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The Last Whippoorwill (Paperback): Mary Bryan Stafford The Last Whippoorwill (Paperback)
Mary Bryan Stafford
R489 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Held (Paperback): Anne Michaels Held (Paperback)
Anne Michaels
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The triumphant new novel from the author of the Orange Prize-winning Fugitive Pieces: a soaring and luminous story of chance and change.

1917. On a battlefield near the River Aisne, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory – a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with his lover on a winter night, his childhood on a faraway coast – as the snow falls.

1920. John has returned from war to North Yorkshire, near another river – alive, but not still whole. Reunited with Helena, an artist, he reopens his photography business and endeavours to keep on living. But the past erupts insistently into the present, as ghosts begin to surface in his pictures: ghosts whose messages he cannot understand.

So begins a narrative that spans four generations, moments of connection and consequence igniting and re-igniting as the century unfolds. In luminous moments of desire, comprehension, longing, transcendence, the sparks fly upward, working their transformations decades later.

Held is a novel like no other, by a writer at the height of her powers: affecting and intensely beautiful, full of mystery, wisdom and compassion.

White Lines - A John Tyler Thriller (Hardcover): Tom Fowler White Lines - A John Tyler Thriller (Hardcover)
Tom Fowler
R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bad Love Tigers - The Bad Love Series Book 2 (Hardcover): Kevin L Schewe Bad Love Tigers - The Bad Love Series Book 2 (Hardcover)
Kevin L Schewe
R921 R805 Discovery Miles 8 050 Save R116 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beyond the Farthest Star - Restored Edition (Complete and Unabridged) (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition): Edgar Rice... Beyond the Farthest Star - Restored Edition (Complete and Unabridged) (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition)
Edgar Rice Burroughs; Introduction by Paul Di Filippo; Preface by Christopher Paul Carey
R890 Discovery Miles 8 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome - Book I: The Sacrifice (Hardcover): Hurley D. Mahan Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome - Book I: The Sacrifice (Hardcover)
Hurley D. Mahan
R755 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R78 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Led by Commander Marcus Artorius Agricola, the five thousand soldiers of Rome's Ninth Legion are legendary for their aggressive fighting skills and superb leadership. The Legion is stationed in Britannia in the year AD 122, and Rome sends them north of York to subdue the unruly Pict tribes.

But when they arrive, the unthinkable happens. They are routed and forced to flee toward the coast, ending up at a Pict holy place. Here, the entire Legion is mysteriously teleported to England at the beginning of World War II. The terrified men suddenly find themselves pursued from the air by "flying crosses" and on the ground by a relentless crew of British soldiers.

The Legion flees to Crail, Scotland, trying to come to grips with their new reality. They discover that one of the Picts, a vicious holy man named Mormaer, has time-traveled with them. Worse, he is quickly learning the ways of this new world and won't hesitate to use his deadly knowledge against his enemies.

When the Legion discovers that they are right in the path of another invading force-the Germans-they know they will continue to do their duty and defend Great Britain. But their shields and swords are no match for this era's technology. What's more, with Mormaer waiting to strike, the Legion may not survive what could be their last battle.

The Time Being (Hardcover): Joseph Dunn The Time Being (Hardcover)
Joseph Dunn
R995 R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Save R107 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memoirs of a Military Diva (Hardcover): Lady Jay Memoirs of a Military Diva (Hardcover)
Lady Jay
R651 R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lisa Collier has always known the military was right for her, but she never counted on the trials and tribulations that accompany her new life. But under her uniform representing pride and heroism, she is conflicted. Unfortunately, Lisa soon realizes that her extensive military training has not prepared her for the battles of abandonment, neglect, infidelity, and abuse she suffers in her personal life.

Lisa's best friend, Monique Grant, is not known for playing games, especially when it comes to her freedom - and her heart. She enters the military as a strong-willed woman who lets nothing stand in her way, but almost immediately discovers she must learn to slow down or lose everything she holds close to her heart.

"Memoirs of a Military Diva" shares the poignant tale of two women as they journey to discover the true meaning of inner strength, to stand firm in their identities, and, most importantly, to embrace the bonds of sisterhood; relying on that, they have the ability to overcome anything.

My Daughter's Keeper - A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor (Hardcover): Adiva... My Daughter's Keeper - A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor (Hardcover)
Adiva Geffen
R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
A Peace Without Honor - Sin and Retribution I (Hardcover): Adalbert Lallier A Peace Without Honor - Sin and Retribution I (Hardcover)
Adalbert Lallier
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Jewish Girl In Paris (Paperback): Melanie Levensohn A Jewish Girl In Paris (Paperback)
Melanie Levensohn
R285 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn’s A Jewish Girl in Paris is a powerful novel about forbidden love.

Paris, 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl, Judith, meets a young man, the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer – his family will never approve of the girl he has fallen in love with. As the Germans impose more and more restrictions on Jewish Parisians, the couple secretly plan to flee the country. But before they can make their escape, Judith disappears . . .

Montréal, 1982. Shortly before his death, Lica Grunberg confesses to his daughter, that she has an older half-sister, Judith. Lica escaped the Nazis but lost all contact with his first-born daughter. His daughter promises to find the sister she never knew. The search languishes for years, until Jacobina is spurred on by her young friend Béatrice.

Soon the two women discover a dark family secret, stretching over two continents and six decades, that will change their lives forever . . .

In the Early Days Along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 (Hardcover): Gilbert L. Cole In the Early Days Along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 (Hardcover)
Gilbert L. Cole
R1,097 Discovery Miles 10 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Book on Joshua - Love at War in Iraq (Hardcover): Eamon Kolarity The Book on Joshua - Love at War in Iraq (Hardcover)
Eamon Kolarity
R1,072 R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Save R138 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Oh well, she's not my girl back home any-way. Her name is Halamie Tikara. She's Iraqi, and not so far away. So complicated, our beautiful love.

Human Intelligence Specialist Joshua Martin lies stranded and severely wounded after a night raid on an al-Qaeda hideout in Samarra. He spends a long night alone remembering-not only intense combat but also growing up conflicted in Oklahoma.

As he prays for a rescue at dawn, Joshua, the son of an evangelical minister, recalls his foray into first love at a church summer camp. A scandal while attending a Bible college drives Joshua to join the War on Terror. But he is really seeking true love abroad, not martial glory or divine forgiveness. It is a difficult search. Then he finds the spirited Halamie. The young couple must hide their budding romance from hard men.

"The Book on Joshua" is a captivating exploration of a foreign war and forbidden love. A Christian boy and Muslim girl test their faith in each other against the backdrop of sectarian violence in 2005/2006 Iraq.

Journey Into Darkness (Black & White - 3rd Edition) - A Story in Four Parts (Hardcover, 3rd ed.): J. Arthur Moore Journey Into Darkness (Black & White - 3rd Edition) - A Story in Four Parts (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)
J. Arthur Moore
R961 Discovery Miles 9 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nightmare Enemy, Dream Friend (Hardcover): Jerry Blanton Nightmare Enemy, Dream Friend (Hardcover)
Jerry Blanton
R893 R781 Discovery Miles 7 810 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tug-Of-War (Hardcover): Judith Somborac Tug-Of-War (Hardcover)
Judith Somborac
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rendezvous in Baghdad (Hardcover): Ben Sheldon Rendezvous in Baghdad (Hardcover)
Ben Sheldon
R637 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As throngs of humanity pack Rome's St. Peter's Square, all await the news from the Sistine Chapel as to who will be the next Pope. But no one is more anxious than Iraqi American Sami Yusuf, for he and one of the papal candidates share a well-kept secret. When it is finally announced that Cardinal Paul Rogan has been elected Pope, Sami knows the one thing about Father Rogan that no one in the crowd does-he is a humble shepherd who molests his unsuspecting sheep.

Many years earlier, while Sami was a Jesuit school student in Baghdad, he was molested by Father Rogan. Deathly afraid of revealing the abuse for fear of losing his family's honor, Sami eventually emigrated to the United States and joined the Air Force. Meanwhile, Father Rogan slowly moved up in the Catholic Hierarchy-while quietly ruining one young boy's life after another. Now amid sectarian mayhem and the occupation of Iraq, Sami must visit his ailing dad in Baghdad. But first he must fulfill his most important life's mission-to cleanse the honor that Father Rogan stripped from his family.

In this compelling tale that spans three continents, a vendetta drives an Iraqi American pilot into international dram that culminates with unexpected ramifications that change everything forever.

In the Fangs of the Beast (Hardcover): Charles E. Miller In the Fangs of the Beast (Hardcover)
Charles E. Miller
R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this story I have disclosed some of the dark machinations in the Fuhrer's mind when he unleashed the dogs of war in bloody cruelties without conscience. I have tried to reveal uniquely German predispositions or mindsets, if you will, that caused Germans to accept Hitler's leadership. For it was they, the German people, the Volkish Bevolkerung who believed, and it was true, that the Versailles Treaty imposed merciless reparations upon the German people that affected them in complex ways-to annihilate their nationhood, their sovereign compacity forever to make wat. Yet while it virtually destroyed the Kaiserreich of Post WWI and, tructh to tell, said many times, set the stage for Hitler's popularity. The rise of national Socialism, the Nazi Party and WWII the Treaty shoes how mistaken and despotic revenge can be. Christian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Col. Von Stauffenberg did not want to destroy the German people. They schemed to kill the diabolical fiend Adolph Hitler.

State of Chaos - a Cade Rearden Thriller (Hardcover): J K Franks State of Chaos - a Cade Rearden Thriller (Hardcover)
J K Franks
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Underworld (Hardcover): Ty'ron W C Robinson Underworld (Hardcover)
Ty'ron W C Robinson
R659 R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Irish Spy - A Novel of the Irish War of Independence (Hardcover): Douglas Clark The Irish Spy - A Novel of the Irish War of Independence (Hardcover)
Douglas Clark
R1,061 Discovery Miles 10 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Summer House (Paperback): James Patterson, Brendan DuBois The Summer House (Paperback)
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
R296 R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Save R30 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Something to Crowe About - An Ill-Timed Truth is as Bad as a Lie (Hardcover): E.W. Nickerson Something to Crowe About - An Ill-Timed Truth is as Bad as a Lie (Hardcover)
E.W. Nickerson
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When the British and Canadian governments want the people of the world, particularly France, to be reminded of the French Vichy government's involvement and active participation in the Final Solution during World War 2, a simple plan of communication turns into dangers never anticipated.

Special consultant to MI6 Ed Crowe, along with his special friend and CSIS operative Pat W., spend their August 1985 'honeymoon' in Paris in order to communicate the details of the Vichy's proactive involvement. The success of the plan leads to international headlines and the identification of neo-Nazi groups in both France and Britain, including their importation of illegal drugs into Britain.

The ensuing activity results in the reluctant involvement of Scotland Yard and the enthusiastic involvement of the CIA.

While the work is dangerous and deadly, it only serves to deepen the love between Ed Crowe and Carolyn Andrews, daughter of Lord Stonebridge, the head of the British Secret Service, MI6.

Age of Rust (Hardcover): Conrad Bair, Thaddeus Yesier Age of Rust (Hardcover)
Conrad Bair, Thaddeus Yesier
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cologne No. 10 For Men (Hardcover): Richard Morris Cologne No. 10 For Men (Hardcover)
Richard Morris
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

""I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."

-Richard Peabody, co-editor of Gargoyle Magazine

Counting bodies in Vietnam. In this earthy war/peace novel, comedy frames grim pictures of war. Morris weaves combat, a love affair, and military satire into a story that is by turns terrifying, gruesome, and mad, and one acted by a memorable cast of characters-grunts and hookers, Vietcong soldiers and spies, heroes and inane officers. It begins on a huge base in the Central Highlands in 1967 where Lieutenant Wilfred Carmenghetti falls in love with Can and smuggles her to a forward firebase. In the field he and his platoon win stunning victories, but spies plot his death, Vietcong soldiers attack the platoon, and Can leaves him. What follows is a surprising and fanciful comedic ending. "Cologne No. 10 For Men" is a book to make us fear, weep, laugh, and remember. A soldier in Vietnam invents a uniquely absurd solution to the horrors of war. A relatively na ve Wilfred Carmenghetti comes to the Far East to outmaneuver the draft and save the Western world. A funny and serviceable satire about the gross rationalizations that propel war and peace. -Kirkus Discoveries

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