Following the death of her father in 1997, the distant voices of the generations from whom he had descended began calling to the author of this family history. The third in a series, this volume focuses on the genealogical heritage of the author's father, whose ancestral family arrived in the early years of this country. Like the previous two volumes of Distant Voices, this family history represents several years of travel and research by the author, her quest to tell her father's story.
In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief.
Paul Keating's political hero is jack Lang, the 'Big Fella', who was premier of New South Wales during the Great Depression. In 1930, the British banks, to which Australia was deeply in debt, sent an imperial bailiff, Sir Otto Niemeyer, ...
She listened to the cool, soothing voice of surrender, “Close your eyes and forever sleep. ... As she closed her eyes to welcome in the intoxicating sleep, the distant voice of determination spoke to her. “Torrent! DO NOT GIVE IN!
It is as simple as the faraway look I often portray on my face. The other world is calling. Via good voices and evil voices, the battle is always on. Why does anyone prefer pain over comfort? Why do many with mental illness understand ...
At that precise moment, Michael finally acknowledged that the mechanical voice in his head was not a delusion. The new voices he heard sounded very different from his old nemesis. They spoke coherent thoughts in sentences while ...
36 Stillness twentyfour frames-per-second isn't a still. (The effect has reached some kind ... Ours was in the brown sector, not sepia, but brown, so you can go from really pink to very, very dark brown. And what it does is it gives it ...
The Distant Voices series is a real treasure for the serious student of leadership and the art of war. This collection is a worthwhile addition to any library. And will remain their value as long as nations engage in conflict.
Since he was ten years old, Michael Tyler has heard a metallic-sounding voice that has driven him mad.
Distant Voices
Inform me also as to the position of the enemy,—where Nelson is. Think over carefully the great enterprise you are about to carry out; and let me know, before I sign your final orders, your own views as to the best way of carrying it ...