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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... baby on her lap , while Frederik and Christian sat to one side on folding chairs . Norah was a little apart with some needlework , ready to take the baby if Emmie wished . " I don't understand why you came back to England to have the baby ...
... baby on her lap , while Frederik and Christian sat to one side on folding chairs . Norah was a little apart with some needlework , ready to take the baby if Emmie wished . " I don't understand why you came back to England to have the baby ...
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... baby . The moment then had been missed for Frederik to tell Emmie about Dr Wright's diagnosis , for she would agitate herself over the new baby too - and there was nothing to be done , and anyway Dr Wright might be mistaken . Late in ...
... baby . The moment then had been missed for Frederik to tell Emmie about Dr Wright's diagnosis , for she would agitate herself over the new baby too - and there was nothing to be done , and anyway Dr Wright might be mistaken . Late in ...
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... baby , did she kiss me very often ? " " Yes , she did . " " Is she a nice old woman ? " " She is very nice and has pretty grey hair . " " When I was a tiny wee baby , did she kiss me all night ? " " No , " said Emmie , laughing . " Why ...
... baby , did she kiss me very often ? " " Yes , she did . " " Is she a nice old woman ? " " She is very nice and has pretty grey hair . " " When I was a tiny wee baby , did she kiss me all night ? " " No , " said Emmie , laughing . " Why ...
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