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In 1920s London, “Lady Detective” Maud West enlists newly published Agatha Christie to covertly investigate a dangerous mystery, propelling the unlikely duo through mounting threats and blackmail in a quest to deliver justice. In early 1920s London, Maud West has gained a public reputation...

The family seemed intricately bound together with threads frayed with age, yet still strong and permanent . . . until he came. Despite the “crinkled pink petals strewn in the path of those who would have preferred red,” four generations of Eliots have survived the War and are moving forward...

A courageous young woman struggles to rise above her dirt-poor beginnings and outsmart a Nazi threat on U.S. soil during WWII in this thrilling Southern tale of bravery, love, and forgiveness. Sedalia, North Carolina, 1943. While war rages overseas, Laurette Lowe faces a more personal battle...

A new novel from the much-loved, Miles Franklin shortlisted Favel Parrett. In the tradition of Claire Keegan and Sarah Winman comes an unforgettable story of love and betrayal through the eyes of a child. The rhythm drew me in, so even though I did not understand all of the words, I felt like I...

A war widow and a neglected boy form a chosen family in a profoundly moving multigenerational saga about the transformative power of kindness by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam War widow, lives...

“William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius. The result is brilliant fun.”—Mick Herron “One of my favorite authors—he never disappoints.”—Kate Atkinson From the internationally bestselling author, the third literary thriller starring beloved...

Leah Garrison knows firsthand the cruelty society inflicts on unwed mothers. After her dear friend Susanna dies alone in childbirth, abandoned by the child's father, Leah vows never to care for a man outside her family--and to ensure no woman suffers Susanna's fate. With her grandparents'...

A lyrical, deeply felt story of an artist and the great love that defined his life, set against the electric, delirious backdrop of 1970s New York City and the tumultuous years prior—for readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Kristin Hannah. "A wonder of a book.” -Kevin Wilson, New York Times...

In New York City a century apart, two women’s fates are bound by the dark legacy of the Midnight Diamond 2010. Jennie is working as a runner in the Diamond District when a friend’s sudden death leaves her with a cryptic note: “Not Safe.” Her search for answers leads her to an antique...

It is the autumn of 1945 and identical twins Joy and Gillian Lawrence are on their way home to Liverpool, having been evacuated to Devonshire five years earlier. Their mother has been killed in the Blitz but the girls hope that with their beloved father's help they will be able to manage without assistance. All goes well until there is a terrible accident and Joy loses her sight. At first she is bitter and resentful whilst Gillian is racked with guilt.

1916. Bella is working as a Voluntary Aid driving ambulances in England when she gets engaged to Philip, on leave from fighting in France. His family strongly disapprove of her but the two of them are happy together. Georgie, Philip's sister, is in trouble having broken her engagement and fled from her bullying family. As she wonders who she can turn to for help when she needs it most, she finds herself at the gates of Honeyfield.

Endlich: Das größte Geheimnis der Verlorenen Töchter wird gelüftet! Der atemberaubende Abschluss der Nr.-1-SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Reihe: Wir erfahren vom Schicksal der Frau, die den Heldinnen der sieben Vorgängerbände in deren schwersten Zeiten beistand und Erbstücke für deren Töchter versteckte. London, Gegenwart: Mia hält das letzte Kästchen, das sie in Hope's House gefunden hat, in ihren Händen.

In a distant matriarchal land, a woman’s passions for two American brothers spell love and lust, jealousy and betrayal, in a suspenseful historical novel by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Last Rose of Shanghai. 1950s China. In a land of misty hot springs and star-kissed...

Walther est un fantassin prussien. Vétéran de nombreuses campagnes, il est usé par les blessures. Erika est une fière Allemande qui refuse de plier. Tous deux s’apprêtent à subir de plein fouet l’invasion soviétique. Le premier fourbit ses armes, prêt au combat, prêt à défendre son foyer et sa famille. La seconde est communiste. Elle croit que l’Armée rouge libérera l’Allemagne du fascisme. Elle ne sait pas qu’une terrible fureur l’anime le bras de l’ennemi.

Une histoire d'amour empreinte de nostalgie, un premier roman coup de cœur plébiscité par la presse, les libraires et ses premiers lecteurs " Mon coup de cœur de ce printemps. " Librairie Winkler, Berlin Après cinquante ans de service, Henry Evans, le jardinier en chef de Wimbledon, prend...

A spine-tingling Tudor ghost story from Alison Weir, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series. I sit there frozen, unable to move, wondering if she will reappear. Either the house really is haunted, or I'm seeing things that aren't there . . . Oxfordshire, the present...

Miss Marple meets Nancy Mitford in this glittering new Christmas murder mystery set in Bath, from the bestselling and award-winning author of D is for Death. On a frosty day in December 1936, librarian and part-time detective Dora Wildwood is summoned to Bath. She has no idea what will unfold...

En cette année 1938, Berlin vit au rythme de la terreur nazie. Pour la famille Landau, des Juifs possédant un petit magasin de musique, il devient presque impossible de survivre. Et lorsque la terrible Nuit de Cristal éclate, avec ses assassinats et ses déportations, Rachel la fille aînée...

Lexique familial raconte l'histoire d'une famille juive antifasciste, celle de l'autrice et de ses quatre frères et sœurs, à Turin sous Mussolini puis pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La mémoire, comme l'indique le titre, passe ici par l'invention d'un lexique original et intime, par ces mots et ces phrases anciennes, entendus et répétés à l'infini, qui symbolisent ce que signifie faire famille. Nathalie Bauer redonne à ce roman iconique et célébré dans le monde entier toute sa modernité, sa précision et son humour.

Lives are torn apart. Lives are woven together. As war approaches... Young Jewish couple Max and Gerda are running their treasured family toyshop, but impending danger will force them to make unimaginable choices to stay alive. There are decisions to be made. Just fifteen and drafted into the SS...