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A Conflict of Interests

An intriguing wartime mystery from the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition

By: Claire Gradidge

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A Conflict of Interests

An intriguing wartime mystery from the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition

By: Claire Gradidge

The brand-new novel from the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition. 'A CRACKING READ' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY 'THIS ATMOSPHERIC WARTIME MYSTERY IS PERFECT FOR FANS OF FOYLE'S WAR' CANDIS June 1944, Romsey, England. Josephine 'Jo' Fox is at an impasse since the unwelcome return of her wayward husband Richard. So, when he disappears again, she is neither concerned nor surprised - until a burning car is discovered with a body inside. And there are signs that Richard is somehow involved. Jo is determined to find both her husband and answers, yet with her friend Bram Nash in hospital suffering an infection of his old war wound, she must do so alone. When information comes to light that implicates Bram too, Jo finds herself on a dangerous path to the truth. But what will be left for her when all is revealed? PRAISE FOR THE JOSEPHINE FOX SERIES: ' Terrific ... captures brilliantly the atmosphere of wartime Britain' ANN CLEEVES ' Feisty, determined and brave - I loved Josephine Fox' JUDY FINNIGAN 'A complete delight ... sings with authenticity' CAZ FREAR

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303

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Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.

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1838776656

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9781838776657

Shopping in Ancient Rome

The Retail Trade in the Late Republic and the Principate

By: Claire Holleran

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Shopping in Ancient Rome

The Retail Trade in the Late Republic and the Principate

By: Claire Holleran

This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the retail network in ancient Rome and investigates the diverse means by which goods were sold to consumers in the city. Holleran places Roman retail trade within the wider context of its urban economy and explores the critical relationship between retail and broader environmental factors.

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321

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Oxford University Press

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019969821X

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9780199698219

Basser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein

The Kensington Colleges

By: Claire Scobie

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Basser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein

The Kensington Colleges

By: Claire Scobie

The Kensington Colleges are an important part of the life and soul of the University of New South Wales. Formed in 1959 through generous bequests, Basser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein colleges have played a vital role in the lives of over 10 000 residents. Many early residents came to the colleges through the Colombo Plan and have since taken on leadership roles throughout Asia, while many others have come from rural Australia to find a varied and successful life on campus. In this book Claire Scobie tells the stories behind each college’s culture, support network, social life and many achievements, and discovers why past and present residents are so loyal to their college.

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188

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UNSW Press

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1742247245

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9781742247243

Last Seen in Lhasa

The story of an extraordinary friendship in modern Tibet

By: Claire Scobie

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Last Seen in Lhasa

The story of an extraordinary friendship in modern Tibet

By: Claire Scobie

Some go to Tibet seeking inspiration, others for adventure. The award-winning journalist, Claire Scobie, found both when she left her ordinary life in London and went to the Himalayas in search of a rare red lily. Her journey took her to Pemako, where few Westerners have set foot and where the myth of Shangri-la was born. It was here she became friends with Ani, an unusual Tibetan nun who was to change her life. Through seven journeys in Tibet, Claire chronicles a rapidly changing world - where monks talk on mobiles and Lhasa's sex industry thrives. But it is Ani, a penniless wanderer with a rich heart, who leaves an indelible impression. Together, in a culture where freedom of expression is forbidden, they risk arrest. And they forge an abiding friendship, based on intuition and deep respect. Evoking the luminous landscape of snow peaks and wild alpine gardens, Claire Scobie captures the paradoxes of contemporary Tibet, a land steeped in religion, struggling against oppression and galloping towards modernity. Last Seen in Lhasa is a unique story of insight and adventure that can touch us all.

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258

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Random House

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1448118883

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9781448118885

Eros and Music in Early Modern Culture and Literature

By: Claire Bardelmann

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Eros and Music in Early Modern Culture and Literature

By: Claire Bardelmann

What is the relationship between Eros and music? How does the intersection of love and music contribute to define the perimeter of Early Modern love? The Early Moderns hold parallel discourses on the metaphysical doctrines of love and music as theories of harmony. Statements of love as music, of music as love, and of both as harmonic ideals, are found across a wide range of cultural contexts, highlighting the understanding of love as a cultural construct. The book assesses the complexity of cultural discourses on this linkage of Eros and music. The ambivalence of music as an erotic agent is enacted in the controversy over dancing and reflected in the ubiquitous symbolism of music instruments. Likewise, the trivialization of musical imagery in madrigal lyrics and love poetry highlights a sense of degradation and places the love-music relationship at the meeting point of two epistemes. The book also shows the symbolic deployment of the intertwined ideas of love and music in the English epyllion, and offers close readings of Shakespeare’s poems The Rape of Lucrece and Venus and Adonis. The book is the first to propose an overview of the theoretical, cultural and poetical intersections of Eros and music in Early Modern England. It discusses the connections in a richly interdisciplinary manner, drawing on a wealth of primary material which includes rhetoric, natural philosophy, educational literature, medicine, music theory and musical performance, dance books, performance politics, Protestant pamphlets and sermons, and emblem books.

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437

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Routledge

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0429018290

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9780429018299

British Historical Cinema

By: Claire Monk,Amy Sargeant

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British Historical Cinema

By: Claire Monk,Amy Sargeant

Films recreating or addressing 'the past' - recent or distant, actual or imagined - have been a mainstay of British cinema since the silent era. From Elizabeth to Carry On Up The Khyber, and from the heritage-film debate to issues of authenticity and questions of genre, British Historical Cinema explores the ways in which British films have represented the past on screen, the issues they raise and the debates they have provoked. Discussing films from biopics to literary adaptations, and from depictions of Britain's colonial past to the re-imagining of recent decades in retro films such as Velvet Goldmine, a range of contributors ask whose history is being represented, from whose perspective, and why.

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284

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Routledge

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1136366490

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9781136366499

Two Ways Strong

Jaz's Story

By: Claire Scobie,Indigenous Literacy Foundation,Kristine Ellis,Deadly Mob from Concordia Lutheran College

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Two Ways Strong

Jaz's Story

By: Claire Scobie,Indigenous Literacy Foundation,Kristine Ellis,Deadly Mob from Concordia Lutheran College

Going to boarding school can be a difficult transition for many students, but for Indigenous students from remote communities, it can be quite a culture shock. In Two Ways Strong, Indigenous students from Concordia Lutheran College have combined to tell their experience in a story about Jaz a young girl from Palm Island who goes to boarding school at the age of fourteen. Jaz has many challenges to face, not least having to speak English and make herself understood. Her fellow Indigenous students help to ease the way for her but ultimately it's up to Jaz to make the most of what boarding school has to offer. As she becomes accustomed to school life, has fun with her friends and has academic success, Jaz realises just how much she has gained and grown in the time she's been at school. She's no longer just one way strong like she was on Palm Island, she's now two ways strong and ready to take on the world.

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0648260410

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A Conflict of Interests

A Conflict of Interests

Shopping in Ancient Rome

Shopping in Ancient Rome

Basser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein

Basser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein

Last Seen in Lhasa

Last Seen in Lhasa

Eros and Music in Early Modern Culture and Literature

Eros and Music in Early Modern Culture and Literature

British Historical Cinema

British Historical Cinema

Two Ways Strong

Two Ways Strong

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