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La vita in tempo di guerra non è un pranzo di gala. Lo sanno bene Helena e Ruth Nowak, due gemelle che tentano di proteggere i loro fratelli minori dagli stenti della vita nella Polonia occupata. Il loro piccolo villaggio rurale, infatti, è stremato dall’occupazione nazista. Il cibo scarseggia, e paura e sospetto ormai sono alla base dei rapporti tra gli abitanti. La costante minaccia di arresti sommari ha distrutto ogni speranza di solidarietà: chiunque può trasformarsi in una spia, e ci si deve guardare le spalle anche dagli amici più cari.

1942. Hannah Martel, una giovane ebrea, è sfuggita per miracolo alle persecuzioni dei nazisti in Germania, che non hanno risparmiato il suo fidanzato, assassinato in un pogrom. Ha cercato la salvezza imbarcandosi per l’America, ma la nave è stata respinta e Hannah si è rifugiata presso la famiglia di sua cugina Lily, a Bruxelles. L’Europa ormai non è più un posto sicuro, e così, decisa a opporsi come può agli orrori che il nazismo sta diffondendo in tutto il Continente...

1942. Sadie Gault ha diciotto anni e vive insieme ai genitori nel ghetto di Cracovia. Quando i nazisti rastrellano la città, Sadie e la madre, incinta, sono costrette a cercare rifugio nelle fogne. Ha così inizio per loro un lungo periodo di terrore, trascorso al buio nel sottosuolo. Un giorno Sadie alza lo sguardo e, attraverso una grata, vede una ragazza della sua età che compra dei fiori.

This fierce collection from New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors sweeps readers back in time with exhilarating short stories of unforgettable female characters. Spanning decades, these indelible women broke through barriers in disparate worlds of art, war, science, love, and...

It’s 1943 in London. Paige Miller, an ordinary shopgirl at the fabled department store Selfridges, falls for Danny, an American GI who comes by the books counter at the same time every day. As she slowly lets him into her heart, Paige realizes that Danny is keeping a secret. One that could change the course of the war—and both their lives.

1942. After her fiancé is killed in a pogrom, Hannah Martel narrowly escapes Nazi Germany and takes temporary refuge with her cousin, Lily, in Brussels. Safe for now, but desperate to flee Europe for good, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line: a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother, Mateo. Freedom is tantalisingly close. But when Lily's family are arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties and her own determination to escape.

Die berührende Geschichte einer Freundschaft und lebensgefährlichen Rettung Krakau, 1942: Als die Nazis im jüdischen Ghetto eine Razzia durchführen, bleibt Sadie und ihrer Familie nur die Flucht in die Kanalisation. In der Finsternis unterhalb der Stadt sehnt sich Sadie nach Licht und den...

1940: Con el mundo en guerra, Eleanor Trigg lidera un misterioso grupo de agentes secretas femeninas en Londres. Doce de estas mujeres son enviadas para ayudar a la Resistencia francesa. Nunca regresaron a casa.

1946: Al pasar por la Estación Central, en Nueva York, Grace Healey encuentra una maleta abandonada escondida debajo de un banco. La maleta contiene una docena de fotografías, cada una de una mujer diferente. En busca de las mujeres reales de las fotos, Grace se siente cada vez más atraída por su misterioso destino...

Roger Dykmans, a university student, is living with his brother Hans, an international emissary who's secretly working against the Nazis. As time goes by, Roger finds himself increasingly drawn to Magda, Hans' Jewish wife. But their secret world is turned upside down when Magda and her young daughter, Anna, are arrested by the Nazis. The Gestapo make a deal with Roger: if he hands over information about Hans' operations, they'll set Magda and Anna free. Suddenly, Roger is faced with an impossible decision....

목숨을 걸고 전쟁터에 뛰어든 이름 없는 영웅들의 숨겨진 미스터리 1946년, 뉴욕. 출근길에 오른 그레이스는 자동차 사고로 앞뒤가 꽉 막힌 도로를 피해 그랜드센트럴역으로 향한다. 그리고 기차역 벤치 아래에서 '엘레노어 트리그'라는 이름이 적힌 갈색 여행 가방을 발견한다. 그레이스는 호기심을 참지 못하고 가방을 열었다가 레이스로 가지런히 묶어 놓은 사진 한 묶음을 찾아낸다. 10여 장에 가까운 사진은 전부 젊은 여자들의 독사진으로 스물다섯 살이 채 넘지 않은 앳된 모습이다.

***THE UNFORGETTABLE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*** ‘Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion… I read this novel in a headlong rush’ Christina Barker Kline, number one bestselling author of Orphan Train ‘Jenoff’s prose is evocative and compelling’ The Globe and Mail Sixteen-year-old Noa...

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! From the sandy shores of America to the battered streets of London, one woman's search for love and redemption will defy all odds Young Adelia Monteforte begins the summer of 1941 aboard a crowded ship bound for America...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A mesmerizing tale of love, female friendship, and heroism." —Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale, a breathtaking and thrilling follow-up to Almost Home—ten years after the tragedy that forever changed her life, Jordan Weiss uncovers a betrayal that leaves her reeling and sets her off on a journey searching for answers. Ten...

New York Times Bestselling Author of The Diplomat’s Wife A thrilling novel of suspense about a woman who must face a past she’d rather forget in order to uncover a dangerous legacy that threatens her future. Ten years ago, U.S. State Department intelligence officer Jordan Weiss’s idyllic...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test.” –Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in...

"An emotional novel that you will never forget." —Lisa Scottoline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eternal From the author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship during World War II -- Now a New York Times bestsller! 1942. Sadie Gault is...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died . But I am here. 1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life...

In her luminous and groundbreaking debut, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shows the unimaginable sacrifices one woman must make in a time of war Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma’s husband...

1940s. With the world at war, Eleanor Trigg leads a mysterious ring of female secret agents in London. Twelve of these women are sent to aid the resistance. They never return home. 1946. Passing through Grand Central Station, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. The case is filled with a dozen photographs, each of a different woman.