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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... took over from Phillip ; with Foveaux and the second Governor , Hunter ; and he was quite ready to do battle with my grandfather , Governor King , who took over from Hunter in 1800. Since my grandfather intended Macarthur to be ruled ...
... took over from Phillip ; with Foveaux and the second Governor , Hunter ; and he was quite ready to do battle with my grandfather , Governor King , who took over from Hunter in 1800. Since my grandfather intended Macarthur to be ruled ...
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... took the train for London , her first railway journey : slicing through the green countryside that had been in her mind since consciousness of " home " was first implanted in her as a girl - the trees so short , but the land so ...
... took the train for London , her first railway journey : slicing through the green countryside that had been in her mind since consciousness of " home " was first implanted in her as a girl - the trees so short , but the land so ...
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... took Christian for a walk in his pram . Frederik fretted about his son more than did Emmie . He always had an opinion about whether the boy was dressed to suit the tiny variations in climate , and he knew exactly what other clothes were ...
... took Christian for a walk in his pram . Frederik fretted about his son more than did Emmie . He always had an opinion about whether the boy was dressed to suit the tiny variations in climate , and he knew exactly what other clothes were ...
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