David Hunter grows up and finds his first love in tranquil 'Fifties Northern Ireland. High ideals lead him to the London School of Economics, but then despair drives him to the Foreign Legion and he sees action in the Suez invasion. When injury sends him back to London friends help him to find new hope for the future and a better understanding of his past.
David Hunter grows up and finds his first love in tranquil 'Fifties Northern Ireland. High ideals lead him to the London School of Economics, but then...
When Fatima, an asylum-seeker from Kazakhstan, asks Duncan for a bird's eye view of Western history he takes her to the British Museum and other windows on the past. As secretary-general of an international think-tank he works with Paula, a beautiful Ugandan, analysing UN failure in Darfur. And when his sensual friend, Helen, tells him she's looking for a husband but rejects his proposal, he realizes his urgent need for someone to share his bed. But he fears the scars of a bomb-blast and a divorce make him unattractive.
When Fatima, an asylum-seeker from Kazakhstan, asks Duncan for a bird's eye view of Western history he takes her to the British Museum and other windo...
A journalist sent to cover the outbreak of civil war in a former colony, where the discovery of oil has led to a breakaway movement in one province, is quickly plunged into the conflicts and corruption of a divided and underdeveloped country. While he reports on public events his personal life is transformed by his encounter with the young woman of mixed race who becomes his photographer. From her he learns how difficult it is to think and act rationally in a society where religion still has powerful influence. And when he gets close to the charismatic leader of the revolt he sees how...
A journalist sent to cover the outbreak of civil war in a former colony, where the discovery of oil has led to a breakaway movement in one province, i...
When a news item on the radio prompts Alan Turnbull to phone a friend he doesnt realize that it will involve him in an international crisis. An academic specializing in Balkan Studies, Adam is a widower living quietly in London. His main concern is his newly-graduated daughter, who hasjust been offered a job as a journalist by the youthful and ambitious head of a small independent television company. The action takes place a few years into the future, when Britain has a coalition government led by the Liberal Democrats. Adams knowledge of the former Yugoslav republic of Thracia is sought by...
When a news item on the radio prompts Alan Turnbull to phone a friend he doesnt realize that it will involve him in an international crisis. An academ...
