Frances Welch: Imperial Tea Party [2018] hardback GAEIL The Stardust Thief weaves the

The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler

Anchored by stories of China's cities and its people

and the range of her intellectual and emotional explorations have since won her international recognition as a poet of the highest order

With trademark jokes and chaotic fight scenes

Frances Welch: Imperial Tea Party [2018] hardback GAEIL The Stardust Thief weaves theRussia and Britain were never natural bedfellows. But the marriage, in 1894, of Queen Victoria's favourite granddaughter, Alicky, to the Tsarevich Nicholas marked the beginning of an uneasy Anglo Russian entente that would last until the Russian Revolution of 1917. The three extraordinary meetings that took place during those years, although well intentioned and generally hailed as successes, were beset by misunderstandings and misfortunes. The Tsar