Tomas Hunter is the heir to the lairdship of a minor clan, steeped in the Highlands and wildlife where he loves to hunt. Sarah Evans is from Wales. BorTomas Hunter is the heir to the lairdship of a minor clan, steeped in the Highlands and wildlife where he loves to hunt. Sarah Evans is from Wales. Born a cripple, she blooms into a woman as beautiful as her nature. Both become embroiled in the politics and personalities of the English Civil War. Yet the human cost of war prompts them to seek happiness elsewhere. There is a New World where a New England beckons, where Tomas can fashion a new identity for himself, and all who follow him....more
During his lifetime Tchaikovsky, composer of The 1812 Overture and Swan Lake, was lionised throughout Russia, Europe and the United States of America.During his lifetime Tchaikovsky, composer of The 1812 Overture and Swan Lake, was lionised throughout Russia, Europe and the United States of America. But little is known about the man himself as the USSR guarded the reputation of its heroes closely. Using material unavailable during the Soviet Era, Sheila Seymour has written a vivid and lively account of Tchaikovsky and his turbulent, terrorist plagued, world. She has made his friends and family speak again - and what tales they have to tell. Saint or Sinner? Abuser or Abused? It all depends who you choose to believe....more
Austin Macauley
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