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The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941 - Jonathan Parkinson - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941 - Jonathan Parkinson - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A definitive history of the Royal Navy’s China Station. In the The Navy List for April 1864 the China Station was first shown as a separate Royal Navy Station . It remained as such until the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 which was to signal the end of that era. In addition to a precis of the lives and naval careers of each of the Commanders in Chief of the China Station, this volume also gives relevant information outlining something of the concurrent internal affairs of China and Japan. Both are very different but sad tales, the former in decline towards the end of the Manchu Ch’ing dynasty and then into the chaotic 1920’s and 1930’s, and the latter increasingly adopting a militaristic attitude which was to result in their disaster of the Pacific War of 1941-1945. As a reminder of these days long gone are interwoven brief references to the British Consular Service. This is especially relevant for China, and for a shorter period for Japan during that era of extraterritoriality. Mention is also made of the British Colonial Service with whom, necessarily, the Navy worked very closely. In addition, being one important reason for it all, frequent references are made to a few British shipping and trading interests together with those of some other nations. All of these areas are linked together to give a definitive history of this very important Royal Navy Station.

DKK 312.00
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Royal Blue - Ellie Ilieva - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Royal Blue - Ellie Ilieva - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Royal Blue is like a sad song we all intentionally put on when we feel bad in order to feel even worse. It’s a love letter to melancholy in all areas of life. Particularly love, because love is the one and only form of self-torment that humans choose to relive again and again. But people enjoy reading those melancholic poems about a tempting self-destructive love, a rudderless road trip through life, and a distinct sense of absolute confusion about one’s purpose in this universe. Read them just the way they were written - at 3 am, sitting on the floor next to an empty liquor glass and a full ashtray, questioning life choices and possibly listening to the cheesiest of love songs. This is poetry reminiscing about a love that has never been, places that no longer exist and a version of us that is long gone.

DKK 113.00
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All at Sea - John Cooke - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

All at Sea - John Cooke - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

One man’s voyage through life It’s the late 1960s – a decade of Mods and Rockers; Beats and Hippies and full of peace and love. Agedseventeen, John Cooke ventures out on the roads, hitch-hiking around the UK. On the South Coast, hegets caught up with the romance of the sea and foregoes his freedom when he signs away more thannine years of his life by joining the Royal Navy. It is only after signing on the dotted line that he realiseshe’s made a monumental mistake; and there is no legitimate way out. John recounts his adventures as an adolescent who sails to the Far East; visiting Cape Town, Singapore,Sydney and Perth along the way. His voyage through the tempestuous sea of life was interspersed withtime spent in Military Corrective Training Centres as well as in the Royal Navy Detention Quarters. But this epic journey is only the beginning for John on his road to discovery...

DKK 110.00
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From a Hard Place to a Rock - Timandra Slade - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

From a Hard Place to a Rock - Timandra Slade - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Cousins, Captain Chris Waters of the Royal Engineers and Captain Jimmy Johnson of the Royal Welch Fusiliers were with the British Expeditionary Force in the defence of Dunkirk. In late May 1940, Jimmy (son-in-law of Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Keyes) was shot and captured near the Belgium border. Chris was captured after his regiment, which was attached to the 51st Highland Division, was forced to surrender at St-Valéry. Both men managed to escape their German captors and, accompanied by fellow officers, began separately to work their way through France into Spain. Having crossed the Pyrenees they were both re-captured but by an extraordinary coincidence met up in Barcelona. Chris and Jimmy recorded their escape in journals with Jimmy also writing many letters home from internment in France. Eventually the escapees, now in a large group, were released and arrived in Gibraltar. It was not the safe haven they had hoped for. One last cruel twist of fate would deny some of them a return home.

DKK 182.00
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Black Sun - Christopher Lloyd King - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Black Sun - Christopher Lloyd King - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The ‘scramble for Africa’ is underway. British colonists control territory between the Zambezi and Cape Colony. Only Zululand remains independent. The threat of invasion is ever present, and thirty thousand Zulu warriors stand ready to defend Cetshwayo, their king. Swazi princess Nomguqo Dlamini serves in the royal household. Her life is made miserable by her hut mates’ bullying. Cetshwayo, however, values her discreet presence and invites her to serve him directly. In this position, she observes first-hand the royal council’s discussions. To restore his cuckolded father’s honour, Mehlokazulu Ngobese crosses into British-protected Natal where he garrots his own mother. The trespass is used by the Cape Colony government to justify its invasion. As the country is put on a war footing, an unlikely friendship develops between Nomguqo and Mehlokazulu. The first military action at iSandlwana produces an overwhelming victory. However, in succeeding battles, inferior weaponry results in the Zulu defeat. In the power vacuum a civil war breaks out. Will Cetshwayo’s monarchy be restored? Will Mehlokazulu and Nomguqo be reunited? They plan for their future, but is their love strong enough to survive the chaos and anarchy left by war?

DKK 123.00
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The Devil’s Cathedral - David Fairer - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Devil’s Cathedral - David Fairer - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, 24 April 1708. A performance of Macbeth is under way when disaster strikes and the stage becomes a scene of elemental chaos – and for Widow Trotter and her friends at the Bay-Tree Chocolate House, a new adventure begins, involving murder, poison, fire, and a rogue elephant . . . Devoted fans of Chocolate House Treason will welcome this second novel in the Chocolate House Mysteries series, which captures all the energies of the early eighteenth-century theatre. We move among the eccentric characters of the Theatre Royal company, in Drury Lane and at the exuberant May Fair where the actors moonlight in the fairground booths. The puritanical reformers are determined to close the theatre and abolish the Fair, and ‘accidents’ begin to happen – but Mary Trotter and her friends at the Bay-Tree are determined to expose the conspiracy, and the action reaches its climax at the Fair when the players are faced with the ultimate act of terror. Once again, David Fairer offers the delights of the classic eighteenth-century novel, intricately weaving a murder mystery with authentic history, and bringing the London of Queen Anne to life.

DKK 127.00
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Turn Around and Take a Bow! - Mike Dixon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Turn Around and Take a Bow! - Mike Dixon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Mike Dixon has been involved in the British music industry for over 40 years and has been Musical Director for more than twenty West End productions including, We Will Rock You, The Bodyguard, Grease, Aspects of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar. His TV credits include six Royal Variety Performances, countless light entertainment series and Glastonbury with Shirley Bassey, as well as a huge number of high profile television and radio concerts. His career has taken him all over the world working with some of the most iconic artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Dame Shirley Bassey, Lord Lloyd-Webber, Leslie Bricusse, Sir Tim Rice, Don Black, Sir Elton John, Lionel Richie, Sir Tom Jones, Lady Gaga and Queen. The book follows his journey as his exciting and eclectic musical career develops. From his early musical experiences in Plymouth, studying at Trinity College of Music, to conducting in the Royal Albert Hall, with plenty of humour along the way, it is a little peek behind the scenes into the world of entertainment from a unique, hands-on perspective.

DKK 134.00
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“Sit Down, Stop Waving Your Arms About!” - Anthony Inglis - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

“Sit Down, Stop Waving Your Arms About!” - Anthony Inglis - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Described by the Manchester Evening News as “ One of Britain’s most popular conductors ”, Anthony Inglis was born into the Royal Air Force with nine of his relatives, senior and distinguished pilots in the service. His family history however, did not stop him from deciding at the age of six that he was going to conduct. Anthony knew academia was not for him and battled to persuade his teachers and even his own parents that he did not need educating at expensive private schools. In the end, they agreed and he left school early to attend the Royal College of Music . His career has seen him conducting many famous orchestras and soloists, travelling the world and working in genres from pop bands such as The Scorpions to Bizet’s opera Carmen . His thirty-three year tenure at Phantom of The Opera in London and Music Directorship of two orchestras, plus his continuing association with Cunard and Katherine Jenkins has meant that although he is at an age when people retire, he continues to be busier than ever. This is a story of perseverance, hard work, joy, laughter, anecdotes and passion, in a career that he would (almost) do for free!

DKK 175.00
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Dead Man's Legacy - Marion Leigh - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Dead Man's Legacy - Marion Leigh - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

This is a wide-ranging, fast-paced international adventure featuring the feisty Petra Minx, a sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Marine Unit. Sergeant Petra Minx of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is ecstatic when her quirky boss, A.K., orders her to catch the next plane to the Bahamas to meet the legendary Betty Graceby, a retired Canadian singer and ex-Vegas dancer. The complaints Betty has been filing against her rowdy and unpleasant grandson Ken have finally caught the attention of the authorities. But why the sudden interest? Martin, an investigative journalist with a great nose for a story, has heard rumours of a major new arts centre to be financed by an anonymous benefactor… and Betty’s fortune has tripled since the death of her husband, Joe LePinto, who was killed in a car being driven by her smooth-talking son Cliff. So is money the key, and how far will the Graceby ‘boys’ go to secure their future? As the action moves from Nassau to Las Vegas and on to the Great Lakes of North America, Petra develops a deep affection for Betty and her simple fact-finding mission becomes much more personal. She uncovers a viper’s nest of hatred, greed, treachery and lust and comes to understand that LePinto’s influence is as pervasive in death as it was in life. The dead man’s legacy is a weighty one...

DKK 120.00
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Home Place, Heart Place - R J O'donnell - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Home Place, Heart Place - R J O'donnell - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

This travelogue moves along by Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, by the Burren, a land of strange beauty that inspired Tolkien, by the ruins of remotely-placed monastic shrines and chanting monks. Memories of W B Yeats, G B Shaw, John Millington Synge, Raftery and others are revived in Lady Gregory’s Coole Park, the nineteenth century literary workshop of Ireland where they planned the founding of the Abbey theatre. A trip by the royal sites of Ireland’s Ancient East opens up a lost world where at times history dissolves into myth – Tara of the high kings, the royal hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan, seat of the warrior Queen Medb, Emain Macha, home of the kings of the Red Branch of Ulster. Viking raids occupy these pages too and King Henry Vlll’s dismantling of the monasteries one by one. The heady days of the nineteenth century land agitation are remembered when the forces of revolution joined with parliamentarians – Davitt and Parnell – giving the people the leadership they so tragically lacked during the Great Famine. Holding these ages together is the landscape, sedate and unchanged since it convulsed into shape when continents shifted in the great volcanic shake-up millions of years ago. But above all, it is the journeying companions that firmly plant this trip in the present – poets Michael Farry, the Kennelly brothers, singer-songwriter Christy Moore, local historian Gearoid O’Brien among other generous people, who come along to offer a vision of their youthful world.

DKK 141.00
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Ghostly Light - Brenda Hurley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Ghostly Light - Brenda Hurley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Continuing on from Ghostly Return, we find Louis’ journey might have been laid to rest had Doris not bought his magnificent carved bed, with its secret. Now reality and the netherworld exist side by side in the Eden room at the Royal Oak. We are introduced to Debs, an old colleague, who visits North Yorkshire and falls in love with its people and the countryside. And when she joins the ‘family’, she is met with strange coincidences that bring jeopardy, romance, angels and demons to the inn. Can Louis protect those he loves and resolve the threat between the spirit world and reality? Ghostly Light is the concluding story, Louis’ final journey into light.

DKK 120.00
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Children Of The Empire - Michael Farah - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Children Of The Empire - Michael Farah - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Some lost their thrones. Others supported the Nazis. Several suffered from haemophilia. One had to get a job, and two were executed! Written entirely in the first person, this is a concise introduction to the extraordinary lives, scandals, loves, triumphs and tragedies of the extended royal family that has stretched across Europe, some of them becoming Kings and Queens. In Children of The Empire , Michael Farah imagines how forty-seven children and grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert would have each summarised the story of their life, from their early childhood to the very end. Complete with individual portraits and family trees, this is an easy and enjoyable gateway to the family of Queen Victoria, accessible to all.

DKK 134.00
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The Golden Shore - Warwick Braithwaite - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Golden Shore - Warwick Braithwaite - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

New Zealand-born conductor, Warwick Braithwaite, was a seminal figure in the musical life of Britain for more than fifty years. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and went on to tour with Joseph O’Mara’s Grand Opera Company. At the time, he was believed to be the country’s youngest professional conductor. Braithwaite worked with all the major British orchestras and many of the greatest artists of his day. He was associated with important musical institutions at key moments in their development, becoming the first Musical Director of the Welsh National Orchestra, and guiding the Scottish Orchestra through the difficult years of WWII. Much of Braithwaite’s career was spent conducting opera for Sadler’s Wells, Welsh National Opera, Carl Rosa, and Covent Garden. He also worked with the Royal Ballet in London, and toured with them to Germany, France and Italy. Extensive post-war engagements took him to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland and the Republic of Ireland. Editor Roger Flury, former Curator of Music at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, had unique access to Braithwaite’s archive – including the conductor’s substantial autobiography, published here for the first time. Flury contributes additional chapters covering Braithwaite’s musical legacy in Wales and his later years with Sadler’s Wells Opera. The volume is enriched with several important appendices charting Braithwaite’s family, his significant recording career, his writings and – most important of all – his many compositions. Braithwaite emerges as an unsung hero in the history of music-making in the first half of the 20th century.

DKK 211.00
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I Didn’t Ask To Be Born - Vivien Grey - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

I Didn’t Ask To Be Born - Vivien Grey - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

‘ I Didn’t Ask to Be Born ’ is filled with personal memories interwoven throughout with historical accounts of royal and aristocratic children’s mismanagement and the repercussions for mental health. There are poignant anecdotes of modern-day children’s dilemmas supported with psychological theories. Focussing on how the complexity of poor mental health resulting from childhood trauma demonstrates the dire impact on society. The concerning limitations of current frameworks are highlighted suggesting that a more holistic approach to mental well-being is needed. This is a candid exploration of personal growth as the intricacies of the human psyche are explored. ‘ I Didn’t Ask to Be Born ’ is a call to reclaim one’s rightful sense of self helping to foster empathy for the complexity that unites us all.

DKK 134.00
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Bikini State Red - Paul Whiteman - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Bikini State Red - Paul Whiteman - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

1990s. An unfortunate coincidence on the North Norfolk coast leads to the mysterious disappearance of Lieutenant John McAdam. Commander Tom Falconer has just taken early retirement from the Royal Navy to explore pastures new with Alice Silk, the woman in his life. But a farewell night out with a few naval colleagues is the start of a web of intrigue, espionage, treason and murder into which he and Alice become increasingly involved. When rumours of a novel British guided weapons system hit the already tense situation, hard-line Russian militarists plot to seize the intelligence for themselves. With the agents taking increasingly desperate and dangerous measures, international incidents at sea trigger the clandestine security alert – Bikini State Red. Uncertainties mount. Rogue elements are in play. And John McAdam is still missing.

DKK 120.00
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Old Bones - Rachel Di Placito - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Old Bones - Rachel Di Placito - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Love, loss and betrayal; the life of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York and mother of two kings. A beloved daughter who made a great dynastic marriage, Cecily Neville’s future was bright and promising. Changing fortunes saw her live through the Wars of The Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster. During this time, she watched her husband, and four sons go to their graves amid the violence of fifteenth century England. She dedicated her life to her family and to God, but this was not enough to save them from treason and battle. Cecily was a woman of influence with royal blood, from whom all English and British monarchs now descend. She experienced tumult and heartbreak during her remarkable life but would only find her way back to her family in death.

DKK 126.00
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The Portrait - Liz Woodhouse - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Portrait - Liz Woodhouse - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

It is 1546: the last year of Henry VIII’s reign. What is the purpose of the top-quality portrait, painted then, of Elizabeth I aged about 13? It hangs today for all to see in Windsor Castle. Her clothes are a dazzling scarlet and gold and she wears many jewels; in fact, the gold material was reserved for top royalty. The only person in 1546 who could have commissioned such a portrait was her father, the King. Behind Elizabeth hang her bed-curtains. They signify that this is a betrothal portrait: a declaration that she is now ready to be married. Her destiny is a foreign Prince for a political alliance. She will soon be despatched abroad. It’s a tense year at Court. The King is ill and beset with suspicions. He lashes out at anyone he suspects of heresy or claims of royal descent. No-one dares mention the Succession, because it implies the King’s death. But it is uppermost in every mind at Court now. Prince Edward is only 8. His two half-sisters are the wrong sex to inherit. No-one is more aware of this than Edward’s two uncles, Jane Seymour’s brothers. They antagonise each other but share the aim of assuming power over the future child-king. The Catholic/Protestant divide is also volatile. Only Henry’s domineering character has kept dissent at bay in England so far. So, when this serene portrait was painted, the Court was silently simmering and scheming for future power. Elizabeth herself is the central character. She has spent nearly all her life in the royal country manors, away from London. She’s unaware of the hidden ferment at Court. Now she deeply dreads her imminent exile, which has come as a great shock to her. Her sheltered, confident childhood is coming to a sudden end.

DKK 120.00
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Unknown Warriors - Rufus Archer - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Unknown Warriors - Rufus Archer - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The year is 1940 and the world is at war… A Royal Air Force aeroplane crash lands on the German occupied Channel Island of Jersey. The aeroplane holds a cargo of vital importance that cannot fall into enemy hands. The future of the war depends upon it. Two survivors emerge from the smoking wreckage in desperate need of help…and help is coming. A twelve-year-old boy has seen the crash and is running to their aid. His name is Jos Bailey. Unknown Warriors is a thrilling children’s adventure story filled with fascinating history and suspense. It is the first book in The Balliwick Chronicles and includes fantastic illustrations by award winning artist Keith Burns. Unknown Warriors is accessible to all readers and is formatted in line with the British Dyslexia Association ‘Dyslexia Style guide’.

DKK 127.00
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Phaco Fundamentals - Jeremy Butcher - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Phaco Fundamentals - Jeremy Butcher - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The book is co-authored by a registrar in ophthalmology and a highly experienced consultant ophthalmologist, who teaches on the Royal College of Ophthalmologists'' Microsurgical Skills Course. Observing that trainee ophthalmic surgeons are often introduced to phacoemulsification surgery with little previous microsurgical experience, Anderson and Butcher realised the need for a concise, yet comprehensive, text that describes a single safe way to perform this operation. Addressing this gap in the market, this book will assist trainee ophthalmic surgeons to perform uncomplicated, rewarding surgery. The authors provide an unambiguous explanation of surgical steps, complemented by extensive use of high quality colour photographs and diagrams. Descriptions of operative steps are detailed and, importantly, assume no prior knowledge of phacoemulsification surgery. The book is structured logically so that users can quickly find information most relevant to their immediate requirements in theatre.

DKK 206.00
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The Real Mackay - Helen Graham - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Real Mackay - Helen Graham - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Night after night jostling crowds clamour for entry to Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal with one name on their lips: the Real Mackay. But who is he? The answer leaps off the page in this meticulously researched historical novel which plunges the reader into the weird and wonderful golden era of Scottish national drama, seen through the eyes of Charles Mackay and his family. Walter Scott’s favourite comedian dazzles and delights packed audiences across nineteenth-century Scotland for decades, bringing laughter to thousands, including the king. But behind his hilarious stage antics is a man grieving for the women he loses, all of them dying tragically young – his mother, his wife, his daughter. In the grip of unstoppable momentum, his extraordinary popularity casting long shadows over those he loves, will he be forced to choose between fame and family?

DKK 119.00
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Spelthorpe at Peace - Ashley Clark - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Spelthorpe at Peace - Ashley Clark - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Spelthorpe Trilogy. A delightful tale of history, romance and mystery set on the stunning Norfolk Coast in three books spanning two decades between 1932 and 1953 in a rural community called Spelthorpe. The community fiercely protects its own. In this the third book, the war has ended but it is a world of extreme austerity, dashed hopes, a rising crime rate and an empire that is coming to an abrupt and painful end, whilst those returning to the Estate carry the ghosts and scars of war, separation and loss. Despite this the Spelthorpe Company remains robust and positive. It tackles crime in an unorthodox but effective way. Some members serve overseas in Palestine, Malta and Kenya whilst the strong private bond with members of the Royal family continues. Passions and romance are fulfilled. Spelthorpe remains a place where you will feel you should belong and a bastion against national difficulties. You will want to go there and never leave.

DKK 119.00
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Tales of the Treehouse and the Hobgoblin - Stephanie A. Harper - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Tales of the Treehouse and the Hobgoblin - Stephanie A. Harper - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

This is the second of two books about the adventures of the Bruce children. These tales are set in the 1950’s when the country was recovering from the ravages of war. The children live on a farm near the south coast. They have repaired the old Treehouse still standing in the orchard on the far side of the farm. Patrick, orphaned in the war, has been adopted by the Bruce family. He has a magical coin that his mother sewed into his jacket before she died in the Blitz. Their previous adventures took them time travelling across Britain. In these tales the Treehouse takes them to a ruined castle not far from where they live. Each adventure features an encounter with a mischievous Hobgoblin called Zigar. They time travel to the castle through different times in history. The children see a banquet, a battle, a royal visit and a dungeon and the facts are historically true – well mostly!

DKK 100.00
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Sing for Your Supper! - Ian Bloomfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Sing for Your Supper! - Ian Bloomfield - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

From the age of ten Ian Bloomfield worked as a professional musician, as a pianist, as a French Horn player, and later as an opera singer. From performing with the English National Opera, the Royal Opera House, with Phantom of the Opera and many other notable theatres and companies, Ian fell from favour and found himself busking in Covent Garden flower market and singing in restaurants as a singing waiter. Then for over twenty years Ian sang all over the UK, Europe, India and the middle east as ‘ Bodget ’ the singing waiter, serenading audiences with his intoxicating mixture of fine singing and abundant humour. ‘ Sing for your Supper! ’ takes a look behind the scenes at the parties and events where the rich and the famous hedonistically celebrate their wealth and good fortune. But it also takes a peep at the poor, the sick and the dying as they cope with the struggle of their lives and honour those lives with a song.

DKK 127.00
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Somewhere in Europe - P J Vanston - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Somewhere in Europe - P J Vanston - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

After reluctantly being ‘rationalised’ from his Foreign Office job, Kevin Crump takes up a teaching position at Cambrian University, the most improved university in South Wales. There he finds a culture in which ‘Political Correctness 2.0’ is out of control, with ‘no-platforming’, intolerance of free speech, insidious anti-Semitism, gender politics in all its/her/his/their forms, ‘trigger warnings’ banning classic books so as not to offend the sensibilities of ‘snowflake’ students, and ‘positive’ discrimination and diversity drives galore. In the midst of all this, Brexit begins. When the university claims to have discovered a founding document giving it the right, with royal approval, to declare independence from Britain and continued loyalty to the EU, the vast majority of staff and students are delighted. However, things may not be quite as simple as they first seem. It is how Crump negotiates this and more which forms the basis of this entertainingly absurd and timely novel, and which will ultimately decide his future and his fate. “It’s like a cross between Catch-22 and Lucky Jim for the Brexit generation.”

DKK 122.00
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