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Fluent in at least seven languages and a writer of ravishing prose accounts of her journeys, Freya Stark was one of the great travel writers of the twentieth century. In...

Traveller and explorer, woman of letters, photographer and an experienced Arabist whose secret propaganda activities during World War II established her as a spokeswoman on Middle East affairs, Freya Stark...

Edged by the fearsome Empty Quarter to the North, the Arabian Sea to the South and resting on layers of history that stretch back to the dawn of human civilisation,...

The book titled The Valleys of the Assassins by the author Freya Stark. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Trains 'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of travel, this would be one of the greatest...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Letters from Syria is a vivid and intimate collection of correspondence from one of the twentieth century's most...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few travel writers have possessed the courage and erudition...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, some wear. At a time when few...

The third book in this emotionally gripping Kingdom of Lies series, packed with popular tropes and twists like no other . . . I find myself in a place surrounded...

Author: Stacia Stark Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 Book 4 of 4: Kingdom of Lies Prisca, now queen, faces her greatest challenge: a war that threatens everything sheÕs built....

The final explosive book in a series full of addictive romance and political intrigue by bestselling author Stacia Stark . . . The price of love is loss. We all...

Over the last 20 years, the author of this book had been sending out Christmas crackers - a commonplace selection of prose and poetry - to his friends instead of...

The first book in an addictive fantasy Kingdom of Lies series about secret power, slow burn romance, and dangerously high stakes . . . Just hours after humans are born,...

The debut novel from the Nero Book Award shortlistee THE NERO BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED AUTHOR 'Sharp, tender, and bracingly honest' OIS N MCKENNA 'A beautiful story about grief and fractured...

The second book in the addictive Kingdom of Lies series, filled with magic, political intrigue and a slow burn sizzling romance . . . After fleeing from everything I knew...

Winner of the 2014 Sir Julius Vogel SFFANZ Awardfor Best Novel. A dying tree, a desperate quest, a love story, a last stand. Chonrad, Lord of Barle, comes to the...

Polly Fenton loves her job teaching English in London, and she's mad about Max Fyfield. But she's leaving both behind to embark on a year-long teacher's exchange to Vermont. Swapping...

A powerful love letter to youth from Sunday Times bestselling author of Little Wing.When your present meets your past, what do you take with you - and what do you...

The stunning new summer besteller from Freya North. Vita's nursing a broken heart. Oliver's heart belongs to the past. They should be perfect for each other. But will they chance...

Author: Toby ForwardFormat: Paperback, 134mm x 197mm, 364g, 448 pagesPublished: Walker Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2013   The final thrilling volume in the Flaxfield Quartet.When Tadpole, a young roffle, decides...

Author: John Broich Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Spring 1941 was a high point for the Axis war machine. Western Europe was conquered; southeastern Europe was falling, Great Britain...

'If you combined A Court of Thorns and Roses , Throne of Glass and From Blood and Ash you'd get this series' ***** Reader review The lost are found. Scarlett...

'You really must read this book. A rare and phenomenal life affirming read' DINAH JEFFERIES 'Get ready to fall in love with Eadie Browne, the eponymous and eccentric heroine of...

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The book titled Polly by the author Freya North. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Some, like Lady Hester Stanhope and the Hon. Jane Digby, were exiles from 19th-century high society; others were footloose adventurers, like Richard Burton and T.E. Lawrence. There were distinguished literary...

Captain Cook confidently declaring that no man will ever venture further than he has ...Richard Burton musing on how to keep a wife alive in the tropics ...the unreliable Sir...

Author: Freya Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Freya Lewis is extraordinary' Katie Piper 'A love letter to the NHS' Lorraine Kelly 'An unflinching story of grief, survival and...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, some minor fading. Page Condition: Good, slight tanning. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible....

This selection of travel writing from "The Spectator" covers diversity of experience and is arranged in geographical sections (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East, Far East and Australia, North...

Revel in the enduring legacy of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo-from the self-portraits, to the flower crown, to her iconic eyebrows-with this fun and commemorative book! With her colorful style, dramatic...

The Mighty Shandar, the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, returns to the Ununited Kingdoms. Clearly, he didn't solve the Dragon Problem, and must return his fee: eighteen...

A darkly romantic Rapunzel reimagining from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED. With stunning finishes exclusive to the first print run. This Collector's Edition...

The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard by London Met officer Wayne Couzens and the sharing photos of the bodies of murdered sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry by constables...

Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Younger Readers 2022 An exquisite, heartbreakingly beautiful gem of a novel for anyone who loved Wonder, Lenny's...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE'S ENCORE AWARD 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2018 'A sheer fantastical delight' The Times 'Epic' New York Times 'An immense treat'...

From sweltering sun to a wild snowstorm, wardens Grace and Tom must brave the elements to save the day in this thrilling final Griffin Gate adventure from bestseller Vashti Hardy....

Dr. Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost. The plague unleashed reshapes life...

Join the intrepid Galaxy Warriors Jet, Tip and Boo Hoo on their quest to save the universe from destructive baddies Lord and Lady Evil and Dr Y. From the authors...

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in modern history have cast as long and dark a shadow as Joseph Stalin —...

Women are dying in their millions. Some blame scientists, some see the hand of God. As she watches her world collapsing, Jessie Lamb decides she wants to make her life...