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Brought to you by Penguin. The new tale of female camaraderie and romance in an idyllic setting from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon When one woman's second chance at love comes under threat, will she find happiness again? Sussex, 1943. When Veronica Clairmont becomes widowed and loses the...

Paris, 1942. The war is everywhere. But inside the quiet corridors of the Bibliothèque nationale, another battle is being fought—one measured in documents, archives, and secrets hidden in plain sight.

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Milton Roberts was born into the silence that followed the Great War, the son of a veteran who carried the weight of the trenches home to the Texas panhandle. In the heart of the Dust Bowl, Milton's youth is defined by a sky that turns to iron and a family farm that refuses to die. Amidst the grit and the drought, he finds a reason to hope in Lottie Lavery, the girl who represents everything worth saving in a world falling apart.

The German priest, Martin Luther, said, "Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying." This being said, we learn, borrow, and can even restore our faith with the help of our loved ones. This story is about two brothers, Jeff and Joe Bauer. Jeff is a commercial fisherman in Alaska. His older brother Joe is a farmer in North Dakota. Joe discovers a mysterious cornerstone in the foundation of his 1905 farmhouse that holds the power to alter history.

The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller Nothing Ventured is the first novel in the incredible and thrilling William Warwick series by Jeffrey Archer, the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel. This is not a detective story, this is a story about a...

“All Quiet on the Western Front” is one of the most powerful anti-war novels ever written—a timeless classic that strips away the myths of glory and honor to reveal the brutal, dehumanizing truth of warfare. Told through the eyes of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier on the front lines of World War I, this harrowing narrative plunges listeners into the mud-soaked trenches, the constant threat of death, and the emotional numbness born of unspeakable loss.

In his monumental narrative of the outbreak of the First World War and the ill-fated Russian offensive into East Prussia, Solzhenitsyn has written what Nina Krushcheva, in The Nation, calls "a dramatically new interpretation of Russian history." The assassination of tsarist prime minister Pyotr...

In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan. "Stunning." —The New York Times Book Review In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger...

Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel takes place over the course of a single June day in the lives of some very different Londoners: wealthy society hostess Clarissa Dalloway, who is preparing for a party; her old friend Peter Walsh, recently returned from India, whose proposal of marriage Clarissa rejected years ago; Septimus Warren Smith, a WWI veteran suffering from shell shock; and his Italian-born wife, Rezia, who is trying to care for him as best she can. Woolf's beautiful prose captures the minds and souls of these vivid characters.

Engrossing and memorable, The Sins of the Father is the second novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s celebrated The Clifton Chronicles. It takes us to New York in 1939 where our hero Harry Clifton is in desperate need of help. This audio edition is captivatingly read by Alex...

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

An exciting new wartime adventure series! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. A young pilot is thrust into the raging skies of war . . . 1938 Having been raised on a farm, young New Zealander John Noble longs for an adventure away from his family's...

John Noble flies East in his latest adventure! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. A new alliance is forming . . . 1941 From providing air cover against large numbers of German attackers at Dunkirk to battling the never-ending waves of Luftwaffe...

The RAF squadron returns in a thrilling wartime adventure! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. They refuse to be lambs led to the slaughter . . . June, 1940 After fourteen months of flying, John Noble is now a capable and experienced Fighter Pilot...

Kate Atkinson’s dazzling Life After Life, one of the top selling adult books of 2014, explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved younger...

A captivating novel of self-discovery by Agatha Christie, written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Agatha Christie, famous for her ingenious crime novels, also wrote about crimes of the heart. Written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Christie’s tales of romantic suspense further...