4 Ergebnisse.

Vivian Chumwell, a retired publisher, gets the shock of his life when a manuscript he is sent to edit turns his world on its head, forces him to re-examine his life and the lives of his parents, and brings him, for the first time in his life face to face with violence for which he is not prepared. When a ninety years old neighbour whom Chumwell believes is a one time murderer, dies, Chumwell leaves London to begin a new life of a very differen...

What the Wild West was for America in the 19th century, Outremer - Beyond the Sea - was to Europe in the 12th: the wild east, land of opportunity, of warlike adventure, and of terror. The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem lasted from 1100 to 1187. In that time European noblemen and women came here to do penance in war against the "infidels", to escape the law in their homeland, mostly to seek their fortune. Among the immigrants were also paupers. ...

England's society has broken down and a neo-feudal order has emerged in parts of the country. Fritzie Sandalwood is chief among the new lords. His aim is to conserve old values in his redoubt - the rebuilt Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumbrian coast. Owain Marr, a composer and old friend, is a reluctant Odysseus to Sandalwood's Agamemnon. One night Owain is attacked and thrown over a cliff. Deep in coma in hospital, he experiences his odysse...

While the state of modern Israel emerges, father and son battle in high ranking political life.