In a sequel to his award-winning A Sense of Honour, Roy French returns with another tale of the Raven, once the most feared of all paramilitary enforcers in Ireland. Daniel Riordan is trying desperately hard to put his past behind him, but when his friends are killed in a house fire and the police believe it was accidental, Riordan must return to the arcane skills of his past, to the being that was the Raven, in order to uncover the truth. The path, however, leads back to his former life, re-opening old, painful wounds and places his own life in jeopardy. He finds help from an unexpected source. John Waters, a commando from the elite Special Air Service, is tracking a notorious terrorist who has been contracted by the very people for whom Riordan is searching. His quest is also very personal, totally unsanctioned, and in coming to Riordan's aid together they manage to lay old ghosts to rest. Once again, French takes us on a wild ride from the dark mountains of Ireland, to the forests of British Columbia and on to the calm, blue waters of Cuba, the plot twisting and turning all the way.
RavenÕs Revenge In a sequel to his award winning Raven's Honor and Raven's Fury, Roy French returns with another tale of the Raven, aka Daniel Riordan, once the most feared of all paramilitary enforcers in Ireland. When Riordan joins the firm run by a security specialist named Brian Featherstone, "Feather" to his friends, his first assignment takes him across the ocean to France, where he is to act as an intermediary for a ransom delivery. Through no fault of his own, the handover goes horribly wrong and Riordan is wounded. However, he recognizes the kidnapper as Sean Wallace, a hard case from his previous life, and vows to track him down. To do so, he must return to the hinterlands of Belfast and seek out connections that have long lain dormant. Many surprises lie in store for him, and he finds himself being played like a pawn in a chess game. He tracks down his prey and exacts revenge, but just as he thinks he has resolved the case an assault comes from an unexpected quarter, leaving a friend dead in its wake. Angered by the deceptions and mis-direction, he discovers that Major Skinner, the head of covert operations, was behind the entire operation and used him deliberately as bait to kill Wallace. Knowing the truth now makes Riordan a liability, and the Major will stop at nothing to ensure that it does not surface. But Riordan has one last surprise for the Major... Once again, French takes us on an adrenaline pumping ride, with former friends becoming fervent enemies. There is barely time to catch a breath before the pace accelerates and our hero is thrown into situations where it seems almost impossible for him to survive. The action, as always, never lets up and the plot has more twists and turns than an Irish laneway.
When the Irish conflict threatens to spill over on to the streets of New York, and Patrick Kelly's friends are put in harm's way, he is forced to join up with a former adversary named John Waters, a commando from the elite British Special Air Service, to confront the terrorists.As events spiral out of control, old loyalties are brought into question, and people are moved like pawns in a chess game where the Irish peace process hangs in the balance. Kelly finds himself unsure of who to trust any more, and now stands to lose the one thing that has brought peace to his life ... a lady known as the Black Rose.Once again, French takes us on a wild ride through the dark streets of New York, and then off to the hinterlands of Ireland, the plot twisting and turning all the way.
When his friend is framed for a murder he did not commit, Daniel Riordan puts his own life in jeopardy as he seeks to uncover the truth. Trying to remain in the shadows, he enlists the services of a security specialist named Brian Featherstone, a former British commando who has formed his own company comprised of a motley crew of ex-special forces warriors. While working with "Feather," he encounters an evil monster who preys on young runaways and sells them to be abused and tortured. Riordan destroys the operation in order to save his friend, but the monster, known only as Slade, escapes and vows to take revenge on Riordan and his family. Riordan attempts to protect his loved ones, but the assault comes from many angles, angles for which he is not prepared. Once again French takes us on an adrenaline pumping ride, with former foes becoming fast friends and allies to confront a protagonist who is evil incarnate. The action is non-stop and the plot twists keep you guessing to the last moment.
In this second volume of the History of France series, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie provides a masterful account of the early modern period combining a compelling narrative with broad analysis of events and wider comparisons with European history.
In a sequel to Raven's Kiss, Roy French returns with another tale of the Raven, aka Daniel Riordan, once the most feared of all paramilitary enforcers in Ireland.
Discussing story-telling in the French classroom, this text consists of 5 texts each for learners with 2/3, 4/5 and 6/7 years experience, respectively. A picture version accompanies the stories of level one. Levels one and two offer an unpunctuated version of the stories for language sequencing purposes. In addition, there is a range of activities for teaching the language and the process of storytelling for each level.
In his newest release of the Rave series, Roy French delivers another thrilling tale of the Raven, once th emost feared of all paramilitary enforcers in Ireland during the "Troubles."When Max DeLisle, a powerful London crime boss is ripped off by Sean Dempsey, one of his former employees, he turns the underworld upside down in a futile attempt to find him. At the same time, as he is renovating his new house, formerly owned by a Major in British Intelligence, he discovers top secret files that reveal Daniel Riordan as being the notorious Raven, the most feared paramilitary enforcer during the 'Troubles' in Ireland.At the same time, Daniel Riordan makes a bold decision and decides to attend a birthday party in the UK for a former boyhood friend whom he has not seen since he left. Prior to the party he has an opportunity to visit the grave of his uncle, the man who raised him after his parents were killed and trained him to become the fearsome Raven. The party turns out to be a shambles, but shortly afterward Riordan is blackmailed by DeLisle to track down his former employee and retrieve his money.Desperate to protect his family, the hunt takes Riordan from the back streets of London to the quays of Dublin, where he meets an old foe, and from there to the hinterlands of his old stomping grounds in Belfast. He is kidnapped and barely manages to escape with his life. Through a series of clues he discovers the location where he believes Dempsey to be hiding in the wilds of Vancouver Island and eventually tracks down his quarry, but discovers he is not alone. Dempsey's partner turns out to be a former female assassin for the IRA, a 'wild card.' They decided, like Riordan did many years ago, to do one last job so they could get away to live in peace. Riordan forces them to return the money, and knows that they should be eliminated as a possible future threat. When he discovers the woman is pregnant he decides to give them a reprieve.He returns to London to hand over the funds, realizing that DeLisle will probably try to get rid of him and so makes preparations to escape. A former friend and mentor in MI5 who has been guiding him through the maze of logistics turns out to be working for DeLisle and attempts to kill Riordan. Fortunately, Featherstone intervenes, allowing Riordan to go after DeLisle. They meet in a brutal showdown late at night on the river Thames docks. DeLisle has the upper hand, as Riordan is injured, but like gladiators of old, there is no mercy. There can only be one victor.
When Riordan investigates the death of a young girl, he uncovers a plot to 'fix' a drug trial, and that those responsible will stop at nothing to cover it up!
An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers historically and stylistically to such predecessors as Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, the French harpsichord school, and Russian and Spanish music. Challenging long-held assumptions about performance practice, Howat elucidates the rhythmic vitality and invention inherent in French music. In granting Fauré and Chabrier equal consideration with Debussy and Ravel, he redresses a historic imbalance and reshapes our perceptions of this entire musical tradition. Outstanding historical documentation and analysis are supported by Howat’s direct references to performing traditions shaped by the composers themselves. The book balances accessibility with scholarly and analytic rigor, combining a lifetime’s scholarship with practical experience of teaching and the concert platform
There can scarcely be a greater tribute to the vitality of the Fifth Republic's democracy than this monumental work. A searching analysis of how the will of the voters is translated into authoritative political decision making, this book not only uncovers political truths about contemporary France but also provides a model for the study of other popular forms of government. The authors set out to find an answer to the perplexing question of how representative government operates in France in the seemingly unstable context of multiparties. By interviewing voters as well as legislators in 1967 and in 1968 after the great upheaval, and by monitoring policies of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1973, the authors test relationships between public opinion and decision making. They are able to sort out the abiding political cues that orient the French voter, to establish the normal electoral processes, to gauge the nature of mass perceptions of the political options available to voters, and to interpret the strikes, riots, and demonstrations of 1968 as a channel of communication parallel to the electoral process itself. Lucid in style, methodologically sophisticated, and often comparative in approach, Political Representation in France is a seminal work for political scientists, sociologists, and historians.
Essay from the year 2018 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, grade: 7,0, Utrecht University (Geesteswetenschappen), course: European Imperialism in the Middle East, language: English, abstract: France, the cradle of enlightenment, has the historical reputation of being a nation that fought in the vanguard for liberty, equality and justice. For many scholars France is one of the few European powers of the nineteenth century, if not the only one, that would provide humanitarian and political aid to several minorities that suffered under a dictatorial power in the time after the French Revolution. Perhaps the most known example is the French support for the American revolutionaries who fought for their own enlightened ideology against their British overlords. But ideology cannot be the only reason France would act as benefactor of several minorities.
In To Burgundy and Back Again, Roy presents a richly evocative account of their journey—one replete with discovery, adventure, and poignant surprises. Written in the tradition of A Year in Provence and Sideways, this elegantly penned book will delight wine lovers and armchair travelers alike.
Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922 –2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. His first involvement with the cinema was in the early 1960’s; scripting one of the most controversial films of the decade, L’Année dernière à Marienbad , directed by Alain Resnais. In this study the focus lies on the cinema of Robbe-Grillet . Each chapters deals with a specific film and a specific aspect of his work.
Histories of the First World War are often written from a British perspective, ignoring the coalition element of the conflict and the French point of view. In Strategy and Command, Roy Prete offers a major new interpretation supported by in-depth research in French archival sources. In the first of three projected volumes, Prete crafts a behind-the-scenes look at Anglo-French command relations during World War I, from the start of the conflict until 1915, when trench warfare drastically altered the situation. Drawing on extensive archival research, Prete argues that the British government's primary interest lay in the defence of the empire; the small expeditionary force sent to France was progressively enlarged because the French, especially Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre, dragged their British ally into a progressively greater involvement. Several crises in Anglo-French command relations derived from these competing strategic objectives. New information gleaned from French public and private archives - including private diaries - enlarge our understanding of key players in the allied relationship. Prete shows that suspicion and distrust on the part of both sides of the alliance continued to inform relations well after the circumstances creating them had changed. Strategy and Command clearly establishes the fundamental strategic differences between the allies at the start of the war, setting the stage for the next two volumes.
In French Immersion Ideologies in Canada, Sylvie Roy gives voice to people who have experiences with French immersion programs in Alberta, Canada. Using a sociolinguistics for change approach, she interprets questions related to language ideologies, as well as reasons people learn French as an additional language and why some students are asked to learn English first. She also reflects on what it means to become or to be bilingual or multilingual in a globalized world. Roy discusses teachers’ and learners’ linguistic and cultural practices and examines transculturality for the future. By questioning concepts that recur in participants’ narratives, this book explores how power is reproduced, who is marginalized in the process, and what can be done to deconstruct ideologies about learning and teaching French in Canada and in the world. Roy demonstrates complex issues related to the French language and their consequences for learners, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by Roy Dilley offers the first full-length biography of Henri Gaden, an exceptional French colonial character who lived through some of the most radical transformations in West African history. It provides an in-depth, intimate and rounded portrayal of the man, his place in history, and the contradictions, tensions and ambiguities not only in his personal and professional life but also at the heart of the colonial enterprise. Soldier, ethnographer and linguist, lover, father, administrator and Governor, Henri Gaden (1867-1939) lived for 45 years in West Africa. Faced with the chaos, insecurity and insanity of colonial existence, Gaden experienced a rich mosaic of human pain and passion, of curiosity and intellectual endeavour, of folly and failure.
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