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Described as 'unforgettable' by The Mail on Sunday, A Hundred
Million Years and a Day is a pocket-sized epic adventure story of a
professor's journey to an Alpine glacier. 'Powerful' Sunday Times
When he hears a story about a huge dinosaur fossil locked deep
inside an Alpine glacier, university professor Stan finds a
childhood dream reignited. Whatever it takes, he is determined to
find the buried treasure. But Stan is no mountaineer and must rely
on the help of old friend Umberto, who brings his eccentric young
assistant, Peter, and cautious mountain guide Gio. Time is short:
they must complete their expedition before winter sets in. As bonds
are forged and tested on the mountainside, and the lines between
determination and folly are blurred, the hazardous quest for the
Earth's lost creatures becomes a journey into Stan's own past. This
breathless, heartbreaking epic-in-miniature speaks to the
adventurer within us all.
Described as 'unforgettable' by The Mail on Sunday, A Hundred
Million Years and a Day is a pocket-sized epic adventure story of a
professor's journey to an Alpine glacier. 'Powerful' Sunday Times
When he hears a story about a huge dinosaur fossil locked deep
inside an Alpine glacier, university professor Stan finds a
childhood dream reignited. Whatever it takes, he is determined to
find the buried treasure. But Stan is no mountaineer and must rely
on the help of old friend Umberto, who brings his eccentric young
assistant, Peter, and cautious mountain guide Gio. Time is short:
they must complete their expedition before winter sets in. As bonds
are forged and tested on the mountainside, and the lines between
determination and folly are blurred, the hazardous quest for the
Earth's lost creatures becomes a journey into Stan's own past. This
breathless, heartbreaking epic-in-miniature speaks to the
adventurer within us all.
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Devils And Saints (Paperback)
Jean Baptiste Andrea; Translated by Sam Taylor
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An elderly man gives virtuoso piano performances in airports and
train stations. To the incredulity of the passers-by, he refuses
their offers to play in concert halls, or at prestigious
gatherings. He is waiting for someone, he tells them. Joseph was
just sixteen when he was sent to a religious boarding school in the
Pyrenees: les Confins, a dumping ground for waifs, strays, and
other abandoned souls. His days were filled with routine and
drudgery, and he thought longingly of the solace he found through
music in his former life. Joe dreams constantly of escape, but it
seems impossible. That is, until a chance encounter with the
orphanage's benefactor leads him to Rose, and a plan begins to
form... Humorous even in its darkest moments, Devils and Saints
tells a daring tale of camaraderie, love, and good triumphing over
evil.
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