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Cleopatra's sister

Howard Beamish is a paleontologist, Lucy Faulkner a journalist. Their stories are woven together inextricably with tales of Callimbia, an ancient land somewhere between Egypt and Libya, from the time of Heronice, Cleopatra's sister and likely rival for Antony's affections.

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  • "Howard Beamish is a paleontologist, Lucy Faulkner a journalist. Their stories are woven together inextricably with tales of Callimbia, an ancient land somewhere between Egypt and Libya, from the time of Heronice, Cleopatra's sister and likely rival for Antony's affections."@en
  • "Presents a story about two persons on an airplane which is forced to land in a country in revolt."@en
  • "A Howard Beamish is a palaeontologist, Lucy Faulker a journalist. Their stories are woven together with tales of Callimbia from the time of Berenice, Cleopatra's sister and likely contestant for Anthony's affection."
  • "Forced to land in Calimbia during a flight to Nairobi, paleontologist Howard Beamish nd anaother passenger, journalist Lucy Faulkner, find themselves held hostage by the country's new ruler."@en
  • "Callimbia lies somewhere between Egypt and Libya. It was chance that put palaeontologist Howard Beamish and journalist Lucy Faulkner on flight CAP 500 when it made an emergency landing in Callimbia in the midst of of a revolution."
  • "Howard and Lucy meet on an airplane that is forced to land in an area called Callimbia that lies between Egypt and Libya. The disparate band of travellers find themselves in the midst of a revolution."
  • "Paleontologist, Howard Beamish, and travel writer, Lucy Faulkner, meet by chance on a plane en route to Nairobi. When their plane is forced to land in Callimbia, what happens to Lucy and Howard is one of those accidents that determine fate, that bring love and can take away joy, that reveal to us the precariousness of our existence and the trajectory of our lives."
  • ""Howard Beamish, a somewhat short-sighted paleontologist, and Lucy Faulkner, a driven, rather arch journalist, make separate plans for a trip to Nairobi. En route, their plane runs into engine trouble, forcing them to land in Callimbia, a country in the throes of revolution and in the clutches of a megalomanical despot with a passion for board games, as well as games of state."--Publisher's web site."
  • ""Howard Beamish, a somewhat short-sighted paleontologist, and Lucy Faulkner, a driven, rather arch journalist, make separate plans for a trip to Nairobi. En route, their plane runs into engine trouble, forcing them to land in Callimbia, a country in the throes of revolution and in the clutches of a megalomanical despot with a passion for board games, as well as games of state."--Publisher's web site."@en
  • "A paleontologist by choice-and perhaps also due to the accidental discovery of a fossil fragment on Blue Anchor Beach on the north Somerset coast when he was six years old-Howard Beamish is flying to Nairobi on a professional mission when his plane is forced to land in Callimbia. On assignment to write a travel piece for a Sunday magazine, journalist Lucy Faulkner is embarked on the same flight. What happens to Howard and Lucy in Callimbia is one of those accidents that determine fate, that bring love and can take away joy, that reveal to us the precariousness of our existence and the trajectory of our lives."@en
  • "Paleontologist Howard Beamish is flying to Nairobi on a professional mission when his plane is forced to land in the imaginary country of Callimbia. Journalist Lucy Faulkner, on assignment to write a travel piece for a Sunday magazine, is on the same flight. What happens to Howard and Lucy in Callimbia is one of those accidents that determine fate, that bring love and take away joy, and that reveal the precariousness of our existence. With intelligence, grace, and gentle irony, Penelope Lively illuminates the age-old dance of myth and reality in a novel sparkling with wit, humor, and keen insight into the storytelling faculty of the human mind."@en

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  • "Political fiction"
  • "Political fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Alternative histories (Fiction)"
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  • "Alternative histories (Fiction)"@en
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  • "Cleopatra's sister"
  • "Cleopatra's sister"@en
  • "Cleopatras søster"@da

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