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Le grand roman noir du passé nazi de la Finlande Ukraine, 1941. Deux SS tiennent entre leurs mains la vie d’une mère et de son enfant. Au dernier moment, ils décident de leur épargner la fureur de leurs hommes. Finlande, 2019. Deux hommes s’acharnent sur le corps d’un vieillard et le laissent pour mort. La victime était un ancien combattant méritant et médaillé.

Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte's shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he asked. Unable to leave her family to fend for themselves, Charlotte is constantly delaying her own happiness, and fears that Joe may soon move on. Then, as 1950 begins, Charlotte's father reappears, bringing with him his brood of children from his mistress.

Twice torpedoed during the Battle of the Atlantic, LT. Tony Colombo USNR, a former merchant marine officer, is appointed to command a new Navy ship, PC-450. After a period of escorting convoys up and down the Atlantic coast, Tony finds himself escorting ships loaded with Marine Corps equipment to New Zealand and Australia. Once arrived, he is ordered to begin escorting convoys up and down the Australian coast. Some weeks later, Tony and PC-450 engage in battle with a Japanese submarine attempting to penetrate Brisbane Harbor.

September 1940. As Nazi forces sweep across Europe, the wealth of nations vanishes into the desert. The gold reserves of France, Belgium, and Poland—a treasure so vast it could determine the outcome of World War II—have been hidden in the badlands of French West Africa.

The brand-new prequel to the Cornish Girls series from bestselling historical saga author and Romantic Saga of the year nominee Betty Walker Meet the Cornish Girls before the war! War looms on the horizon. Their lives are about to change forever… Dagenham, 1939. Sheila Hopkins has always put...

From French literary talent and Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Baptiste Andrea, a “sprawling fresco and star-crossed love story” (The New York Times) following a dwarf and skilled sculptor as he recounts the moments in his life that inspired his mysteriously powerful masterpiece—perfect for...

Pam Talbot dedicates her life to keeping those who live and work at Blackberry Farm fed, safe and sound as Artie holds the fort whilst brothers Tom and John are away on national service. Still reeling from the death of her beloved husband Arthur, Pam makes a rash decision in Arties’s favour which backfires causing him to neglect his duty on the Farm. Now Artie is struggling to run two farms and to add to his woes a new land girl sets her sights on him and won’t take no for an answer.

“‘But who are we, if we forget everything that came before?’ Roza wonders in The Jilted Countess. This moving story of one woman finding a new life and new love in the aftermath of WWII answers this question, in the process taking on themes of PTSD, communism, and the plight of being an...

Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn, this gripping story follows two extraordinary sisters as they reunite after World War II, embarking on a journey of justice, survival, and secrets amid the backdrop of the Red Scare in Hollywood. A new name, a new country, and a coveted title...

Set against the backdrop of gathering war, A Song for Summer is an unforgettable love story from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson and read by actress Emilia Fox. When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she soon knows she's found her...

Set in the northern Italian town of Ferrara before, during, and after the Second World War, these interlocking stories present a fully rounded world of unforgettable characters. The Novel of Ferrara memorializes not only the Ferrarese people, but the city itself, which assumes a character and a voice deeply inflected by the Jewish community to which the narrator belongs.

Nel centro Italia del 1944 imperversa inesorabilmente il conflitto fra nazi-fascisti e truppe alleate. In un villaggio insulare del Trasimeno, un gruppo di ebrei è riuscito a trovare un rifugio apparentemente sicuro. Tutto sembrerebbe andare per il meglio, in un luogo così remoto e distante dai principali eventi del grande scontro bellico. Questo fino a quando, per un futile disguido, gli abitanti del paese non uccidono inavvertitamente un soldato tedesco.

1941 - Amid the bombs falling over London’s East End, the residents of West India Dock Road endure wartime with courage, defiance and a good dose of humour. From nights spent sheltering together in the Underground station to sharing gossip, pastimes and meals, they lean on each other as their world is turned upside down.

Una novela inolvidable que removerá tu corazón Madrid, principios del siglo XX. Paola es apenas una muchacha cuando, cansada de ser una carga para su familia, decide mudarse a la capital con una maleta repleta de sueños anhelando experimentar la vida lejos de su pequeño pueblo. Allí espera encontrar lujos, romance y sofisticación, pero pronto comprenderá que la realidad es mucho más cruda de lo que había imaginado.

A gripping World War II tale of two French sisters—one rescuing downed airmen across the Pyrenees, the other hiding children and forging identities under occupation. A story of ordinary bravery, sacrifice, and the quiet fire that keeps love alive when the world goes dark.

ثم يستحيل كل هذا جحيمًا وتصرخ النساء ، وسرعان ما يظهر الجنود .. الجنود شقر الشعور زرق العيون الذين يلبسون السراويل القصيرة .. الزى الرسمى للإنجليز فى مستعمراتهم الحارة ، ويصرخ أحد الضباط آمرًا الجند بفتح النار ، وتنهمر الطلقات .. إنه لمشهد لا يصدق .. و( عبير ) لم تعتد قط أن ترى الرصاص يُطلق على مظاهرة بهـذا الشكل الفج .. أيـن الغازات والعصى المكهربة والطلقات المطاطيـة ؟ الضحايا يتسـاقطون بالعشرات وتتبعثر الصفوف : كأنما هى مياه جدول ألقى فيها طفل شقى بحجارته ..

Alex Müller, un exitoso médico argentino radicado en Nueva York, ve un día una pintada en el frente de su casa donde se lo acusa de nazi. Desconcertado, resuelve investigar el pasado de su abuelo, un diplomático que dejó Alemania en plena guerra para instalarse en Mar Chiquita, Córdoba. Alex aprovecha un viaje programado a Buenos Aires y decide trasladarse a Mar Chiquita, para indagar sobre su familia y disfrutar las propiedades del agua de la laguna.

Nuremberg, 1945 : un procès fait l'Histoire, eux la vivent. Un roman vrai, qui saisit les sursauts de l'Histoire en marche. Chacun connaît les images du procès de Nuremberg, où Göring et vingt autres nazis sont jugés à partir de novembre 1945. Mais que se passe-t-il hors de la salle d'audience ? Ils sont là : Joseph Kessel, Elsa Triolet, Martha Gellhorn ou encore John Dos Passos, venus assister à ces dix mois où doit oeuvrer la justice.

Italy, 1943. The girl rushes down the winding streets, tucking the handwritten menu into the wicker basket and thinking only of the code hidden on the delicate paper. Present day. Arriving in Caccipulia, Callie grips the faded restaurant menu. Found hidden in her family home, she is certain it will lead her to the truth about her grandmother's life in Italy during World War II. Local café owner Oliver's eyes light up when he sees the menu. During the war, one brave family secretly fed desperate Jewish families. Callie's heart soars at the thought that her grandmother was involved.

Margot has spent most of her life at St Agnes' Orphanage with her little sister Lucie. She does her best to care for all the children, cradling them under the stars when Sister Helen can't get them to sleep. But she knows that when the Nazis reach the gates of Paris, the Jewish orphans will be in terrible danger. She must help them escape ... One night, Sister Helen tells Margot she has found a rich family to take Lucie in. But there will be no safety for the other children – unless Margot can lead them to the French coast for a ship destined for America.