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Windswept House: A Vatican Novel by Malachi Martin

Paperback: The Cold War has ended. With a scope and daring not possible until now, an unlikely international alliance of top-level political, financial, and religious interests sees the way clear at last to its ultimate goal: the establishment of a single global society. 

Utopia.

These are men with nothing in common but immense power and a towering ambition for still more. With world unity and prosperity as their slogan - and with betrayal, scandal, and murder as their ready weapons - they have the means and the will to capture as their own the perfect global machinery for their plans: the oldest, wiliest, and most stable political chancery in the world - the Vatican.

At the vortex of this lethal struggle stands the embattled Pope, a geopolitical genius whose elimination is the short-term solution to a long-term goal, and two American brothers, Paul and Christian Gladstone, one a lawyer and the other a priest, who appear to be the perfect pawns. 

One falls prey to the sharp teeth of greed for power. The other will become one of the Slavic Pontiff's closest allies and will discover the darkest secrets at the very heart of papal Rome.

From America to Europe to Russia, in broad landscapes and clandestine corridors, a rich and varied cast - presidents and politicos, simple saints and savvy sinners, popes and pope-makers - clash with one another amid dramatic and sometimes bloody events that will affect the destiny of every person alive today.

Windswept House: A Vatican Novel (1996) charts the turmoil within the Catholic faith and within Vatican City. The book is currently available on Amazon (UK and the USA) and Book Depository. 

About the author: Malachi Brendan Martin (1921-1999), also known under the pseudonym of Michael Serafian, was an Irish-born American Traditionalist Catholic priest, biblical archaeologist, exorcist, palaeographer, professor, and prolific writer on the Roman Catholic Church. He is the author of the national best-sellers Vatican, The Final Conclave, and Hostage to the Devil.

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Nobel Prize In Literature 2022

Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown by Valentine Low

Hardback: Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown (2022) is the gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times. 

Valentine Low asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his reign, what will happen next?

Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers – the trusted advisers in the King or Queen’s inner circle – to ensure its survival as a family, an ancient institution, and a pillar of the constitution. 

Today, as ever, a vast team of people hidden from view steers the royal family’s path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip to guide her. Meanwhile, newly ascended Charles seeks to define what his future as King, and that of his court, will be.

The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging. With a cloud hanging over Prince Andrew as well as Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life, the complex relationship between modern courtiers and royal principals has been exposed to global scrutiny. 

As the new Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine – equipped with a very 21st century approach to press and public relations – now hold the responsibility of making an ancient institution relevant for the decades to come.

Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown reveals an ever-changing system of complex characters, shifting values and ideas over what the future of the institution should be. This is the story of how the monarchy really works, at a pivotal moment in its history.

About the author: Valentine Low is a journalist at The Times who has been writing about the royal family for over a quarter of a century. He is known for his insight and his scrupulously fair coverage, and makes regular appearances on international television as a royal commentator. His exposure of the bullying allegations against the Duchess of Sussex attracted global attention. Valentine previously worked at the London Evening Standard for over twenty years, reporting from all around the world. He lives in West London.

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