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DURRELL, L.: Mountolive (Abridged)
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‘With the open sesame of language ready to hand, he suddenly began to find himself really penetrating a foreign country’ In Mountolive the third volume in Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet, the events surrounding the interwoven community of Nessim, Justine, Narouz, Pursewarden and the other major characters are given a very different perspective. The intrigues and complex relationships are seen through the political prism of a world plunging towards war. David Mountolive, once emotionally involved with Nessim’s set, now returns to Egypt as the British ambassador…
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Disc
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Mountolive
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Across the waters of Mareotis
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Leila - lips brush wrist
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The home of the Coptic squire
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The love of the inexperienced
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Itinerant diplomacy - and letters from Egypt
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The writer, Ludwig Pursewarden
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Promotion - and the long - awaited posting
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Berlin: a malignant euphoria
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The Foreign Office - a warning
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Deep in snow, the memories
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Disc
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Mountolive
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A briefing from Pursewarden
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Nessim's discourse on Coptic politics
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Ambassador David Mountolive
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Arrival in Alexandria
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Alexandrian images as Clea paints
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In the bubble of the Etoile - Melissa
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An unexpected liaison
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Mystery or simply a betrayal
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Disc
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Mountolive
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A very private understanding
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The conspirators at home
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Narouz - treading on quicksand
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Proof from Maskelyne
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Memlik - incurably venal
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According to plan
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An invitation from Leila
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A stiff whisky
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'The day of his death'
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Total Playing Time:
03:54:09
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