time was a most valuable source of revenue . For many years King George had been worried that the best - quality wool came from Spanish merino sheep , and he wished to breed merinos in ...
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... King , " said Frederik . “ Was he a relation of your Uncle King , whom you mentioned the other day with Mr Ker ? " " He was his father . " " Then the Macarthurs and Kings must have mended matters . . . ” " John Macarthur never mended ...
... King , " said Frederik . “ Was he a relation of your Uncle King , whom you mentioned the other day with Mr Ker ? " " He was his father . " " Then the Macarthurs and Kings must have mended matters . . . ” " John Macarthur never mended ...
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... King on the veranda at Goonoo Goonoo , smoking , while King talked about how the land had been taken up by the squatters . Frederik felt the familiar grasp of fever , like an undergarment that he put on with his evening clothes ...
... King on the veranda at Goonoo Goonoo , smoking , while King talked about how the land had been taken up by the squatters . Frederik felt the familiar grasp of fever , like an undergarment that he put on with his evening clothes ...
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