Heyday: The 1850S And The Dawn Of The Global Age

Heyday: The 1850S And The Dawn Of The Global AgeHEYDAY brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in modern history. The 1850s was a decade of breathtaking transformation, with striking parallels for our own times. The world was reshaped by technology, trade, mass migration and war. The global economy expanded fivefold, millions of families emigrated to the ends of the earth to carve out new lives, technology revolutionised communications, while steamships and railways cut across vast

she knows that he is who she's been waiting for

Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady

that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold

she makes her way from the French Riviera to Geneva

after Eva falls head-over-heels for him

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The yarns used here are highly textural and attractive

The morning after the Power silver anniversary gala at the Waldorf

Special features throughout bring new understanding to the texts

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Precious will draw on her trademark grace and wisdom as she helps unravel all these tangled threads

Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War