2009, ISBN: 000725122X

[EAN: 9780007251223], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.09], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], JENNI MILLS THE BURIED CIRCLE, A pacy literary thriller, 'The Buri… More...

[EAN: 9780007251223], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.09], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London], JENNI MILLS THE BURIED CIRCLE, A pacy literary thriller, 'The Buried Circle' is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, peopled with extraordinary characters. The village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places in the English countryside. Surrounded by ancient standing stones, crop circles and burial mounds, this is a place where all is not as it seems. In 1938, the archaeologist Alexander Keiller -- a millionaire playboy with a passion for ritual magic -- plans to reconstruct the 5000-year-old stone circle at Avebury. As war looms, Frannie Robinson and her boyfriend Davey are among those who fall under his spell, with fatal results. Seventy years later, Frannie's granddaughter India, filming in the area, survives a helicopter crash. Devastated, she decides to move back to Avebury and her grandmother, setting out on a quest to discover the truth about her family. But why is her grandmother so reluctant to talk about Keiller and the war? And exactly whose past is India unearthing!? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2009, ISBN: 000725122X

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780007251223], Near Fine, [PU: Harper Press / Harper Collins, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. Very minor creasing to top of jacket, top… More...

[EAN: 9780007251223], Near Fine, [PU: Harper Press / Harper Collins, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. Very minor creasing to top of jacket, top corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (£12.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 515pp. The village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places in the English countryside. Surrounded by ancient standing stones, crop circles and burial mounds, this is a place where all is not as it seems. Weaving fact with fiction, Jenni Mills's second novel is set in a haunted landscape where the past breaks through into the present. In 1938, the archaeologist Alexander Keiller - a millionaire playboy with a passion for witchcraft and ritual magic - plans to reconstruct the five thousand year old stone circle. Frannie Robinson and her boyfriend Davey are among those who fall under his dangerous spell, and are nearly destroyed. Seventy years later, Frannie's granddaughter India sets out on her own quest to discover the truth. But digging up the past unearths the unexpected, and may prove lethal. An impressive psychological thriller. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Books<