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Foxhunt (Paperback)
Luke Francis Beirne
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R782
Discovery Miles 7 820
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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1949: Milne Lowell, a Canadian writer, moves to London to edit a
magazine dedicated to cultural freedom. His colleagues include
Marguerite Allard, a French-Canadian anarchist, Eric Felmore, an
American novelist, and Carson Ward, a British poet. Initially, the
group is enthusiastic about the championship of freedom; however,
uncertainty grows as unsettling encounters begin to unfold and the
peripheral violence of the Cold War closes in. Foxhunt is an
atmospheric exploration of passivity, loyalty, and literature in
times of political upheaval. Firmly entrenched in the literary
milieu of the era, it carries the reader through shell-shocked
streets with suspense and intrigue.
To Liverpool fans, Robbie Fowler was 'God'. He is the sixth-highest
goal scorer in the history of the Premier League and notched 183
goals for Liverpool alone. But before all of that, he was a
Liverpool lad who loved the game, the Kop and everything that came
with it. My Life In Football is the story of a boy who became a
legend. Born in Liverpool in 1975, Robbie Fowler became a club icon
by the time he was 18. Now, he takes us through the games that have
shaped his life and football philosophy, over 25 years after he
first signed as a professional for Liverpool. Engaging, personal
and revealing, Robbie opens up about his astounding achievements,
the price of fame and the regrets and struggles of being a
professional footballer. From Hillsborough to Madrid, via the cup
treble, that goal line celebration, hundreds of goals, Houllier,
Benitez, Klopp and more, Robbie explains his thinking about the
modern game. Inviting readers inside the dressing room, he shares
stories of legendary teammates like Rush, Owen and Gerrard, as well
as his rise to football's top table. How did he get back up so many
times after the injuries that blighted his career? What gave him
the drive to keep going and pursue his dreams? Robbie's My Life In
Football harks back to a simpler time when fans and players shared
the same story, and when the local boy really could dream of
scoring a hat-trick for his home club when Saturday came. This
audiobook is an mp3-CD edition.
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Blacklion
Luke Francis Beirne
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R785
Discovery Miles 7 850
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Bloody Sunday (1972) catapulted the Irish 'troubles' onto the world
stage, exacerbating suspicion in US intelligence circles that the
IRA might turn to the Soviets for guns. South Boston native Raymond
Daly, just off a CIA stint in Laos, is sent to Ireland to
re-establish a line running guns to the IRA. He deftly earns the
trust of gunrunner Slowey, a tough money-making South Boston
native, who introduces him to an IRA splinter group operating near
Blacklion, a town bordering on Northern Ireland. Ray begins to
manipulate Aoife, an Irish woman, in order to gain the trust of the
community and embed himself in the organization. After the British
Special Air Services raid a safehouse, Ray finds himself involved
in executing an informant and his wife. But he also finds himself
getting soft on some of those he was sent to infiltrate and
becoming more like his cover, 'an Irish American gunrunner with a
romantic attachment to the Cause,' and less like an obedient CIA
operative. Events spiral, culminating in a shootout with the
British army that compels Ray to make a Faustian decision on his
future and that of Aoife and the others he was assigned to
manipulate.
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