検索キーワード： 制作 "-- Kevin Wright --" 20世紀

Bari, Italy. 1943. Twenty-year-old Siena knocks on a stranger's door with trembling hands. Her journey from Rome has left her exhausted and afraid, but after her friends were taken away, she had no choice but to flee. Hidden within her suitcase lies the reason for her desperate flight–a tattered leather-bound ledger, its pages filled with secrets Siena will risk her life to protect.

Anna, Bernie en Elica sluiten een verbond om voor altijd vriendinnen te blijven. Maar zal hun vriendschap de verschrikkingen van de oorlog doorstaan? Het verraad van mijn zus is deel 2 van de Oorlogszussen-serie. De oorlog raakt iedereen, zo ook de bloedzussen. In de hoop herenigd te worden met haar man Daniël, loopt de wanhopige Elica het gevreesde hoofdkwartier van de Gestapo binnen. Ze is bereid alles op te offeren voor hun liefde. Anna en haar familie zijn overgeleverd aan de grillen van Ulf. Krijgt zijn obsessie voor Anna de overhand, of blijft hij loyaal aan de Führer?

Triest, 1920. Mattia ist ein Faschist der ersten Stunde. Sein Gesicht ist noch bartlos, weshalb man ihn Bambino nennt, aber seine Schläge sind so hart, dass die halbe Stadt sich vor ihm fürchtet. Mattia weiß nicht, wer seine Mutter ist. Gar eine von drüben? Eine Slowenin? Sein Vater, der Antifaschist und Uhrmacher, will es ihm nicht verraten. Im Schlamm und Schmutz des Zweiten Weltkriegs verliert Mattia schließlich alle Gewissheiten, und er muss erfahren, dass der Gewinner von heute der Verlierer von morgen sein kann.

NEW YORK, 1942. ER KÆRLIGHEDEN STØRRE END DRØMMEN OM SUCCES? Sophia arbejder for den succesrige Elizabeth Arden, men da en loyalitetskonflikt skaber problemer i hendes kærlighedsliv, overvejer hun, om tiden er inde til at stå på egne ben. Da veninden Henny pludselig bliver alvorligt syg, er Sophia nødt til at hjælpe, og hun vender tilbage til sin tidligere arbejdsgiver, Helena Rubinstein, der stiller hende over for en næsten umulig opgave. Samtidig melder Sophias mand sig frivilligt til at kæmpe ved fronten, hvilket bringer krigen i Europa foruroligende tæt på.

אילזה פישר ורנטה בּאואר, נערות בגיל ההתבגרות בברלין והחברות הכי טובות, מוצאות את עצמן משני צדי המתרס, לאחר שארצן מאמצת את המשטר הפשיסטי וגודעת בכך את הקשר שביניהן. אילזה, הארית, קושרת את גורלה במפלגה הנאצית ומשליכה עליה את יהבה. ואילו רנטה, היהודייה, רואה את עולמה הבטוח מתרסק לנגד עיניה על ידי חוקי הגזע של היטלר, ואחר כך מתנפץ לגמרי על ידי בגידה קשה מנשוא.

In the heart of war-torn Rotterdam, the latest instalment of the Fernsby's War Series unfolds in a gripping saga of espionage, love, and sacrifice. Rotterdam finds Michael Fernsby in a deadly game of cat and mouse, sent to the Netherlands on the eve of the German invasion with the fate of Europe in the balance. Meanwhile, Mina's broadcasts of courage and truth have made her the Nazis' most wanted. Michael's beloved, the voice behind the rallying cries of a suppressed nation, now stands directly in the crosshairs of the menace he seeks to dismantle.

When George Allenby is put in charge of building a lake in the grounds of an imposing Irish manor house, he intends to do the job as swiftly as possible and return to Belfast. Allenby is still wrestling with his time as an officer during the First World War, burdened by the many things he could have done differently.

¿Cómo actuarías si al encontrarte unas cartas antiguas te das cuentas que puedes cambiar la vida de otras personas? La emigración española de los años sesenta se entrelaza en esta novela con la destrucción de una guerra y el necesario perdón para seguir viviendo. Alemania, 1963. Otro tren de emigrantes españoles llega a la estación de Colonia. Entre los pasajeros, Carlos y Diego, dos jóvenes gaditanos que buscan, como tantos otros, nuevas oportunidades fuera de España.

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather-forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these missions is Flying Officer Edwin Holland, whose rejection of her advances at Christmas still stings. Edwin is increasingly haunted by his role in the war, including the bombing of Dresden, and Jenny yearns to comfort him. But when he reveals the shocking reason he turned her down, she must decide if their friendship is well and truly over.

THE SIXTH BOOK IN THE MUCH-LOVED DOVER CAFE WWII SAGA SERIES

The most bombed, besieged and deprived nation of the Second World War. The Maltese endured devastating circumstances that pushed human fortitude to the limits; yet they persevered against incredible odds to earn worldwide admiration. One of the most epic yet least known stories of the Second World War, which turned the tide of the war in the Mediterranean, Europe and North Africa.

Bletchley Park, 1942. When teacher Hana Phillips is unexpectedly recruited to Bletchley Park she's determined to do her bit for the war effort. A talented linguist, she's soon put to work cracking Japanese naval codes and her newfound talents make her confidence soar, even as her work puts pressure on her already fracturing marriage. Then Hana is tasked with a secret mission. There is a mole in her team, sharing secrets with the enemy, and Hana must search them out.

''זיכרון רחוק צף ועלה בראשו מבעד לערפילי ילדותו: נערה צעירה ויפה מלטפת את ראשו ונותנת לו מתנה. לפתע נעלמה הנערה ואיש מבני המשפחה לא הזכיר אותה עוד. לפני שמת אביו במחנה הריכוז, הוא סיפר לו על דודתו החיה באנגליה. אבל הכול התערבל בראשו במהלך הימים הקשים שעברו עליו. הוא לא זכר את שמה, הוא לא היה בטוח אם אכן היא קיימת במציאות...''

London, 1987: Die Malerin Lotte Laserstein blickt auf ein langes Leben zurück. Als eine der ersten Frauen studierte sie in den 1920er-Jahren Malerei in Berlin und stand vor einer glänzenden Karriere. Doch die Nationalsozialisten zwangen sie zur Flucht nach Schweden. Unermüdlich malte sie weiter. In einer Kleinstadt arbeitete sie an Auftragsporträts und Landschaftsaquarellen, doch die Anerkennung blieb aus.

Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air raid and prays her husband will return home safe. Pacific Ocean, 1907. A girl embarks on a lonely journey to begin a new life far from home. Sydney, 1948. Billie Walker, recently returned from a stint as a wartime investigative journalist, has reopened her father’s private inquiry office. One day, Billie is cleaning out old filing cabinets when she uncovers a dusty box whose contents just might upend everything Billie thought she knew about her late, beloved father.

The story opens in Newcastle, Northern England, and we meet J.B. Sutherland—brewer and eventually the owner of the Victorian pub by the River Tyne, The Barley Mow. The family saga is told by his middle daughter, Elizabeth, whose childhood is wonderful until her father suddenly dies, and their eldest illegitimate brother, John Thomas, shows up at their father's funeral to inherit the pub.

The BRAND NEW instalment in Rosie Clarke's heartwarming Blackberry Farm saga series.

Soline Roussel é bem experiente no ramo dos finais felizes. Por gerações, sua família manteve um requintado salão de noivas em Paris, onde a magia é feita com agulha e linha. Dizem que a noiva usa um vestido Roussel tem garantida uma vida de alegrias. Mas perdas arrasadoras durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial deixam o mundo e o coração de Soline em ruínas, e sua fé no amor, abalada. Ela encaixota as lembranças e as guarda, junto com os sonhos destruídos, determinada a esquecer.

يأخذ الروائي الأرجنتيني التشيلي، آريل دورفمان (1942)، يوماً من تقويم ذاكرة قُبيل الحرب العالمية الثانية، تحديداً اليوم الذي وقّعت فيه ألمانيا والاتحاد السوفييتي معاهدة عدم اعتداء، وتقسيم أوروبا، سراً، كمناطق نفوذ (20 آب/ أغسطس 1939)، ليسيّر فيه أحداث روايته "ثقة" الصادرة أواخر العام الماضي، بترجمة صالح علماني، عن "دار بلومزبري" في قطر، مُستخدماً فيها أكبر قدر ممكن من تقنيات السرد، ليعرض أزمة الثقة، ممتدّةً من علاقات أعضاء الحزب الواحد والناس العاديين مع السلطة، إلى الأصدقاء والأزواج. "ما كادت المرأة تدخل الغرفة 242، حتى رنَّ الهاتف".

Bravery, courage, fear, and love in a time of war. Despite their differences sisters Viann and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband, Antoine, and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight, and Viann finds herself isolated, so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war progresses, the sisters' relationship and strength are tested.