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Land of Marvels

Published
Jan 2009
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Historical Historical
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304

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In Land of Marvels, a thriller set in 1914, he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.

Somerville, a British archaeologist, is excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace. The site lies directly in the path of a new railroad to Baghdad, and he watches nervously as the construction progresses, threatening to destroy his discovery. The expedition party includes Somerville's beautiful, bored wife, Edith; Patricia, a smart young graduate student; and Jehar, an Arab man-of-all-duties whose subservient manner belies his intelligence and ambitions. Posing as an archaeologist, an American geologist from an oil company arrives one day and insinuates himself into the group. But he's not the only one working undercover to stake a claim on Iraq's rich oil fields.

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Jan 2010 W.W. Norton & Company ISBN 0393335526
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Jan 2010 Random House (UK) ISBN 0099534541
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First Edition Jan 2009 Nan A. Talese ISBN 0385520077
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Feb 2009 Random House (UK) ISBN 0091926173
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Dec 2008 Nan A. Talese ISBN B001NLKVY0
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Jan 2009 Knopf ISBN 0385529473
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Dec 2011 William Heinemann (UK) ISBN 1448108209
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Feb 2009 Center Point ISBN 1602853991
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