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In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The Quality of Mercy opens in the spring of 1767, two years after the events of Barry Unsworth's Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger. It follows the fortunes of two characters from that book: Sullivan, the Irish fiddler, and Erasmus Kemp, the son of a Liverpool slave-ship owner who hanged himself?To avenge his father's death, Erasmus Kemp has had the rebellious sailors of his father's ship, including Sullivan, brought back to London to stand trial on charges of mutiny and piracy. But as the novel opens, blithe Sullivan has escaped and is making his way on foot to the north of England, stealing as he goes and sleeping where he can.His destination is Thorpe in the East Durham coalfields, where his dead shipmate, Billy Blair, lived: he has pledged to tell the family how Billy met his end.In the village, Billy's sister Nan and her miner husband, James Bordon, live with their three… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses between the Wars - a Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition.Lady Nancy Astor. Lady Sibyl Colefax, Mrs Laura Corrigan, Lady Emerald Cunard, Mrs Ronnie Greville and Lady Edith LondonerryIn the aristocratic circles of early 20th century London revolution was on the horizon - in the form of six remarkable society hostesses who would change the political, social and cultural landscape of Britain forever.These formidable Queen Bees presided over society from their dining tables and salons, charming, scheming, and mingling their way (with mixed results) through two world wars, the Great Depression, an abdication, a coronation and an upheaval in class structures.With a glittering cast of players from the Mosleys to the Mitfords, from millionaries to maharajahs, from film stars to royalty, Queen Bees is the witty, warm and fascinating… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - dust jacket has rolling to edges and a tear on front cover in upper left corner - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.From 1824 when Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of NSW, sent a detachment of soldiers and convicts to found a new settlement on the Brisbane River to 1900, when Queen Victoria proclaimed the Commonwealth of Australia, Queensland has had an exciting and chequered history.Australia has one of the most varied histories of modern times, yet never before have the facts been written down for Australian children. Now George Finkel has brought this history to life on a state by state basis for anyone interested in Australian history, but more specifically for children in the 9-14 age group.Queensland: 1824-1900 has an introductory section on the prehistory and fauna of Australia; chapters on exploration and settlement, the Great Barrier Reef, blackbirders, the Aborigines, going to school, industry and sport.

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.It's 1899 and strange things are happening in Edinburgh. Amidst the arrival of the circus, a terrible set of events occurs with the death of a clerk during a bank robbery and the suicides of two girls within mere hours of one another. Could the two be related?As Rose Mc Quinn investigates, new evidence comes to light that makes Rose's new friend Elma Rice a suspect but all is not what it seems. Rose must use all her cunning and skills of observation to uncover the truth and find out who the real killer is.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naïve optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love...