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The Mistress of Abha
William Newton
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Description for The Mistress of Abha
Paperback. A mesmerising tale of Empire, wild daring, love and conquest in Lawrence's Arabia Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
The year is 1930 and the British are in Arabia. Ivor Willoughby, a young Orientalist, embarks on an ambitious quest to find his father, an officer abroad with the British Army. In all of Ivor's life, Robert has returned to England only once, bedraggled and wild-eyed with tales of As'ir, a land of Sheikhs and white-turbaned bandits, where he is fighting alongside Captain Lawrence and is known by the name ‘Ullobi'.
After that single meeting which left such a mark on his son, Robert is never heard from again. Ten years on, Ivor must find out what became of ... Read more
The year is 1930 and the British are in Arabia. Ivor Willoughby, a young Orientalist, embarks on an ambitious quest to find his father, an officer abroad with the British Army. In all of Ivor's life, Robert has returned to England only once, bedraggled and wild-eyed with tales of As'ir, a land of Sheikhs and white-turbaned bandits, where he is fighting alongside Captain Lawrence and is known by the name ‘Ullobi'.
After that single meeting which left such a mark on his son, Robert is never heard from again. Ten years on, Ivor must find out what became of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408809808
SKU
V9781408809808
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About William Newton
William Newton is a retired doctor who lives in a Jacobean manor house in Oxfordshire which he and his wife have restored. His debut novel, The Two Pound Tram, won the Sagittarius Award, was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel and sold over 60,000 copies.
Reviews for The Mistress of Abha
PRAISE FOR THE TWO POUND TRAM: ‘Very occasionally one comes across a book which, in its unexpected delights, inspires one to leap about wild with praise, and rush out to buy copies for friends. This first work by William Newton, retired doctor, will surely have this effect on many readers . . . Newton is a wonderful find, it's ... Read more