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resident species. The
definitive
photographic guide to
British Moths: a visual
feast and a must for all
macro and micro fans.
Bloomsbury; ISBN:
978-1472907707.
RJM Southam (G, 59-64) has written a
South American love story, The Snake and
the Condor. In Santiago, Chile, at the
height of Pinochet’s reign of terror in the
late 20th century, Julieta, the Juliet of this
Romeo-and-Juliet story and the daughter
of a senior government official, is to be
married to the army officer of her father’s
choice. She attempts to escape with the
boy she loves to the Peruvian Andes, but
her father’s tentacles reach across South
America and even as far as England. The
young lovers are caught up in a series of
gripping adventures and narrow escapes.
They are helped by a courageous priest,
whose mission is to save opponents of
Pinochet from the prisons,
torture chambers and
executions of the military
régime. The Snake and the
Condor is more than a
retelling of one of the
great love stories of world
literature: it also studies
the cruel effects of
colonization, forced
conversion and economic exploitation on
non-European civilizations. It evokes the
fear, suspicion and uncertainty on which
tyranny and dictatorship thrive.
Roundfire; 482 pages; ISBN: 9780954503840.
In the small hours of the morning of 3rd
June, 1914, a woman and her husband
were found dead in a sparsely furnished
apartment in Paris. It was only when the
identity of the couple was revealed in the
English press a fortnight later that the full
story emerged. The man, Henry
Sackville-West, had shot himself minutes
after the death of his wife from cancer;
but Henry’s suicidal despair had been
T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
driven equally by the failure of his claim
to be the legitimate son of Lord Sackville
and heir to Knole. The Disinherited, by RB
Sackville-West (F, 71-75), reveals the
secrets and lies at the heart of an English
dynasty, unravelling the parallel lives of
Henry’s four illegitimate siblings, in
particular his older sister, Victoria, who,
on becoming Lady
Sackville and mistress
of Knole by marriage,
consigned her brothers
and sisters to lives of
poverty and
disappointment.
Bloomsbury; ISBN:
978-1408824825.
TCH Sharp (B, 90-95) has recently
published a book on Loetz Art Nouveau
glass: Lötz. Die Passion / Loetz. The
Passion. The book focuses on the
emotional side of Loetz glass and
examines the
relationship between
collector and
collection. With
numerous colour
photographs of 50 of
the very best Loetz
vases, the book also
features insight into
how the condition of
Loetz glass affects value and helpful tips
on storage, maintenance and insurance.
The text is in both English and German.
Copies are available on Ebay for a fixed
price of £42. NBVD; ISBN: 9783939028451.
Lord Terrington (E, 60-64) has just
published a book entitled Adolescent
Urology and Long-term Outcomes under his
professional name of Christopher
Woodhouse. Fully covering disorders
related to sex and genital development,
the kidney, bladder, ureter and urethra,
Professor Woodhouse, a world-leading
expert and global pioneer in this field,
systematically outlines the best clinical
practice in the surgical and medical
management of these complex and
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extremely challenging
conditions, as well
covering the long-term
outcome for the
patient. WileyBlackwell; ISBN:
978-1118844816.
Business and Commercial
On Saturday 6th September, 2015, a
dinner was held at the Venice Mining
Complex, Kadoma, Zimbabwe. Those
present included Alex White (G, 01-06),
Finance Director of Venice and Maygel
Mines and host of the dinner; and Nick
Ferguson (C, 61-66), Director of Maris
Ltd, owner of Venice. A very small hot
was held, and rather more wine was
enjoyed.
Charitable
WAN Muir (K, 92-97) is co-founder and
executive director of Equal Community
Foundation, an action-research charity
based in Pune, India. Through its field
programmes, ECF builds peer groups of
men aged 14-17 to tackle violence in
their community.Will has also involved a
number of other OWs in his work.
Honours
PA Darling QC (Coll, 73-77), for services
to safety at sports grounds and horse
racing – OBE.
DJR Davidson (H, 88-93), lately Special
Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, for
public service – OBE.
AH Duberly CBE DL (I, 55-60), Lord
Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire – KCVO.
SP Halsey (A, 71-75), Chorus Director of
the City of