Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in A Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. DJ is lightly sunned at spine edge. 371 pages. Author's first novel. Across the decades of the 20th century and two wars, from England to the Aegean unfolds a legacy of failed expectation, deceit and violent death, the resolution of which lies in the terrible decoding of a bloodline. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Ariadne's Children

Publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0297815229

ISBN 13

9780297815228

Binding

Hardback

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

An obsession with his excavation at Ano Meri, an ancient Cretan palace, and problems that destroy the dig's international reputation drive a wedge between archaeologist Lionel Richardson and his family. A first novel.

About the Author

Roderick Beaton was born and brought up in Edinburgh, and went on to study English Literature at Cambridge. After graduating he spent three years travelling and studying in Greece before returning to the UK to pursue an academic career. Roderick Beaton has written several books on modern and medieval Greek literature. He is married with two sons and lives in London. Ariadne's Children is his first novel.

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