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Sex and the City meets The Great Gatsby – das vergessene Meisterwerk aus den 1920ern von Ursula Parrott. Patricia ist 24, als ihr Mann beschließt, die Ehe mit ihr zu beenden. Vor den Kopf gestoßen von dieser Entscheidung versucht sie zunächst, um ihren Mann zu kämpfen, merkt dann aber schnell, dass sie auch ohne ihn ein Leben führen und viel glücklicher sein kann.

Deeply gripping and darkly atmospheric, The Animals at Lockwood Manor is a tale of long-buried secrets and hidden desires by Jane Healey. Winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award 2020 Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable . . . August 1939. As the Second World War looms, thirty-year-old...

I've known Death a long time but now Death knows me. When their idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden death of their parents, siblings Marty, Liz and Jules are sent to a bleak state boarding school. Once there, the orphans' lives change tracks: Marty throws himself into academic life; Liz is drawn to dark forms of escapism; and Jules transforms from a vivacious child to a withdrawn teenager.

Inspired by a little-known chapter of World War II history, a young Protestant girl and her Jewish neighbour are caught up in the terrible wave of hate sweeping the globe on the eve of war in this powerful love story that’s perfect for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society...

Anita Garibaldi, una de las mujeres más reconocidas de toda América del Sur e Italia, cobra vida y fuerza de la mano de Diana Giovinazzo. Brasil, 1839 Mucho se ha hablado del revolucionario italiano Giuseppe Garibaldi, pero muy poco de su esposa y compañera de armas. La vida de Ana da Silva...

Monte Carlo, 1982. The odds of a man like Marco de Noli falling for a girl like me were a million to one. He's old money, a classic European jet set, a master of the universe. When we met, I was a shy girl from Oklahoma, pretty enough but nowhere near his league. One year later, after he stands me up on our first anniversary, I have to face facts. Our marriage was a mistake. My in-laws think I'm a gold digger, Marco lives at the office, and nights of passion aren't enough. There's nothing keeping me in Monte Carlo.

Luglio 1969: il mondo festeggia il primo uomo sulla luna. Probabilmente, gli unici a non rivolgere nemmeno uno sguardo alla tv, in quel buco di posto in Ecuador dove si trovano, sono Fay Fern e suo figlio Wright, nove anni. E probabilmente Wright è l'unico bambino americano a non conoscere il nome di Vincent Kahn, l'astronauta che per primo calca la superficie lunare. Fay, invece, l'ha incontrato quando lei lavorava al bar di una base aerea nel deserto del Mojave dove lui prestava servizio come pilota.

The epic saga behind the Disney-produced Hulu series The Lions of Sicily The magnificent third installment of the Florio story–a sweeping, decadent, and romantic finale that tells the story of Italy’s most powerful and notorious family as it faces its dramatic end. After triumph and...

The basis for the Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily “A blazing epic of countless twists and turns.”—Le Figaro "A compelling combination of historical sweep and family drama" –Kirkus Reviews From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that...

Gigi, the daughter of a struggling theatre singer, is left in the care of her great-aunt and grandmother, both former courtesans. Determined to teach Gigi the family business, they begin a series of lessons involving lace, expensive meals and cigars – all in the art of pleasing men. Gigi, soon bored of their antics and unconvinced of their instruction, rebels.

Léa de Lonval, a wealthy, beautiful forty-nine-year-old courtesan, is coming to the end of her career. Her lover, the young and fiercely handsome Fred Peloux – otherwise known as Chéri – is having to face his own reality, with an advantageous marriage arranged by his mother on the horizon. Both lovers, despite their six-year history, reluctantly decide it's time to end their affair. Yet their connection is more difficult to let go of than either of them care to admit…

Em "A parada da ilusão", é ela, a ilusão – ilusão do amor, da paixão –, o tema central. "A paixão é quase sempre o desejo de um triunfo, que se imagina de um certo e determinado modo." O estudante de medicina Geraldo finge ser um "banhista" (auxiliar de um estabelecimento de praia), analfabeto, para conquistar Alda. E é bem-sucedido. Ela se propõe a alfabetizá-lo e uma paixão ardente sobrevém... ou seria uma ilusão?

Eis o espírito em que está imerso este conto extraordinário de João do Rio. Laurinda Belfort é o nome de uma socialite que tudo tem. Aconselhada por uma dama de companhia, decide ter um amante, Guilherme. Com o tempo, ele a enfastia também. Laurinda considera-se superior a tudo e a todos.

The Second World War has finally ended and so begins a new era of freedom and opportunity for the Cazalet family in Casting Off, the fourth novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's magnificent Cazalet Chronicles. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic). ‘Somehow, she...

Bertha Lindberg, eine junge Frau der feinen Stockholmer Gesellschaft, soll endlich standesgemäß heiraten. Doch während ihr Vater nach einem geeigneten Ehemann sucht, träumt sie von einer großen Bühnenkarriere. Als sie an einem Dezemberabend Baptiste begegnet, einem gefeierten Artisten aus Österreich, verliebt sie sich nicht nur in ihn, sondern auch in die schillernde Welt des Zirkus. Denn obwohl Bertha sich für eine moderne Frau hält, lernt sie hier eine Freiheit kennen, die ihre Vorstellung bei Weitem übersteigt.

Wiesbaden, 1965. El Café del Ángel vive años prósperos bajo la dirección de Hilde y necesita con urgencia más personal. Pero cuando Hilde contrata a un nuevo camarero italiano, Giuseppe, a sus padres les resulta difícil aceptar su mentalidad «sureña». También hay turbulencias en el matrimonio de su hermano, Willi, que triunfa en el teatro de Wiesbaden mientras coquetea con una guapa compañera. Cuando la situación en el café llega a un punto insostenible, Hilde decide hacer las maletas. Inspirada por las descripciones de Giuseppe de su tierra natal, parte hacia Italia con su cuñada Svetlana.

Kairo, 1938: Wir werden uns lieben, denkt Juliet, als sie den reichen englischen Juwelier Henry Winterton heiratet und mit ihm nach England geht. Sofort empfindet sie das Herrenhaus Marsh Court als ihr neues Zuhause. Doch ihre Heirat stellt sich als großer Fehler heraus. Als der Zweite...

Eli Whittaker only wants one thing: to find out who is selling American secret codes across Europe, arrest them, and go home to his sensible life in Washington, DC. He has one lead—a letter the culprit sent from a Viennese hotel. But when he arrives in Vienna, he is immediately swept up into a chaotic whirlwind of balls, spies, waltzes, and beautiful hotelkeepers who seem to constantly find themselves in danger. He disapproves of all of it! But his disapproval is tested as he slowly falls deeper into the chaos—and as his attraction to said hotelkeeper grows.

New York, 1942: Avery is engaged to be married. Longing for adventure instead, she jumps at an unexpected offer to trade her library job for undercover intelligence-gathering in Portugal. But her new life in Lisbon, known as the Capital of Espionage, challenges everything she thought she knew about herself.

The long-awaited historical romance from the beloved author of A Season Beyond a Kiss Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s breathtaking artistry has earned her a devoted following that grows with each historical tale she creates. In this highly anticipated new novel—her first original hardcover—she...