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Echoes of Forbidden Harmony is a gripping historical fiction novel by David Guthrie that transports listeners to 1938 Berlin, amidst the rise of Nazi Germany. The story follows Lieutenant Hans Belkin, a young and ambitious officer in the Wehrmacht, as he navigates the treacherous political landscape and the horrors of war.

Yorkshire teacher Ellen Fenwick has never been abroad. But when her mother dies, this young woman finds herself taking a position as governess to an English girl in Florence in the summer of 1933. Little does Ellen realise how this girl, Juliet, and her family will claim her. For as the summer passes, Ellen falls so in love with Italy and her new home that she cannot bear to leave – even when her own hopes of love are cruelly thwarted.

Hollywood, 1942. Jacqueline Love's acting career is flailing. Suddenly on the wrong side of 40, parts are drying up, directors are calling her "difficult," and Humphrey Bogart has definitely stopped taking her calls. Desperate to cling to stardom, Jackie takes the only gig that will have her: the Hollywood Victory Caravan, a train full of movie stars crossing the country to fundraise for the war effort. Jackie wouldn't call herself patriotic, but with her life's work on the line, she'll do anything.

January 1915. The Great War is now in full swing, and almost every nation in Europe has been dragged into it. Now, the Greeks and the Romanians are about to enter the conflict. The Romanian offensive into Transylvania, combined with the disastrous fall Austro-Hungarian offensive of 1914 and the encircled Przemysl fortress, are threatening to unhinge the Dual Monarchy and knock Austria-Hungary out of the war.

1944, Nazi-occupied Holland. As Nurse Freddie cycles through the tulip fields, she looks like any other law-abiding citizen. But beneath her innocent smile lies an iron will to fight for freedom. The Nazis have no idea she is part of the resistance, and that she risks her life every day to deliver food and messages to hidden refugees. After a failed attempt to take the life of a Nazi collaborator, Freddie is sent to an underground hospital to tend to a group of injured Allied airmen. And when unconscious English pilot Will wakes up and locks his dazzling blue eyes with hers, her heart jolts.

Finalist for Best New Fiction at the American Fiction Awards 2024 Aniela Majewska, beautiful daughter of one of Kraków's most respected families, is ready to marry her dashing childhood sweetheart, Henryk Bartosz. But the Nazi invasion of Poland separates the young lovers, as Henryk chooses to fight for their country's freedom as part of the underground resistance and Aniela uses her beauty, wit, and indomitable spirit to navigate the Reich's brutal occupation centralized in her home city, doing whatever it takes to keep her family and her sanity intact.

Evacuated to the countryside, she realises there are more dangers than German bombs in wartime. In summer 1939, Canadian-born teacher Victoria McKaye takes up a new position at a London school, only to shortly coordinate the evacuation to the countryside with standoffish spinster Beatrice and young, quiet Nell. Arriving in the village of Hazelbury, Victoria sorts out billets for her young charges and meets Louis Granger, a naval officer. As their friendship turns to something more, she notices some strange behaviours - including him meeting with foreign men in secret locales.

1941: A world away from idyllic childhood summers spent in Devon, Cassie Marsh steps through the sandbagged entrance to the War Room, determined to do her part for the war effort. The clatter of typewriters, the urgency of whispered conversations, the weight of secrets – nothing in her quiet upbringing has prepared her for this. Here, women like her are expected to work tirelessly, remain composed, even as their homes – and lives – are devastated by the Blitz. But Cassie's heart is already divided between love and duty.

On January the 22nd, 1945, a secret weapon of unimaginable power was brought from the quiet town of Haigerloch in Germany’s southwest, and loaded onto a plane waiting at Stuttgart. Less than a dozen people knew of the weapon’s existence, and even less knew where it was being taken. The aircraft, its crew, and its remarkable cargo were never seen again. Until now. When the wreckage of the aircraft is located in present day Washington D.C. with no sign of its deadly cargo on board, Sam Reilly is called in to investigate.

Die Verantwortung lastet schwer auf den Schultern des zwölfjährigen Holger. Seit ihre Eltern von den Nationalsozialisten verschleppt wurden, liegt es an ihm, seine jüngeren Geschwister vor der Gestapo zu verstecken. Gräfin Sophie will endlich mehr tun als nur reden. Deshalb schließt sie sich einem Widerstandsnetzwerk an. Ihr erster Auftrag: drei Kinder an einen sicheren Ort bringen. Doch in Berlin ist man nirgendwo außer Gefahr. Als ein Bombentreffer den Rückzugsort zerstört, schmieden die Mitglieder des Netzerks einen waghalsigen Plan zur Flucht aus dem Reich.

This captivating coming-of-age novel follows James Hartley, a boat builder's son from Walton-on-the-Naze, as he navigates the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Beginning in 1926, we meet eleven-year-old James, whose passion for boats and the sea shapes his dreams of joining the Royal Navy. The narrative chronicles James's journey from a bright-eyed schoolboy earning a coveted spot at Colchester Grammar School to a skilled marine engineer working at the British Power Boat Company.

The year is 1942. The war rages all across the Pacific theater. Battles have been fought from the Hawaiian Islands to the city of Kunming in China, in Australia, and in New Guinea. Cities have been destroyed, raided, and many areas lie in ruins. Large naval battles have been fought, and dozens upon dozens of ships have been sunk to the bottom. Imperial Japan reigns supreme everywhere. The Allies are almost out of ships. But America has not yet given up on ultimate victory. Its factories are producing ships at a never before seen speed. Large fleets will soon roam the seas.

Eine verbotene Liebe und eine Mutter, die um ihr Kind kämpft Narvik, 1940: Als im Fjord Kriegsschiffe auftauchen, ändert sich Lailas Leben für immer. Sie schließt sich dem Widerstand an, verliebt sich aber in einen deutschen Soldaten. Josef ist anders, er unterstützt sie bei ihren Aktivitäten. Dann wird er nach Russland geschickt, und Laila stellt fest, dass sie schwanger ist. Ihr bleibt nur, Zuflucht in einem Heim zu suchen, in dem man ihr Unterstützung verspricht. Doch Laila gerät in die Fänge eines grausamen Systems und muss für ihr Kind alles riskieren ...

With her family’s perfumery in dire straits, Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her great-aunt’s journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk, Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks. In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation, one that will cause her world to come crashing down.

Allemagne, 1947. Les tribunaux de dénazification ont commencé à traiter les premiers procès. Un dossier particulier retient l'attention du Dr Hoffman, un psychiatre américain actuellement en poste en Allemagne. Un ancien gardien d'Auschwitz, Franz Dahler, doit comparaître devant le tribunal, et a demandé à faire témoigner un témoin inattendu pour sa défense : l'une de ses anciennes détenues et épouse actuelle, Helena. Silencieuse et dépendante de son mari, Helena semble être une victime classique d'abus.

December, 1914: After the death of her aunt, Alma Timperley is surprised when she suddenly finds herself the heiress to the Timperley Spiritualist Hotel in a pretty coastal town in Cornwall. But not everything is as it seems... the hotel offers guests a very special service: the chance to communicate with the dead.

Det var krig. Nazisterna hade tagit över Köpenhamn och lyktorna var släckta längs Öresunds danska kustlinje. Jane Horney var ung och vacker, äventyrlig på gränsen till dumdristig. I en manlig värld av SS-officerare och Gestapomän, dubbelspioner och agenter rörde hon sig mellan Stockholm, Köpenhamn och Berlin utan att förstå hur farligt det var. Det var kärleken som drev henne mot ett fruktansvärt öde. Hennes fiender svärtade ner hennes namn i decennier efter krigets slut.

Julia Esdaile is hired to restore the historic gardens at Havenworth Manor—the grounds of which are now an abandoned snarl of bramble and weeds—to their original splendor. For the enigmatic lady of the manor, ninety-two-year-old Margaret Clarke, the reason for the restoration is the deeply private story of a promise made a lifetime ago, and a vow to keep it before she dies.

The latest action packed novel from Vincent FormosaIt has been a long war for Tim Chavell. A veteran of operations in France, Malta, the Adriatic, and off the Dutch coast, he is long overdue for a rest. Instead, he finds himself posted to Scotland to take command of a Mosquito strike wing at RAF Aberdour. In headlong retreat, the Germans are being pressured from all sides. The iron ore that keeps heavy industry going comes from a precarious supply line that must be protected at all costs.

Retrouvez les Clifton et les Barrington dans leur traversée du XXe siècle. Giles, Harry, Emma et leurs enfants sont loin d'en avoir terminé avec leur destinée. Des jeux politiques de la compagnie maritime Barrington à la Chambre des Lords, de l'URSS au Mur de Berlin, la Guerre Froide et les conflits avec l'Irlande heurtent les Clifton et Barrington de plein fouet. Et alors que le poids des années est de plus en plus lourds sur les épaules d'Harry et Emma, une question les taraude : quel héritage laisseront-ils à leurs enfants ? Et tous devront choisir entre amour et ambition.