Jaroslav Žerávek Jaroslav Žerávek i(21401919 works by)
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3 2 y separately published work icon To Ride the Wind Peter Watt , ( trans. Jaroslav Žerávek with title Osedlat Vítr ) Frydek-Mistek : Alpress , 2011 Z1749590 2010 single work novel historical fiction 'In 1916, the Duffys and Macintoshes are entangled in the horrors of World War I. From the deserts of the Middle East to the trenches of Europe, the hand of death is always present. But even those left behind are not safe, for the most dangerous of enemies is not the Germans or the Turks, but someone much closer to home ...To Ride the Wind continues the story begun in To Touch the Clouds, following Peter Watt's much loved characters as they fight to survive one of the most devastating conflicts in history - and each other.' Source: Libraries Australia (Sighted 13/12/2010).
2 1 y separately published work icon To Touch the Clouds Peter Watt , ( trans. Jaroslav Žerávek with title Dotknout Se Oblaků ) Frydek-Mistek : Alpress , 2010 Z1659928 2009 single work novel historical fiction

'They had all forgotten the curse... Except one... Until it touched them. I will tell you of those times when the whitefella touched the clouds and lightning came down on the earth for many years.

'In 1914, the storm clouds of war are gathering. Matthew Duffy and his cousin Alexander Macintosh are sent by Colonel Patrick Duffy to conduct reconnaissance on German-controlled New Guinea. At the same time, Alexander's sister, Fenella, is making a name for herself in the burgeoning Australian film industry. But someone close to them has an agenda of his own - someone who would betray not only his family but his country to satisfy his greed and lust for power. As the world teeters on the brink of conflict, one family is plunged into a nightmare of murder, drugs, treachery and treason. To Touch the Clouds is a powerful continuation of Peter Watt's much-loved saga of the Duffy and Macintosh clan, begun in The Cry of the Curlew.' (Publisher's blurb)

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