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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... seen through those eyes was unlike that seen through anyone else's ; as if he had looked on things and places which were not visited by ordinary eyes . There was an intensity to them not unlike that of a reli- gious zealot , except that ...
... seen through those eyes was unlike that seen through anyone else's ; as if he had looked on things and places which were not visited by ordinary eyes . There was an intensity to them not unlike that of a reli- gious zealot , except that ...
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... seen in Lucerne . But somehow the embroidery was white . As soon as Frederik saw it he felt cross . Now he would have to mediate between Emmie , who would still want to unstitch the embroi- dery , and Hannina , who would be offended ...
... seen in Lucerne . But somehow the embroidery was white . As soon as Frederik saw it he felt cross . Now he would have to mediate between Emmie , who would still want to unstitch the embroi- dery , and Hannina , who would be offended ...
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... seen in operation countless times in her youth : when the information was received in Parramatta , there was still plenty of time for someone to go the few miles down to Sydney to meet the new arrivals . She expected to be met now by ...
... seen in operation countless times in her youth : when the information was received in Parramatta , there was still plenty of time for someone to go the few miles down to Sydney to meet the new arrivals . She expected to be met now by ...
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