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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

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  The Chains of Heaven by Philip Marsden

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  The best modern account of travels in Ethiopia, well written and particularly good at weaving in the history. Marsden really knows the country; his first book told of his travels here in the Menghistu years and his latest, The Barefoot Emperor, is a highly recommended history of the Emperor Tewodros and his stand at Mekdala.

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  The Levelling Sea by Philip Marsden

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  An imaginative portrait of the spectacular transformation of the Fal Estuary - a sparsely-populated stretch of coastline - into one of the busiest harbours in the world. As Marsden charts the maritime revolution that took place in England in the 1560s, he tells tales of piracy and smuggling, imperialism and unprecedented alliances. Particularly fascinating is the story of Joseph Emidy, a freed African slave who made his home in Falmouth and became a highly respected composer.