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The instant Sunday Times #1 bestseller THE ULTIMATE TALE OF COURAGE AND SACRIFICE FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the Great War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND WINNER OF THE SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR What if the only choice you have is no choice at all… Humberto Barbetti is unwilling secretary to the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo. Mercurial, capricious and ruthless to the core, Trujillo has...

An unputdownable mother-daughter novel about secrets, the search for truth, and what it takes to find your place in the world. In the summer of 1993, 15-year-old Ellie Stein watches her unflappable mother drop and scatter an entire popcorn canister after hearing a news report about the death of...

A sweeping, profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-World War II Britain, by one of the finest literary stylists working today. Philip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in...

FINALISTA DO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS DE 2024 Inglaterra, 1939. A viúva Emma Taylor está desesperada para arranjar um emprego. Ela e sua filha Olivia sempre conseguiram se virar sozinhas, mas com leis estritas que proíbem viúvas com crianças de se inserirem no mercado de trabalho, ela só...

1939. Léa Delmas a dix-sept ans. Sa famille possède le domaine de Montillac, au cœur du vignoble bordelais. Sa vie se résume aux senteurs de cette terre, à la lumière, à la tendresse des siens. La maison s'affaire aux préparatifs du bal... Mais la déclaration de guerre anéantit l'harmonie de cette fin d'été, et jette Léa dans le chaos. Elle découvre et affronte la débâcle, l'exode sous les bombes, la mort, l'occupation nazie, l'exploitation du domaine, la violence du plaisir, la fragilité des sentiments. En ces premières années de guerre, Léa est contrainte à des choix impossibles...

A love written in history . . . 1936. While studying in Cambridge, aspiring poet Robert catches the attention of aristocrat Lady Stella Aldrich. As the years pass, they fall deeper in love. Robert even writes many poems about his muse and love. But the looming war soon sees Robert join the RAF. Is their love strong enough to survive a battlefield? Now. Cassie Aldrich takes on the role of organising the annual August Bank Holiday festival at Hartsford Hall.

En cet automne 1942, le domaine de Montillac a bien changé. La vie est dure. Le bonheur a fait place aux deuils, l'insouciance aux privations. Au plus noir de l'Occupation, Léa Delmas découvre la délation, la lâcheté, la collaboration. Ses proches subissent les tortures, d'autres trahissent. Elle choisit farouchement le camp de la liberté : la Résistance. Au mépris de tout danger, dans le Paris des faux plaisirs et des vraies horreurs, elle s'oppose à l'occupant et tente de sauver ceux qu'elle aime...

1944 : la guerre a fini d'hésiter et chacun a choisi son camp. L'heure est venue des tueries, des règlements de compte et des grands affrontements militaires. Léa a mûri. Après avoir découvert l'horreur, elle découvre le courage et la haine. Engagée dans toutes les luttes, jusqu'au bout de ses forces, elle trace son chemin volontaire de Montillac en feu à Berlin en ruine, passant par un Paris en liesse où rôdent encore les dangers.

Janvier 1945. Hitler s'enferme dans le Bunker. Pour les Alliés, la guerre est bientôt gagnée. Mais un secret peut encore tout changer… Un mythe sur lequel plane l'ombre du légendaire inventeur Nikola Tesla. Des bases clandestines de Norvège aux mystères occultes du Portugal, Tristan Marcas se lance en quête de la pierre du destin. Et si la clef de la victoire finale venait d'ailleurs ?

From a bestselling author comes this compassionate story of what happens when reality meets fairytale behind the scenes for a marriage. For readers of 100 Years of Betty. Georgette Smith is walking on air. Her fiance Richard is everything she's ever wanted in a man: he's charming, kind, brings...

From a bestselling author comes this compassionate story of what happens when reality meets fairytale behind the scenes for a marriage. For readers of 100 Years of Betty. Georgette Smith is walking on air. Her fiance Richard is everything she's ever wanted in a man: he's charming, kind, brings...

It was a Good Friday... On the third Friday of every month, a young priest named Connor makes the long trek through the isolated countryside to visit his stoic lover, Ivan. The humble shepherd welcomes him with open arms and a ravenous appetite. They lose themselves to the throes of passion...

När Ebba Beckman kämpar med sina studier i Göteborg gör hon en märklig upptäckt på vinden i farföräldrarnas hus – en upptäckt som förändrar allt. Plötsligt dras hon in i en historia som varit begravd i familjen i decennier. En gammal inskription leder henne tillbaka till farfar Thore, frukthandlaren som under kriget påstås ha levt ett dubbelliv. Var han en kollaboratör med kopplingar till tyskarna – eller en hjälte inom den norska motståndsrörelsen? Ju mer Ebba gräver i familjens förflutna, desto fler frågor väcks om lojalitet, skuld och svek.

Twenty-year-old Diana Buckingham was bred to be the wife of an important man. Now the nation is at war and the enemy is preparing to invade. Diana must choose between her aristocratic life, and being who she really is she cant have both. She joins the hundreds of thousands of enlistees training...

🕯️ Discover MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Rosie Clarke's next gritty instalment of her bestselling Blackberry Farm family saga series...❤️ Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Fenella J Miller and Patricia McBride💔 The war is ending. But for the family at Blackberry Farm, a new chapter is only...

A BRAND NEW powerful and emotional historical novel from Jina Bacarr, bestselling author of The Orphans of Berlin. Paris, 1943: How much will one mother sacrifice to save the innocent? Lia di Montieri is the star of the flying trapeze, risking her life every night. But by day, it’s her...

The next BRAND NEW historical saga from Rachel Sweasey perfect for readers of Rosie Clarke, May Ellis and Elaine Everest. 1915: As war rages across Europe, the women of Poole Quay must do whatever it takes to keep their community afloat. For lifelong friends Kathy, Betsy and Julia, that means...

The Third novel in Griff Hosker’s action-packed WW2 ‘Rifleman’ series, it is must-read for fans of David Gilman, James Holland and Douglas Reeman...

“A calm and vital storyteller, a writer of real rhythmic grace.”—Ali Smith, The Guardian From one of the most “assured and formidable” (Wall Street Journal) literary voices today, Our Names spans a decade to tell a story of international politics and intrigue through the magnetic...