Last Action Hero Of British Empire
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Last Action Hero Of British Empire by Nigel Farndale
1949, the beginning of the Cold War: Lt-Cdr John Kerans, stuck in a desk job In Nanking, is suddenly called upon by the Admiralty to go to the rescue of a naval frigate, HMS Amethyst, which has been caught in the crossfire of the Chinese civil war...In this thrilling account of the 'Yangtse Incident', Nigel Farndale captures all the excitement that surrounded Kerans's unexpected hour of glory - and all the polgnancy of his inevitable later fall from grace.
Nigel Farndale is the author of The Blasphemer, which was shortlisted for the 2010 Costa Novel Award. His previous books include Haw-Haw: The Tragedy of William and Margaret Joyce, which was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He was born and raised in the Yorkshire Dales, read philosophy as a postgraduate at Durham University and worked as a farmer for a few years before moving to London to become a journalist. He now lives on the Hampshire-Sussex border with his wife and their three children. His new novel, The Road Between Us, is dedicated to them.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571208258 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571208258 |
| Title | Last Action Hero Of British Empire |
| Author | Nigel Farndale |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2001-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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