Alice in Exile (Record no. 2476)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01325nam a2200133 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780297607892 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Piers Paul Read |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Alice in Exile |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 344 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This wonderful novel, set in England and Russia at the time of the Great War, tells the story of Alice Fry an independent woman in a world ruled by men and the two men who love her. In 1913, Alice meets Edward Cobb, eligible young son of a baronet, at an avant-garde party in Chelsea. They fall in love and get engaged, but Edwards family thinks Alice fast. When Alices father becomes involved in a sexual scandal, Edward has to choose between Alice and his political career. He breaks off the engagement, not knowing that Alice is expecting his child. Desperate, Alice accepts the offer of a rich Russian, Baron von Rettenberg, to go to Russia as a governess for his children, while Edward enters an unhappy marriage. Alice gives birth to a son and yearns for Edward though the Baron von Rettenburg loves her. The Great War takes its terrible toll and the Russian Revolution explodes. Trapped by the Red Army in the Black Sea port of Novorossiik, Alice, her son and Rettenberg are saved by a member of the British Military Mission Edward Cobb. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Historical Fiction |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | TP READ | 24749 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book | ||||||
| Withdrawn | Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 10/11/2024 | 10/11/2024 | 10/11/2024 | Book | Dewey Decimal Classification |