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Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a
new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage
daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to
reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the
chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers
inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States
of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove
vital players in this game of intrigue and revolution. Raisa and
their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic
mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo and Raisa
have built. Leo must get to the States somehow and find out what
happened. Exiled from the Soviet Union and separated from his
family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of
Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts and forcing him to
confront his demons. But whatever it costs, wherever he must go, he
will find Agent 6.
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Last Orders (CD, Unabridged edition)
Graham Swift; Read by Phil Davis, Sandra Duncan, Simon Slater, Gareth Armstrong; Created by …
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R414
Discovery Miles 4 140
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1996 Four men once close to Jack Dodds,
a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have
his ashes scattered into the sea at Margate. For reasons best known
to herself, Jack's widow, Amy, declines to join them . . . On the
surface a simple tale of an increasingly bizarre day's outing, this
Booker-prize winning, internationally acclaimed novel is a resonant
and classic exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary
lives. Intensely local but overwhelmingly universal, faithful to
the fleeting rhythms and accidental eloquence of everyday speech
but also to the timeless truths of life and death, it succeeds in
being comic and heartstopping, affectionate and wise, and in
conferring on its stumbling, disappointed characters an enduring
decency, dignity and depth. 'A surpassing testament to Swift's
vibrant and powerful gifts' The Times 'A triumph . . . a story
about the most fundamental things of all' Evening Standard
Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a
new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage
daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to
reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the
chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers
inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States
of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove
vital players in this game of intrigue and revolution. Raisa and
their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic
mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo and Raisa
have built. Leo must get to the States somehow and find out what
happened. Exiled from the Soviet Union and separated from his
family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of
Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts and forcing him to
confront his demons. But whatever it costs, wherever he must go, he
will find Agent 6.
The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins
War, brings to life the story of Margaret Beaufort, a shadowy and
mysterious character in the first book of the series - The White
Queen - but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of
The War of the Roses. The Red Queentells the story of the
child-bride of Edmund Tudor, who, although widowed in her early
teens, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to
infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and
servant, undermine the support for Richard III and ultimately
ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England.
Through collaboration with the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville,
Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry and Elizabeth's daughter,
thereby uniting the families and resolving the Cousins War once and
for all by founding of the Tudor dynasty.
When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's
wedding reception, they embark upon a correspondence that is quite
unlike any other in the history of letter-writing. Both Irene and
Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They
live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love
nothing more than dipping their pens in the vitriol pot - while
remaining the firmest of pen-pals. Feisty, naughty and endlessly
funny, Ladies of Letters provides a hilarious insight into suburban
friendships as they really are! 'Quite honestly as I laid the last
letter aside I felt a better person for having glimpsed behind the
net curtains of Mrs Small's and Mrs Spencer's life.' - Sue
Townsend. 1 CD. 1 hr 30 mins.
Is a man's Memorial Service the right time to tell the truth?
Reunited for the occasion a group of friends gather to celebrate a
life. But who are they remembering? A creative genius, a former
lover, a bitter rival - or the man who deceived them all? A
five-strong cast in a wickedly funny play full of revelations,
rediscoveries and revenges.
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