Ariadne's Children by Roderick Beaton

Ariadne's Children by Roderick Beaton

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The bullet which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, grazed the head of Lionel Robertson. Fleeing from the Balkans to Crete leads him to a lifelong obsession with the excavation there of Ariadne's Summer Palace, but for subsequent generations of his family, a dark shadow emanates from the palace.

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Ariadne's Children by Roderick Beaton

It is random fate which brings Lionel Robertson-patriarch,collector and old rogue-to Crete.The assassin's bullet in Sarajevo in 1914,a hoard of engraved Minoan gemstones,an arid marriage,all lead to his obsession with Europe's earliest civilisation and the excavation of Ariadne's Summer Palace. But for subsequent generations of the Robertson line,a dark shadow emanates from the ancient site,and a series of mysteries which engulf the family.
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ISBN 13 9781857994018
ISBN 10 1857994019
Title Ariadne's Children
Author Roderick Beaton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-05-06
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.