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Author: Karin Altenberg Publisher: Quercus Books () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good. Some wear to cover edges. Binding: Softcover Pages: 312 Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm +++ by Karin Altenberg +++ Longlisted for the Orange Prize . On the ten-hour sailing west from the Hebrides to the islands of St Kilda, everything lies ahead for Lizzie and Neil MacKenzie. Neil is to become the minister to the small community of islanders and Lizzie, his new wife, is pregnant with their first child. Neil's journey is evangelical: a testing and strengthening of his own faith against the old pagan ways of the St Kildans, but it is also a passage to atonement. For Lizzie - bright, beautiful and devoted - this is an adventure, a voyage into the unknown. She is sure only of her loyalty and love for her husband, but everything that happens from now on will challenge all her certainties. As the two adjust to life on an exposed archipelago on the edge of civilization, where the natives live in squalor and subsist on a diet of seabirds, and babies perish mysteriously in their first week, their marriage - and their sanity - is threatened. Is Lizzie a willful temptress drawing him away from his faith? Is Neil's zealous Christianity unhinging into madness? And who, or what, is haunting the moors and cliff-tops? Exquisitely written and profoundly moving, Island of Wings is more than just an account of a marriage in peril - it is also a richly imagined novel about two people struggling to keep their love, and their family, alive in a place of terrible hardship and tumultuous beauty.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

Cook Island 1 Dollar First Man in Space Gagarin square Silver Coloured Coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   26 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   1 dollar Dimensions:   32 x 32     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   6000   Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre outside Moscow, which was later named after him. Gagarin died in 1968 when the MiG-15 training jet he was piloting crashed. The Yuri Gagarin Medal is awarded in his honor. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Cook Island 1 Dollar First Man in Space Gagarin square Silver Coloured Coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   26 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   1 dollar Dimensions:   32 x 32     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   6000   Coin has some oxides (please check photos of item) Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre outside Moscow, which was later named after him. Gagarin died in 1968 when the MiG-15 training jet he was piloting crashed. The Yuri Gagarin Medal is awarded in his honor. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Robben Island, Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk To Freedom, Gold Plated Coin, Token Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Metal Purity:    Gold Plated, Gilded Box:   Year of Issue:   Weight:   1 oz CoA:   Face Value:   Dimensions:   40     Quality:       Mintage:     New token with capsule The gold-plated round souvenir token depicts Nelson Mandela the first black president of South African Republic and famous fighter against apartheid.Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela spent 27 from 95 years of his life in prison for political reasons. Mandela¿s main activity was revolution movement against apartheid regime oppressing the black population of SAR. He was judged to a lifelong imprisonment, but after 27 years released as a result of constant calls of the world¿s community and change of the country¿s laws. Nelson Mandela became the first head of South Africa elected in a fully democratic procedure at the age of 76. His humanistic anti-racist position won him the Nobel Peace Prize and a number of other countries¿ and international awards.The relief of the famous fighter is minted on one side of the token next to the inscription ¿A Long Walk To Freedom ¿. The circles around the portrait are the African ornament and Mandela¿s full name. The reverse side of the token depicts Robben Island where Nelson served his term in 1964-1982. There are top and side views of the island and its name in English on the token. The dates of serving Robben Island¿s prison are also minted here. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Mandela Robben Island 1/2 oz. Gold Medallion Quality: proof Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce pure gold, 24 karat (.999 Au) Diameter: 27mm Issue Limit: Robben Island, whose prison was once home to former South African president Nelson Mandela as well as many other black political freedom fighters, is now a world heritage site and provides stunning views across Cape Town’s bay with Table Mountain as its backdrop. This much anticipated addition to the series is the first to feature both Mandela and Robben Island on the same Medallion and undoubtedly the most sought after in the entire range as it never reached the shelves in the stores because it was sold out in less than 5 days as a pre-launch 4 weeks before consignment was even shipped from the Mint of Norway The face of the medallion has Nelson Mandela's bust on it. The other side pictures the profile of Table Mountain overlooking an aerial view of Robben Island. It has the words ROBBEN ISLAND and the dates commemorating Nelson Mandela’s tenure of imprisonment on the island. It comes packaged in a beautiful wooden box with a gold plaque that again says "ROBBEN ISLAND ". These medallions are minted by the mint of Norway and have a limited mintage of alluding to celebration of the year of the Soccer World Cup hosted in South Africa. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to own an absolutely stunning piece of this remarkable man’s life, history, legacy and heritage!!!!!!!!!

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days THIS IS THE story of a Scottish island as it has never been told before. While many books on the Hebrides are a litany of agricultural statistics and population movements, this is the story of the landlords, tacksmen, cottars and others who actually lived on or visited the island of Mull. It is based on research into a vast archive of rarely seen or previously unknown documents, particularly the original correspondence of the principal families, Macleans and Maclaines. In this book Jo Currie relates how the emigration that led to the disappearance of most of the island's native population during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did not follow the pattern of clearance seen in other parts of the country. It was instead caused by the long deterioration in relationships between the gentry, the 'half gentry' and commoners and the inexorable forces of economic change during these centuries. This is the first serious history ever written of one of the most beautiful and most visited of Hebridean islands and is the product of fifteen years' research. It is lavishly illustrated with a wealth of previously unpublished pictures. The result is one of the most important books on Hebridean history yet written, told throughout with humour and masterful characterisation. Features Summary This text includes stories of the landlords, tacksmen, cottars and others who actually lived on or visted the island of Mull. Author Jo Currie Publisher John Donald Short Run Press Release date Pages 461 ISBN ISBN

TERROR ISLAND Synopsis: On this Island no one comes out alive. Isolated on Terror Island, four people find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse as they are thrown together in a life and death struggle. Tess, (MIRJANA JOKOVIC) quietly paints in front of an old lighthouse but her silence is suddenly shattered as two men, Sam (DAVID THORTON) and Nigel (TOMAS ARANA) emerge from the sea holding a precious wooden box. At first she offers help but when the two men reveal their lethal intentions, it is clear that Tess will help them whether she likes it to not. However nothing is, as it seem as the struggle for control intensifies. Tess has her own deadly secret and the two predators quickly find themselves becoming the prey   Starring: Mirjana Jokovic David Thorton Tomas Arana Richard Parent     Category: Horror   Age Restriction: 16 LV

  2002 Gold 1/4oz R2 Robben Island   Heritage Series South Africa's first cultural heritage site During the apartheid years Robben Island was used to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale. Freedom fighters, like Nelson Mandela, spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs. Since 1997, however, Robben Island has been a museum acting as a focal point of South African heritage and it's political struggles. Mintage 999 Generic Images

Corisco Island ekuele Wildlife Sea Fauna Fish Shells Ship set of 6 coins 2013 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Koricko Metal Purity: bimetal from nonprecious metals Box: Year of Issue: 2013 Weight: CoA: Face Value: Dimensions: Quality: Mintage: Coins have some scratches and oxides Corisco - or Mandj, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of the Rio Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. Corisco, whose name derives from the Portuguese word for lightning, has an area of just 14 km2 (5 sq mi), and its highest point is 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level.During the Iron Age (50 BC - 1400 AD) and prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, the island was densely settled. The most important evidence of human occupation comes from the area of Nand￡, near the eastern coast, where dozens of prehistoric burials have been excavated.[1] These burials belong to two different periods: Early Iron Age (50 BC - 450 AD) and Middle Iron Age (1000-1150 AD). During the first period, the islanders deposited bundles of human bones and iron implements (axes, bracelets, spears, spoons, iron currency) in shallow pits dug in the sand. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

  2002 Gold 1/4oz R2 Robben Island Heritage Series South Africa's first cultural heritage site During the apartheid years Robben Island was used to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale. Freedom fighters, like Nelson Mandela, spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs. Since 1997, however, Robben Island has been a museum acting as a focal point of South African heritage and it's political struggles. Mintage 999 Generic Images

Buy French Southern & Antarctic Territories 1989 Apostle Island 8f40 on illustrated cover with first day for R88.86

Christabel first meets Ambrose Silverbridge at a dinner party. The Silverbridge name is synonymous with immense wealth and generosity. But Christabel is attracted to his striking good looks and how he overshadows everyone else at the table. After a whirlwind romance; Ambrose proposes; but the forceful Lady Silverbridge shows her displeasure at her son's choice of wife. By marrying Christabel he will lose his birthright. Christabel is enraged and her angry response drives the couple apart. Hurt and confused; she goes to stay with her Aunt Bell on the tiny island. La Isla de la Fuga; the Island of Escape. Among its inhabitants she finds friendship and understanding and learns an intriguing tale of love which endures against all odds. Can the love between Christabel and Ambrose overcome the obstacles in its path?

Cook Island 5 Dollars Winnie-the-Pooh Vinni Puh Soiuzmultfilm Silver coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   5 dollars Dimensions:   38,61     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   2000   Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Cook Island 5 Dollars Winnie-the-Pooh Vinni Puh Soiuzmultfilm Silver coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   5 dollars Dimensions:   38,61     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   2000   New coin with capsule Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

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