Ursula von Wiese (International) assertion Ursula von Wiese i(A67647 works by)
Gender: Female
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3 y separately published work icon The Golden Sabre Jon Cleary , London : Collins , 1981 Z158614 1981 single work novel
5 y separately published work icon The Beaufort Sisters Jon Cleary , London : Collins , 1979 Z807335 1979 single work novel
5 1 A Captive in the Land James Aldridge , London : Hamish Hamilton , 1962 Z297062 1962 single work novel
— Appears in: Plennik chuzhoi strany [and] Opasnai a igra : romany 1969;
— Appears in: Branets ' svoiei zemli [and] Pidstupna hra 1971; The story opens with a Dakota, whose crew is engaged on a meteorological survey, flying over the Arctic. Suddenly the wreckage of a plane and a moving human figure are spotted on the ice below. Rupert Royce, the meteorologist on board, volunteers to parachute down to investigate while the Dakota returns to base to organise a rescue expedition. He lands safely to find that there is one survivor of what proves to be a Russian plane. But, unknown to Royce, the Dakota crashes on its return journey and the whole crew is killed. As a result, his whereabouts are completely unknown to the outside world; all the authorities know is that his body is not found in the Dakota's wreckage. (Source: 1962 Hamish Hamilton Edition)
4 y separately published work icon Lonely Road Nevil Shute , London : Cassell , 1932 Z1413969 1932 single work novel
7 y separately published work icon Landfall : A Channel Story Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1940 Z98803 1940 single work novel
19 33 y separately published work icon The Shoes of the Fisherman Morris West , London : Heinemann , 1963 Z529081 1963 single work novel

'The profound story of a cardinal who steps out from the Iron Curtain to become Pope amid the machinations of Cold War politics—the first title in the Vatican Trilogy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
12 3 y separately published work icon Trustee from the Toolroom Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1960 Z433730 1960 single work novel

'Keith Stewart is a quiet and unassuming man called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. A skilled maker of miniature working models, he lives a modest life devoted to his hobby. But when his sister and her wealthy husband die in a shipwreck on a coral reef in the Pacific—while trying to smuggle out of England their entire fortune in diamonds hidden in the keel of their yacht—Keith becomes trustee for his orphaned niece. To save her from destitution he must travel halfway around the world and risk a long voyage in a small boat in inhospitable waters to recover her inheritance. In the course of his adventure-filled quest, a colorful and international cast of characters mobilize to help him, and this humble man discovers he has more friends and admirers than he could have dared to imagine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
14 2 y separately published work icon The Rainbow and the Rose Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1958 Z43628 1958 single work novel

'When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe’s house for a chance to try again the next day, Clarke revisits the past of this unusual man—and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
5 1 y separately published work icon Marazan Nevil Shute , London Melbourne : Cassell , 1926 Z74190 1926 single work novel
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