Author: Miranda Crimp Publisher: ISBN: 9780578608105 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 332
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Here lies the life of a mid 20th century escapist, propelled by instinct from the bland predictable English lifestyle into the unknown. Fleeing from behind convent walls, she watched as the white cliffs of Dover faded into the horizon, poised to slither into the land of the baguette and her initiation into the French attitude. Crossing the Atlantic she donned a pair of rabbit ears and became inducted into the Playboy Club and the mysteries of the American male mind, before zigzagging across the United States in a yellow E type Jaguar. On reaching San Francisco she won the right to be one of the first married women to waitress in the not so friendly skies, to be conscripted to patrol the aisles of an aluminum tube at 37,000 feet, slinging out rice and water to pilgrims on their way to redemption in Mecca, while on the road to discovering her passion for Tribal Art.
Author: Gunther Plüschow Publisher: ISBN: 9781904466215 Category : World War, 1914-1918 Languages : en Pages : 154
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In either World War, only one German escaped from mainland Britain: Gunther Pluschow. Escape From England tells his story - and of his previous escape halfway round the world to get back to Europe. account of the siege of Tsingtao (Germany's Chinese enclave), describes possibly the first aerial combat of WW1 and finally tells of the British Home Front in 1915 (as seen through German eyes ). (similar to Hong Kong). Japan declared war on Germany in 1914 and besieged the colony. Pluschow flew reconnaissance missions until Tsingtao fell, when he escaped to China. He escaped from internment and caught a ship to San Francisco, travelled overland across the USA and caught another ship to Europe. luck ran out. The ship was stopped by the British at Gibraltar and Pluschow was captured again, from where he was taken to England. It was then that he made his daring escape. streets of London. Whilst waiting to try and stowaway on a neutral vessel, he was nearly press-ganged into being recruited for the British Army, which would have been irony indeed. Pluschow's narrative of the little-known siege of Tsingtao. During his reconnaissance sorties, he was unofficially credited with shooting down a Maurice Farman aircraft - an aviation first. Escape from England at last brings this remarkable man's stories back into press. It has been too long in coming.
Author: Melissa Harrison Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620409941 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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An exquisite and intimate novel about four people's lives and our changing relationship with nature, for fans of Jon McGregor and Robert Macfarlane.
Author: Tricia Goyer Publisher: Harvest House Publishers ISBN: 0736965157 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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Danger Closes In.Can the Children be Rescued? As the threat of World War II looms on the horizon, American Amity Mitchell is living a comfortable life abroad as a tutor in England. Life changes when an urgent telegram arrives from her brother, Andrew, summoning her to Prague. Nazi forces tighten their grip on the country, and Andrew's efforts to help Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia grow desperate. Children's lives are at risk. Amity knows she can't ignore God's call to join her brother's cause. Amity's boss, Clark, arrives in Prague, urging her to return. Soon, he too finds himself helping prepare kindertransports bound for the safety of England. With the sound of German tanks rumbling over cobblestone streets, Amity and Clark race to save innocent lives. Will their prayers for deliverance be answered? A Daring Escape is a gripping tale of hope, self-sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting love overcoming unspeakable hate.
Author: Santa Montefiore Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1471157873 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 134
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The perfect Easter gift for readers age 7+! The adventure begins for brave little Shylo and his Royal Rabbit friends in this charming series from bestselling authors Santa Montefiore and Simon Sebag Montefiore and illustrator Kate Hindley, that proves even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero. Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet noise and a slice of mad courage! Shylo has always been the runt of the litter, the weakest and quietest of all of his family. His siblings spend their days making fun of him for not being like the rest of them. But when Shylo stumbles across a band of ratzis and overhears their evil plan to take a photo of the Queen in her nightie, it's up to this unlikely hero to travel to London and inform the Royal Rabbits of London about the diabolical plot! The Royal Rabbits have a proud history of protecting the royal family and now the secret society need to leap into action to stop the ratzis... But can a rabbit as feeble and shy as Shylo convince them that Queen is in danger? Praise for The Royal Rabbits: ‘Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages’ The Mail on Sunday ‘The Royal Rabbits is sweet, funny and beautifully illustrated' The Times
Author: Carolyn Hart Publisher: Seventh Street Books ISBN: 1616147938 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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Romantic suspense amid the chaos of a world at war. The year is 1940. As England braces for invasion and the German army overruns Europe, two American sisters in Paris risk their lives to save a downed British airman from Nazi arrest. Linda Rossiter and Eleanor Masson soon realize the price they may pay when they read this ominous public notice: "All persons harbouring English soldiers must deliver same to the nearest Kommandantur not later than 20 October 1940. Those persons who continue to harbour Englishmen after this date without having notified the authorities will be shot." On Christmas Eve, the Gestapo sets a trap, and death is only a step behind the two American women.
Author: Mary Jane Staples Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1446488217 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 468
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Austria, 1938. Anne von Korvacs watches in horror as Hitler's tanks roll through the streets of Vienna, amid crowds of cheering supporters. Her embittered ex-husband, now a fervent member of the Nazi cause, is among the cavalcade - he is burning with hatred for Anne, seeing her as a symbol of the old Austrian empire he once served. A chance encounter with a British journalist leaves Anne with a secret that must be smuggled out of the country, and Anne knows that she must forsake her beloved Vienna and with her children flee to Britain. In a thrilling journey that will separate sisters and brothers, parents and children, Anne and her family escape to freedom, to dream of a reunion in far-away London. Mary Jane Staples introduces a cast of gloriously warm characters in this wartime romantic adventure.
Author: Santa Montefiore Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481498657 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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“Another whimsical trip down the rabbit hole.” —Kirkus Reviews Mission Impossible and James Bond have nothing on this wily bunch of rabbits who are pledged to protect the Queen of England—and the President of the United States—from a dastardly plot in this charming second novel of the Royal Rabbits of London series. Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible—by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose, and a slice of mad courage! Little Shylo Tawny-Tail is proud to call himself one of the Royal Rabbits of London, a secret order who live under Buckingham Palace and fight evil across the world. But high up in London’s famous skyscraper, The Shard, the horrible ratzis are plotting to cause chaos during a visit from the President of the United States. And when the Grand Burrow is attacked and Shylo is kidnapped, it looks as though they might just manage it! Can Shylo escape in time to save the day?
Author: Miranda Crimp
Author: Gunther Plüschow
Author: Melissa Harrison
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Author: Colin CAMPBELL (Vicar of Dedham.)
Author: Carolyn Hart
Author: Mary Jane Staples
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