| Ariadne's Children Contributor(s): Beaton, Roderick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312304579 ISBN-13: 9780312304577 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1996 Annotation: Ancient history, family past, present day - all collide in this intricately woven first novel about three generations of one family, set against seventy years of political turmoil in Europe. At the outbreak of World War I, renowned archaeologist Lionel Richardson flees Sarajevo to begin an excavation at Ano Meri, an ancient palace in Crete. His success there becomes a lifelong obsession for which there is a very high price - one that his family must pay. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 2.94" W x 10.5" (1.49 lbs) 384 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Ancient history, family past, present day - all collide in this intricately woven first novel about three generations of one family, set against seventy years of political turmoil in Europe. At the outbreak of World War I, renowned archaeologist Lionel Richardson flees Sarajevo to begin an excavation at Ano Meri, an ancient palace in Crete. His success there becomes a lifelong obsession for which there is a very high price - one that his family must pay. |