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Tribune of Rome
Author: Robert Fabbri
ISBN: 9781848879102

26 AD. 16-year-old Vespasian leaves his family farm for Rome, his sights set on finding a patron & following his brother into the army. But he discovers a city in turmoil & an Empire on the brink.... [view more]

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Poor Man's Orange
Author: Ruth Park
ISBN: 9780207173523

Poor Man's Orange is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to The Harp in the South and continues the story of the Darcy... [view more]

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The Harp in the South
Author: Ruth Park
ISBN: 9780207170676

Set in Surry Hills of the 1940s, Ruth Park's award-winning novel of Sydney life, while evocative of an era, still touches and concerns the reader today. The Darcy family hold the central interest:... [view more]

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Kagami: A Novel
Author: Elizabeth Kata
ISBN: 9780330271905

Historical novel set in nineteenth century Japan, written by the author of 'A Patch of Blue'. The author traces the impact of western influences on three Japanese families and uses her characters to... [view more]

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Scapegallows
Author: Carol Birch
ISBN: 9781844083909

HARDCOVER with dust jacket New South Wales, 1817. Margaret Catchpole is stranded at a settler's homestead as the floodwater draws in, and she finds herself facing death - as she has several times... [view more]

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The Runner
Author: Christopher Reich
ISBN: 9780747272571

At the end of World War Two Erich Seyss is being held in an American POW camp awaiting a war crimes trial he knows will see him hanged. Seyss escapes, finding refuge with a organisation of former... [view more]

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The Burnt City
Author: Marshall Browne
ISBN: 9781875606597

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The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
Author: Charles Dickens; Peter Haining (Introduction by; Editor)
ISBN: 9780718120979

Charles Dickens' fascination with ghosts and the macabre is traced to his childhood, to the grim and goulish stories told him by his nursemaid, Mary Weller, whom he referred to as Mercy, "though she... [view more]

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Colour of Heaven
Author: James Runcie
ISBN: 9780007119868

As Paolo grows up, his new parents realise that their son is short-sighted - but that this close vision gives him a strange and acute eye for distinguishing colour and tone. He is sent on a journey... [view more]

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Pompeii
Author: Robert Harris
ISBN: 9780099282617

Harris recreates in spellbinding detail one of the most famous natural disasters of all time. And by focusing on the characters of an engineer and a scientist, he offers an entirely original... [view more]

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The Green Gauntlet
Author: R. F. Delderfield
ISBN: 9780340922934

1942-1964 Paul and Claire Craddock have grown older in years - but not in spirit. The turbulence of war is followed by a penurious peace. Changes are taking place in the countryside, from the way... [view more]

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Tears of the Moon
Author: Di Morrissey
ISBN: 9780330357814

Two inspiring journeys. Two unforgettable women. One amazing story. Broome, Australia 1893 It’s the wild and passionate heyday of the pearling industry, and when young English bride Olivia... [view more]

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The Judgement of Caesar: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Author: Steven Saylor
ISBN: 9780312932978

In 48 B.C., Roman generals Caesar and Pompey have long engaged in a battle to rule the world. Now, as Pompey plots a reckless stand on the banks of the Nile, Gordianus the Finder - who has brought... [view more]

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The Unseen
Author: Katherine Webb
ISBN: 9781409112617

England, 1911. The Reverend Albert Canning, a vicar with a passion for spiritualism, leads a happy existence with his naive wife Hester in a sleepy Berkshire village. As summer dawns, their quiet... [view more]

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The Source
Author: James A. Michener
ISBN: 9780449211472

In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four... [view more]

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Cuban Bluff
Author: Nigel West
ISBN: 9780436566042

For one terrifying week in 1962 the world held its breath as the two superpowers confronted each other, and seemed determined to head for the brink of nuclear catastrophe. In his second novel, Nigel... [view more]

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The Grass Crown
Author: Colleen McCullough
ISBN: 9780091825669

Second in the six-novel series about ancient Rome and the characters of the Republic, the first of which is entitled The First Man in Rome'. Includes maps, a glossary, and lists of main characters... [view more]

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Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
Author: Sandra Gulland
ISBN: 9780747261919

Set in Paris at the end of the 18 century, Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe opens as Josephine awakens to the reality of her recent marriage to 'the Corsican' Napoleon Bonaparte, now general - in -... [view more]

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Peter the First
Author: Alexey Tolstoy
ISBN: 0001000001354

Translated by Tatiana Shebunina. 1956 Probable First Edition Lawrence & Wishart London. Hard cover: light blue cloth, fine. Endpapers: intact, composed of maps of Europe, low level tanning... [view more]

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The Snow Child
Author: Eowyn Ivey
ISBN: 9780755380534

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 2013.

A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, The Snow Child was a bestseller on hardback publication, and went on to... [view more]

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