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For fans of Ariel Lawhon and Rhys Bowen, an Oppenheimer–meets–The Rose Code World War II novel of a young mother’s self-discovery as she is drawn into a love triangle with an atomic spy in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. When nineteen-year-old Doris Friedman marries Rob in 1941 and...

In the heart of wartime Berlin, where darkness stretches beyond blackout curtains and fear clings like autumn frost to leaves, a young Bavarian nurse named Lena stands at the epicenter of history’s most harrowing moral crucible. Her story, like the city itself, unfolds as one of quiet resilience, brutal betrayal, and an unyielding search for hope amid unimaginable horror.

When Swindon comes under attack in late 1940, the women of the Great Western Railway Works find themselves on the frontline of war, battling for Britain. Working long gruelling shifts, watching for enemy aircraft from the factory roofs, and sleeping in crowded air raid shelters.

Brought to you by Penguin. The heartwarming new winter saga of friendship and resilience from the author of The Bomb Girls Autumn, 1942 As winter approaches, for the women at the Bell Works Factory it’s business as usual. When German refugee Ella arrives, she is met with distrust, but can she...

From the author of Little Hatchet, this gripping historical saga continues—a powerful story of resilience, family, and the price of ambition. Perfect for fans of epic generational tales and action-packed historical fiction. Walter Oakley and his wife, Ada, used the westward expansion of America to establish themselves as model citizens in the town of Telegraph, Texas.

It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime, even if you can't remember why you started. The Unforgettable Mailman is a heartwarming story about intergenerational friendship and the power of human connection, perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman and Virginia Evans' The Correspondent. 1966...

Auschwitz, 1945: My baby’s thin cry pierces the cold, frosty night. I rock him gently in my arms, willing him to be quiet. Because if anyone hears my newborn, he could be snatched from me–or worse. We’re so close to freedom now and I pray that soon I will walk out of the iron gates with my precious son…

June 1940. France is falling. Thirty thousand refugees are trapped in Bordeaux with nowhere to run—and one Portuguese diplomat has been ordered to let them die.

Brought to you by Penguin. Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquis of Queensbury left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: ‘For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite’. The...

During the winter of 1950 in the small Cotswold village of Great Rollright, amateur sleuth Gemma Brown starts to suspect that the town’s best baker, Ursula Beurton, is a Soviet spy, tumbling her headlong into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that ends with a decision that will lead her to the...

Valerio Evangelisti narra le vicende di alcune famiglie emiliano-romagnole attraverso i grandi cambiamenti che investono il Paese tra il 1900 e il 1920. Tutto è raccontato attraverso episodi minuti, che vedono in scena personaggi impegnati a sopravvivere in un mondo sempre più difficile, a contatto con le grandi figure del loro tempo: la fragile Eleuteria, Reglio, ribelle involontario, la piccola Narda.

Retired US detective Emil Janowitz has lied to his wife for more than forty years. Losing his entire family as an inmate of Auschwitz Concentration Camp he found it easier than facing the demons buried deep inside. A letter from an unknown Aleksy Markowski sends him off on a journey, to hunt down and denounce vicious Kapos who were supposedly gassed in the last days before liberation. The truth, they fled justice and still live and flourish and must be brought to justice. Emil’s journey triggers memories he's long locked away and his journey opens him up to a life he'd put in the past.

There’s an old Army saying: “Never volunteer for anything.” But Steven Carter did, and it changed the course of his life forever. From the icy wilderness of Nazi-occupied Norway to the treacherous alleyways of the Channel Islands, and finally the blood-soaked cliffs of Normandy, Carter leads his elite team of British Commandos on some of the most dangerous missions of World War II. Whether cut off behind enemy lines, betrayed from within, or climbing into the teeth of German artillery, Carter never backs down.

The Great War is over, and Kate is ready to welcome back Eliot with open arms. But her husband is a changed man. Kate has become used to her independence, and Eliot's return creates tensions both at work and at home, particularly with Kate's son, Callum. It tears Kate apart to see such strife between the two men she loves most. And her sister-in-law seems determined to stir up the animosity in order to benefit her own son. But when tragedy strikes, Kate cannot imagine just how much trouble Lucy's ambition can cause.

Maggie's Mountain Song takes the reader on a journey through the Appalachian Mountain region near Boone North Carolina during the 1930's-1940's. The story is told through Maggie's Mountain dialect as she recalls her idyllic childhood ,and the highs, and lows of her life from her later years. Maggie takes the reader on a descriptive ramble over the farm she grew up on and the days of family togetherness, work, school, community, and human relationships and World War Two.

È il 1917 e nel piccolo villaggio coreano di Ojin, ai piedi del monte Maebongsan, la miseria e le difficoltà non danno tregua ai suoi abitanti. Bodeul, unica figlia femmina di una madre rimasta vedova, è stata costretta ad abbandonare gli studi e a lavorare per contribuire all'economia familiare. Quando una vicina suggerisce alla madre di darla in sposa a uno sconosciuto proprietario terriero che ha fatto fortuna alle Hawaii, Bodeul accetta.

World War II, Berlin. Freyja Bremer, a patriotic museum assistant, marries Kaspar Voigt, an ambitious SS scholar, to protect her father. As she strives to safeguard the priceless Priam's Treasure from air raids, Freyja falls in love with Darien Lessing, an archaeologist who exposes the moral decay beneath the regime's myths. Her awakening drives her into perilous resistance – aiding a Jewish doctor and his wife, Darien's sister – while uncovering Kaspar's role in the SS's darkest programs, which subvert history to justify invasion, abduction and murder.

Every message has a moment when it matters. In 1943, at the height of the Second World War, Eleanor Thorpe works the night shift at Britain’s most secret intelligence operation. Her job is simple in theory: review decrypted enemy communications and ensure they reach command in time to save lives. But Eleanor begins to notice a pattern. Critical messages—warnings about U-boats, convoy routes, and naval movements—are arriving just a few hours too late. Not lost. Not destroyed. Simply delayed. Long enough for decisions to be made without them.

Fall, 1941. Agatha Stuart is 30 years old, well established in Old Maid territory with no prospects on the horizon. She wants to be content with her life as it is — job as postmistress and living at home with her parents, but she isn’t. She longs for more.

Wiltshire, December 1915. Widow Olivia Hanbury is persuaded by her cousin Donald to move in with his meek little wife while he is serving in France. When he's wounded and returns home to convalesce, tensions immediately rise between him and lively Olivia. But things begin to look up when Olivia becomes involved in starting the new Women's Institutes and is introduced to Alex, an antiques dealer. Meanwhile, Phoebe Latimer is holding the fort at Greyladies, an ancient manor house, while her husband is away at war. But someone is attempting to rid Greyladies of the German internees based there.

Born into an aristocratic German Jewish family, Ernst Baerwald is a gifted linguist, talented musician, and fearless idealist. When he’s recruited in 1900 to become a spy—his cover working for a company that would become the notorious chemical conglomerate IG Farben—his life becomes an extraordinary adventure spanning two continents, two world wars, and impossible choices that will haunt him forever.

Amsterdam, 1940: Schoolteacher Aletta knows the war will soon reach her and the Jewish children in her class. When her family hide an injured Allied airman in their home, they must decide: how much will they risk when resistance could prove deadly? Paris, 1940: Since her mother’s death, Chloe has dedicated herself to protecting her brothers. So when the SS accuses Claude of being in the Resistance, she sacrifices herself to save him.

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This debut novel from food writer Leah Eskin of the Chicago Tribune combines the historical sweep and emotional power of The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer and the resonant use of food and recipes of Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel.

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In 1939 Georgia, far removed from the war brewing overseas, Cora Cain's world feels small—and shrinking. There, she runs The Brunswick, her family's once-grand hotel, which is now struggling as the town's general store. When Thomas Watkins arrives seeking work and solace after his mother's death, a connection sparks between them. Through Thomas, Cora glimpses a life beyond obligation and her war hero father's unpredictable moods. But everything changes when Cora is asked to turn The Brunswick into a sanctuary for Jewish children fleeing persecution in Germany.

"Everything you want in a story" declares Helen Paris, the acclaimed author of The Invisible Women's Club, and indeed, this captivating historical novel weaves together threads of love, loyalty, and revolution against the haunting backdrop of World War II London. "Immersive...

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As the war turns in Britain’s favour, Brin confronts old and new enemies and discovers someone close to him is a British traitor. Jameson finally breaks free of the torturer, Anton Ziegler, but is he walking into even greater danger when the SS takes him captive and extradites him to Berlin? MI5 continues to groom its double-cross agents in the lead up to Britain’s greatest deception against Germany, while the Germans use a legion of British traitors in their propaganda war against Russia.

Two novels inspired by the author’s personal experience in British Intelligence during the First World War: in which Naval Intelligence officer Roger Waterlow, stuck ashore in a sweltering country in South-eastern Europe, and working from scraps of gossip gathered by his ramshackle network of agents, struggles to make a real difference in the war, against the indifference and incompetence of the British authorities.