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A Rum Affair
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Author : Karl Sabbagh
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2017-08
A Rum Affair written by Karl Sabbagh and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08 with History categories.
In the 1940s, the eminent British botanist John Heslop Harrison proposed a controversial theory: that vegetation on the islands off the west coast of Scotland had survived the last Ice Age. His premise flew in the face of what most botanists believed - that no plants had survived the 10,000-year period of extreme cold. But Heslop Harrison had proof - the plants and grasses found on the isle of Rum. Harrison didn't anticipate, however, an amateur botanist called John Raven, who boldly questioned whether these grasses were truly indigenous to the area, or whether they had been transported there. This is the story of what happened when a tenacious amateur set out to find out the truth, and how he uncovered a most extraordinary fraud.
A Rum Affair
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Author : Karl Sabbagh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
A Rum Affair written by Karl Sabbagh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the 1940s Heslop Harrison announced another discovery of rare plants. His colleagues were suspicious, many believed he had invented his discoveries and one accused him of being a fake. Nothing was heard for 50 years. Sabbagh uncovered the report and in this mix of detective story, social history and scientific investigation unravels the story.
A Rum Affair
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Author : Alan Paisey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-30
A Rum Affair written by Alan Paisey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with categories.
A sweeping story of love and passion intertwined with rich detail of nautical life in the immediate post-war years. Tim and Vanessa meet for two short days, a year before the Second World War ends. They wonder what an engineer in the Royal Navy and a musical star might have in common - but before they know it, they are caught up in a romance that must stand the test of many separations before they can be together. Tim's demob is not the end of his daring adventures. He is caught up in a deadly hurricane in the Atlantic as well as a terrifying battle on the Yangtze River. Meanwhile, Vanessa's career hits the heady heights of the West End. Travelling across the globe so that they can have brief snatches of time together, they make us watch and wait to see if their story can have a happy ending.
Rum Affair
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Author : Dorothy Dunnett
language : en
Publisher: House of Stratus
Release Date : 2012-12-30
Rum Affair written by Dorothy Dunnett and has been published by House of Stratus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-30 with Fiction categories.
This mystery is told from the point of view of the 'Bird'; Tina Rossi, a famous coloratura soprano who arrives to sing at the Edinburgh Festival, only to find a murder victim in a cupboard, whilst at the same time her lover, top scientist Kenneth Homes, has gone missing.
Rum Affair
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Author : Dorothy Dunnett
language : en
Publisher: House of Stratus
Release Date : 2012-12-30
Rum Affair written by Dorothy Dunnett and has been published by House of Stratus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-30 with Fiction categories.
This mystery is told from the point of view of the 'Bird'; Tina Rossi, a famous coloratura soprano who arrives to sing at the Edinburgh Festival, only to find a murder victim in a cupboard, whilst at the same time her lover, top scientist Kenneth Homes, has gone missing.
Rum Affair
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Author : Dorothy Dunnett
language : en
Publisher: Duckworth Books Limited
Release Date : 2023-05
Rum Affair written by Dorothy Dunnett and has been published by Duckworth Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05 with Fiction categories.
Tina Rossi, the world's leading coloratura soprano, has travelled to Edinburgh, ostensibly to sing in the Festival, but in reality to meet her lover, top scientist Kenneth Holmes. Instead of finding Kenneth at their rendezvous, she discovers an unknown corpse. At this moment Johnson Johnson, a famous but enigmatic portrait painter turns up. Dolly is about to sail in a race to the Hebrides where Holmes was conducting his top-secret research to discover more about his disappearance. Soon they are sailing the high seas together, but as Dolly nears Rum, the race becomes one for life rather than prize money... ***PRAISE FOR THE DOLLY MYSTERY SERIES*** 'The Dolly novels are... delicious, funny, ingenious, glamorous, clever.' Listener 'Dunnett tempts her fans with buried clues and red herrings that keep them reading and rereading the books.' New York Times '[Dunnett's] women are among her strongest characters.' Guardian
One Good Affair
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Author : Tess Stimson
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2009-08-04
One Good Affair written by Tess Stimson and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-04 with Fiction categories.
With her gift for “surprising emotional honesty…[and] an impressive ability to get inside the heads of [her characters],”* Tess Stimson grips readers with this internationally bestselling novel of six lovers, two marriages, one affair—and what happens when a lifetime of secrets begins to unravel. Ella Stuart is a pediatrician with a fulfilling career and a marriage any woman would envy. William Ashfield is a devoted husband, a good father, and a successful businessman. Beth Ashfield married the love of her life and loves him still, but the light inside her is going out and she has one last chance to rekindle it. And Cate, Beth and William’s brilliant but troubled teenage daughter, is trying to negotiate the rough waters between adolescence and womanhood. But when tragedy strikes, the repercussions spiral through all of their lives—and in an instant, nothing will ever be the same. Now Ella, William, Beth, and Cate will discover that trying to have it all might be keeping them from the very thing they each want most…. With sharp wit and moving honesty, Tess Stimson has written a brazenly unsentimental yet deeply felt novel of hearts gone astray that somehow keep the faith—even when everyone seems to be cheating. *Publishers Weekly
Rum
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Author : Matt Murphy
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-06-01
Rum written by Matt Murphy and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-01 with History categories.
Australia and its formation - through the distorted view of a rum bottle. Could the Rum Rebellion have been averted if Major Johnston wasn't hungover? Would the Eureka Stockade have been different if the rebels weren't pissed? How were prisoners to get drunk if Macquarie closed the only pub in the gaol? And why should sailors under fourteen be deprived of their sixteen shots of rum per day? These are just some of the questions raised in Matt Murphy's account of Australia's colonial history. Brimming with detailed research and irreverent character sketches, Rum looks at not just how much was drunk in colonial Australia (a lot!), but also the lengths people went to get their hands on it, the futile efforts of the early governors to control it, and the often disastrous and/or absurd consequences of its consumption. Those consequences aren't just in our past. Murphy goes beyond foundation stories to look at the legacy our love affair with alcohol has created, from binge drinking to lockout laws and from prohibition to urinating on the parliamentary carpet. So here's to Rum, for making bad decisions look like a good idea at the time.
The Casebook Of Newbury Hobbes
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Author : George Mann
language : en
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date : 2013-09-27
The Casebook Of Newbury Hobbes written by George Mann and has been published by Titan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-27 with Fiction categories.
A collection of short stories detailing the supernatural steampunk adventures of detective duo, Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes in dark and dangerous Victorian London. Newbury & Hobbes will face plague revenants, murderous peers, mechanical beasts, tentacled leviathans, reanimated pygmies, and an encounter with Sherlock Holmes.
Fraser S Magazine For Town And Country
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Author : James Anthony Froude
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
Fraser S Magazine For Town And Country written by James Anthony Froude and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1838 with Authors categories.
Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.