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The Horus road (Lords of the two lands. #3.)
Par Pauline Gedge. 2000
By the middle of the Seventeenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, the country has been ruled by the foreign Setui, who…
only care to plunder it, for two hundred years. One family in Thebes, descendants of the last true Egyptian king, vow to overthrow the Setui. Ahmose, continuing the struggle that has claimed his father and brother, knows that he need a miracle to take the Setui capital and defeat his enemies. Sequel to "The oasis". 2000. (Lords of the two lands ; 3)The hourglass
Par Barbara Metzger. 2007
Crusader Sir Coryn of Ardsley dies and becomes one of many beings known as "Death", but after hundreds of years…
he tricks Satan into giving him a chance to regain his mortality, as long as he finds a specific hourglass within six months. Meanwhile, Genie Macklin is a widow and an outcast, finding her calling helping wounded soldiers. They meet at Waterloo and marry - with nothing to her name, Genie has nothing to lose, and with his soul on the line, Coryn has everything, including love, to gain. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. c2007.The horse goddess
Par Morgan Llywelyn. 1982
Rich tapestry of Celtic lore and culture in a rousing, romanticized tale of love, adventure, and magic set at the…
turn of the Iron Age. Epona, daughter of a Celtic chief, avoids being forced into the priesthood, and runs away with Kazhak, leader of a small band of horsemen from Asia Minor's Sea of Grass. Some descriptions of sex. 1982.The house: a novel
Par Teresa Waugh. 2002
Sydney Otterton returns from the war penniless and moves into his crumbling family home with his wife, children and servant.…
What follows is a murder mystery evolving through the eyes of four characters who narrate the events in a variety of formats (journal, letters, research). Some strong language. 2002.The house girl
Par Tara Conklin. 2013
Intertwining the story of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia with that of an ambitious young lawyer in contemporary…
New York, the novel asks questions of justice, love and family, in slave-holding Virginia and today. 2013.The house at Pooh Corner
Par A. A Milne. 2003
The horseman's graves: a novel
Par Jacqueline Baker. 2007
Set in the farmland on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border. The Schoffs are immigrant farmers fractured by the tragedy that has marked…
their son forever. Métis farmhand Lathias becomes the unofficial guardian to the boy. Both boys are drawn to young Elisabeth. When she falls into the river, no one can foresee how this event will mark everyone. 2007.The hollow tree
Par Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 1997
In 1777, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown into the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War when her cousin Gideon is…
hanged as a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by British soldiers, she must deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1997.The homecoming (Suffolk Trilogy ; #2)
Par Norah Lofts. 1975
A story of fifteenth century rural England. tale unfolds the new adventures of Sir Godfrey Tallboys and the two women…
who love him. His wife, Sybilla, welcoming him home after six long years, learns she must now share their home with the exotic young creature, Tana, who has saved Godfrey's life. It does not take a second glance to see that Tana is about to bear a child. What Sybilla does not know is that the child is Godfrey's. Sequel to: "Knight's Acre" (DC31546). Followed by "The lonely furrow" (DC31547). 1975. (Suffolk trilogy ; 2)The holy innocents
Par Kate Sedley. 1994
Roger the Chapman is once again eager for the open road after settling down for more than a year in…
Bristol. It is early April 1475 as he approaches the thriving village of Totnes. However, Roger senses danger in the air. He learns that two of the village children have mysteriously disappeared, and a band of cutthroat wanderers is on the loose. Sequel to "The hanged man", followed by "The eve of St. Hyacinth". 1994.The holder of the world
Par Bharati Mukherjee. 1993
When Beigh Masters travels to India from the United States in search of a rare gem the last thing she…
expects to find is a historical record of a distant relative she never knew existed. Beigh discovers that in the seventeenth century one of her female American relatives travelled to India on her own quest and became wrapped up in the history and culture of the country. Beigh finds herself becoming more and more involved in her relative's story as she continues her own search. 1993.The hand of Robin Squires
Par Joan Clark. 1981
The historian: a novel
Par Elizabeth Kostova. 2005
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters…
addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. 2005.In the summer of 1143, Elave arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter in Shrewsbury. His mission is to…
have William of Lythwood buried in the Abbey grounds. Elave and William have completed a pilgrimage, but the dead pilgrim has been condemned as a heretic. The detective who seeks to unravel the causes of Elave's subsequent death is Brother Cadfael. 1989. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 16)It is 1142 and England is in the grip of civil war. In the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and…
St. Paul begin a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. Ten year old Lord of Eaton, Richard Ludel refuses to marry to increase his lands, as is his grandmother's wishes, and when Richard disappears and a corpse is found in Eyton Forest, Brother Cadfael is forced to track down the murderer. 1987. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 14)The Harrogate secret
Par Catherine Cookson. 1989
Ten-year-old Freddie Musgrave's services were in great demand as a runner for those whose business along the Victorian Tyne involved…
evading the Customs and Excise. One night, Freddie rescues an infant, and in turn, Maggie Hewitt, a local businesswoman, rescues them both. A romance set in 19th century England. Some strong language. 1989.The hiring fair
Par Jessica Stirling. 1978
Here is the second part of the saga of the Stalkers, a family determined to survive. In the town of…
Blacklaw, the mine-owner Houston Lamont squeezes the last ounce of profit from his pitmen, until the coalfields erupt in violent and bloody riots. With her father and two brothers dead Mirrin, the restless fire-brand of the family, takes to the road. Sequel to "The spoiled earth" (DC36013), followed by "Dark pasture". 1978.The hesitant heart
Par Anne Edwards. 1974
The hippopotamus marsh (Lords of the two lands. #1.)
Par Pauline Gedge. 1999
The "Two Lands" of upper and lower Egypt have been under the rule of the Hyksos, invaders from Asia Minor,…
for 200 years. They have exiled and humiliated the Tao family, hereditary kings and queens of Egypt, until they are finally pushed into rebellion. However, after several generations of Hyksos rule, it is often difficult to discern where true loyalty and wisdom lie. Followed by "The oasis" (DC30419). 2000, c1999. (Lords of the two lands ; 1)The heart of the lion (Plantagenet saga ; #3)
Par Jean Plaidy. 1977
The dramatic story of Richard the Lion Heart, one of England's most romanticized and strangest kings. Known for both chivalry…
and cruelty, Richard maintains a cool distance from his elegant wife while suffering torment from his relationships with the king of France, an apparent ally, and the warrior Saladin, an apparent enemy. Sequel to "The Revolt of the Eaglets" (DC03944). Followed by "Prince of darkness". 1980, c1977. (Plantagenet saga ; 3)