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Dominion by C.J. Sansom

Dominion

by C.J. Sansom
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  • Jan 28, 2014, 640 pages
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  • Dec 2014, 656 pages
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For a moment Churchill thought of resigning from the Cabinet; but what good would that do? And Margesson was right; public unity was all important now. He would do what he could, while he could. He had thought, earlier that day, that his hour had come at last, but it was not to be after all, not yet. "I will serve under you," he said, his heart heavy.

Excerpted from Dominion by Ian Sansom. Copyright © 2014 by Ian Sansom. Excerpted by permission of Mulholland. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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