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The London House

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Author : Katherine Reay
language : en
Publisher: Harper Muse
Release Date : 2021-11-02

The London House written by Katherine Reay and has been published by Harper Muse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with Fiction categories.

Uncovering a dark family secret sends one woman through the history of Britain’s World War II spy network and glamorous 1930s Paris to save her family’s reputation. Caroline Payne thinks it’s just another day of work until she receives a call from Mat Hammond, an old college friend and historian, but Mat has uncovered a scandalous secret kept buried for decades: In World War II, Caroline’s British great-aunt betrayed family and country to marry her German lover. Determined to find answers and save her family’s reputation, Caroline flies to her family’s ancestral home in London. She and Mat discover diaries and letters that reveal her grandmother and great-aunt were known as the “Waite sisters.” Popular and witty, they came of age during the interwar years, a time of peace and luxury filled with dances, jazz clubs, and romance. The buoyant tone of the correspondence soon yields to sadder revelations as the sisters grow apart, and one leaves home for the glittering fashion scene of Paris, despite rumblings of a coming world war. Each letter brings more questions. Was Caroline’s great-aunt actually a traitor and Nazi collaborator, or is there a more complex truth buried in the past? Together, Caroline and Mat uncover stories of spies and secrets, love and heartbreak, and the events of one fateful evening in 1941 that changed everything. In this rich historical novel from award-winning author Katherine Reay, a young woman is tasked with writing the next chapter of her family’s story. But Caroline must choose whether to embrace a love of her own and proceed with caution if her family’s decades-old wounds are to heal without tearing them even further apart. Praise for The London House: “Carefully researched, emotionally hewn, and written with a sure hand, The London House is a tantalizing tale of deeply held secrets, heartbreak, redemption, and the enduring way that family can both hurt and heal us. I enjoyed it thoroughly.” —Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names A stand-alone split-time novel Partially epistolary: the historical storyline is told through letters and journals Book length: approximately 102,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Great Houses Of London

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Author : James Stourton
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2022-10-04

Great Houses Of London written by James Stourton and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-04 with Architecture categories.

Discover the stories of some of the most breathaking and historic great houses of London, along with their secrets, in this lavishly illustrated compedium. London has a wealth of truly stunning great houses, seen by many as one of the marvels of English architecture, and yet to many their histories, their interiors and their occupants remain unknown. This book, illustrated throughout with sumptuous photography of these breathaking residences, reveals to us this secret world of riches and splendour. From the baroque and imposing magnificence of 10 Downing Street, perhaps London's most famous address, to the extraordinary Pre-Raphaelite mosaics of Debenham House to the confident, futuristic steel and glass of the Richard Rogers House in Chelsea, this book showcases these properties and details their origin as well as the many transformations they have undergone from their construction to the present day. There are many architectural wonders, among them Robert Adam's 20 St James’s Square and William Burges’s Tower House. Several — including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels and Titians — have held great art collections. These are houses that hold extraordinary stories: half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; and on 4 August 1914, at 9 Carlton House Terrace — then the German Embassy — young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another. With photography by the world-famous and multi-award winning Fritz von der Schulenburg, this title brings these houses to life in all their grandeur, and text from historian and author James Stourton delves into the many fascinating stories hidden behind the walls of these homes. Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest and grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners and occupants, artists and architects, their restoration, adaptation and change. Now available in a more compact format.

The History Of The London House Of Recovery Printed For The Society For Bettering The Condition Of The Poor

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Author : Society for Bettering the Condition and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor (Great Britain).
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1817

The History Of The London House Of Recovery Printed For The Society For Bettering The Condition Of The Poor written by Society for Bettering the Condition and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor (Great Britain). and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1817 with categories.

The London House 1700 1850

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Author : Francis Donald Klingender
language : en
Publisher:
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Researching London S Houses

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Author : Colin Thom
language : en
Publisher: Phillimore
Release Date : 2005

Researching London S Houses written by Colin Thom and has been published by Phillimore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.

Private Palaces

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Author : Christopher Simon Sykes
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1985

Private Palaces written by Christopher Simon Sykes and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Social Science categories.

London Bridge And Its Houses C 1209 1761

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Author : Dorian Gerhold
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2021-10-31

London Bridge And Its Houses C 1209 1761 written by Dorian Gerhold and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with Social Science categories.

London Bridge lined with houses from end to end was one of the most extraordinary structures ever seen in London. It was home to over 500 people, perched above the rushing waters of the Thames, and was one of the city’s main shopping streets. It is among the most familiar images of London in the past, but little has previously been known about the houses and the people who lived and worked in them. This book uses plentiful newly-discovered evidence, including detailed descriptions of nearly every house, to tell the story of the bridge and its houses and inhabitants. With the new information it is possible to reconstruct the plan of the bridge and houses in the seventeenth century, to trace the history of each house back through rentals and a survey to 1358, revealing the original layout, to date most of the houses which appear in later views, and to show how the houses and their occupants changed during five and half centuries. The book describes what stopped the houses falling into the river, how the houses were gradually enlarged, what their layout was inside, what goods were sold on the bridge and how these changed over time, the extensive rebuilding in 1477-1548 and 1683-96, and the removal of the houses around 1760. There are many new discoveries - about the structure of the bridge, the width of the roadway, the original layout of the houses, how the houses were supported, the size and internal planning of the houses, the quality of their architecture, and the trades practised on the bridge. The book includes five newly-commissioned reconstruction drawings showing what we now know about the bridge and its houses.