Gerald Brown is a handsome and brilliant young engineer - wrongfully accused of stealing diamonds from his South African firm. Why has he been framed? Elizabeth Burleigh is a beautiful and talented West End actress - compelled to deny what marriage could bring her. What is the secret that impairs her love? Gerald and Elizabeth are half-brother and sister. They are reunited in London and together they face the mysteries that have made them both so unhappy.

A stunning and revelatory oral history of Queen Elizabeth II and her reign. There seems an unquenchable fascination with the British royal family on both sides of the Atlantic, borne out by the popularity of The Crown on Netflix, the spotlight on the Sussexes and Cambridges, and the media attention on the death of Prince Philip. These detailed interviews and insightful accounts range from the very early years of her reign to Prince Phillip’s death in 2021. Covering the shocking death of her father and the adjustment required of a newly married couple as well as the turmoil of the later years and her grandchildren’s families. This lavishly produced hardback with rarely seen color photos paints a full, detailed and sympathetic portrait of a life lived in service. Featuring interviews from diverse sources from private staff at Buckingham Palace and family friends, to international figures like Nelson Mandela, it contains a broad spectrum of views on Queen Elizabeth II—her story and her personality and how her life has intersected and impacted others.

Young Gerald Latimer tragically loses his father and then loses his job to a robot. To end this losing streak and raise 23,000.70p to place his dotty mother in a care home, he resorts to drug making. This fails disastrously when his friends greenhouse explodes. Gerald then agrees to rob a bank with an amateurish plan that also fails and given so little time to pay the care home fee, he is talked into a burglary. This results in the theft of a priceless item from a bent high court judge that no fence would ever consider handling. When nasty underworld characters learn of Geralds ill-gotten gain, he goes on the run with his cocaine-addicted friend and an attractive bank teller who had fallen for him. A deadly chase by the thugs and the police culminates in a surprise ending.

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