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Richard Cathar was named after his father's hero, Richard the Lionheart. Richard remembers his recently-deceased father, Alaric, as a delusional hippy, who saw himself as an intellectual and historian. Alaric believed that Richard the Lionheart and Robin Hood had met and he found - and lost - a document which was to prove this. In his father's footsteps, Richard travels to Jerusalem where he falls deeply in love with an Arab Canadian journalis...

Richard Cathar recalls his recently deceased father, Alaric, as a delusional hippie, one who fancied himself an intellectual and a historian. One of many far-fetched claims was that he had discovered-and then lost-documentation of a meeting between his hero, Richard the Lionheart, and Robin Hood after the Third Crusade. In a quest to sort out the fact and fiction of his father's life, Richard (named for the legendary king) leaves London and tr...

Frank McAllister, who left South Africa thirty years ago, finds himself increasingly involved in the country's turbulent history. His ancestor, Piet Retief, was the leader of the Boers who left the Cape Colony and were murdered by King Dingane of the Zulus. In his beach house near Cape Town, Frank feels at home, even though he knows that the country he loves is unstable and dangerous. When his Afrikaner cousin contacts him, Frank is drawn into...

Voller Meer sind die Gerüche am Strand von Cornwall im Süden Englands, wohin sich Charles und Daphne Judd aufs Altenteil zurückgezogen haben. Die Judds sind eine glückliche Familie mit erfolgreichen Kindern. Vor allem Tochter Juliet, promovierte Kunsthistorikerin und Expertin bei Christie's in New York, verkörpert den Erfolg schlechthin. Wäre da nicht die Geschichte mit den gestohlenen Tiffanyglasfenstern, für die Juliet ein gefälschtes Gutach...

New edition, released simutaneously with "Interior", tells the story of a writer who travels to Africa to research a screenplay.

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Richard Cathar recalls his recently deceased father, Alaric, as a delusional hippie, one who fancied himself an intellectual and a historian. One of many far-fetched claims was that he had discovered--and then lost--documentation of a meeting between his hero, Richard the Lionheart, and Robin Hood after the Third Crusade. In a quest to sort out the fact and fiction of his father's life, Richard (named for the legendary king) leaves London and ...

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Frank McAllister has long since dropped "Retief" as his middle name, but the legacy of his family's history proves harder to shake. His ancestor Piet Retief, leader of the South African Great Trek, was killed by Zulu king Dingane in the 1838 massacre, along with a hundred men, women, and children. Afrikaner legend paints Retief as a homegrown Moses, bringing his people to the Promised Land. But Frank believes something rotten lies at the core ...

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A sweeping view of the influential city of Oxford, from one of our most talented, thoughtful writers. Oxford is a world-renowned stronghold of knowledge, a lush medieval city dotted with beautiful gardens. But it stands for something deep in our minds--excellence, a kind of privilege, a charmed life, deepveined liberalism, a respect for tradition. In his attempt to capture the spirit of this verdant place, Cartwright has spoken to many leading...

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A typically touching, insightful and entertaining novel from the author of "The Promise Of Happiness", about a family coming to terms with loss, each in their own way. It was read by Bill Nighy as a Radio 4 "Book At Bedtime", and was eagerly reviewed by the critics. 'Cartwright's books are literary icebergs with more concealed than shown, which keep on working long after the turn of the final page' "Daily Mail