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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
FOR MORTALS TO RISE THE GODS MUST FALL.
In Ancient Greece, the Twelve Gods demand the ultimate tribute – food,
treasure, even human sacrifice.
There are some mortals who cling to a desperate prophecy – telling of
one to come who’ll set them free. But few truly believe it.
Until Danae, a fisherman's daughter, eats a mysterious golden apple.
And suddenly, her life unravels and a strange and dangerous path
unfolds before her.
Chased from her home, she neither understands nor fully controls her
future. One which will find Danae walking the winding roads of heroes.
There, she encounters and befriends the mighty demi-god, Heracles.
Together, they will seek out monsters to battle.
But Danae’s destiny is not to fight beasts.
She will hunt the Gods.
She will drag them screaming from Olympus . . .
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Medea
(Hardcover)
Kerry Greenwood
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R1,005
Discovery Miles 10 050
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles,
published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The god
touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Then he breathes, a
puff of air - as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats
over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving,
downward arc towards Achilles' back. Greece in the age of heroes.
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of
King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their
differences, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which
blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But
when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to
distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for
his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that
follow will test everything they hold dear.
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Range
(Hardcover)
Andrew Davie
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R533
Discovery Miles 5 330
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Gambling everything--including the family farm--Cullen McNamara
travels to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with his most recent
invention. But the noise in the fair's Machinery Hall makes it
impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of
desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to
tutor him in the art of lip-reading.
The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has
trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her
lips. Like the newly invented Ferris wheel, he is caught in a whirl
between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his
unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Can he keep his feet on the
ground, or will he be carried away?
A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow – by acclaimed author Cristina Henríquez.
It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.
Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar’s decision to work as a digger. For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence. Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield. He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.
When John witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada one day, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal – those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
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The Oppermanns
(Paperback)
Lion Feuchtwanger; Introduction by Joshua Cohen
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R487
Discovery Miles 4 870
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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