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A fast-moving thriller set inside the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany
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Leigh Turner
Author of Novels, Short Stories & More
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About me

I’m Leigh Turner, writer and former ambassador. Thanks for visiting my blog.

My diplomatic and life handbook Lessons in Diplomacy: Politics, Power and Parties” is available from Bristol University Press, from Amazon, or from all good bookshops.

You can buy my thrillers and other books from Amazon or leading bookshops. Read about my published books here

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The original vented ford across the Malibamatso river (later flooded) 1988
Biography

Katse Dam Site, Lesotho

Katse Dam site, Lesotho: photographs taken on visits in March-April 1988 as construction of the Dam began. Katse: where are the photos from? In March-April

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Burma Sahib Burmese Days
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“Burma Sahib” and “Burmese Days”

“Burma Sahib”, by Paul Theroux, fictionalises George Orwell’s Burma years from 1922-27. Orwell’s novel “Burmese Days” does the same. How do they compare? “Burmese Days”

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