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The events which killed dozens of people and put the word "werewolf" on people's lips have been covered up. Deaths blamed on gang warfare, drugs, and costumes. A secret operation is in process to make sure that the truth about what happened in Boxford stays buried. But some things refuse to lie down and be still. There are perpetual loose ends that continue to multiply and carry on a legacy that began well before the Second World War.

Our Tom is set during the First World War and is the story of Thomas Middleton, a lonely 36-year-old laborer from Derbyshire, though well-respected and a pillar of the community he is lonely and sees the outbreak of war a chance to escape his humdrum life. Upon hearing of the sinking of the Lusitania, decides to enlist not only to get away from his life but to protect his family and the country he loves.

A Spiritual Journey of Love and War. Amidst the harrowing tumult of World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself ensnared by the unforgiving jungle of the Philippines. His desperate flight from the horrors of battle leads him to a hidden enclave, where he expects spending his remaining days in solitude. He grapples with the haunting memories of war, all while nursing a fragile hope of one day returning to Japan as he ages and the landscape changes around him.

Was, wenn Unrecht plötzlich als gut und richtig gilt, und das, was normalerweise höchst kriminell ist, belohnt wird? In ihrem neuen Roman Am Kornsand beschäftigt sich Ute Bales mit der Frage nach Schuld und zeigt, dass Schuld individuell ist und persönlich getragen werden muss. Dabei richtet sie den Blick auf das, was Vergangenheit mit Gegenwart macht. Der Roman umreißt zum einen die Jugend des Hans Kaiser, der sich 18-jährig, angestachelt durch NS-Propaganda, im März 1945 zu einer furchtbaren Tat hinreißen lässt, die er bis 1985 vor seiner späteren Familie geheim halten kann.

Einst verriet er ihre Familie, jetzt sucht sie Vergeltung "Verräter" schmiert die 92-jährige Britta Stein an die Fassade von Ole Henryks Restaurant in Chicago. Sie schwört, dass der Däne, der von der ganzen Stadt als Held gefeiert wird, sich in Wahrheit im Zweiten Weltkrieg als Nazi-Kollaborateur schuldig gemacht hat. Um die Behauptungen der alten Dame zu beweisen, muss die Anwältin Catherine Lockhart tief in die Vergangenheit reisen. Und auch Enkelin Emma erfährt erstmals die wahre Geschichte ihrer Großmutter, deren Schwester Grethe im dänischen Widerstand kämpfte.

O romance M, o filho do século (vencedor do Prêmio Strega) conta em trama eletrizante a história de Mussolini e sua ascensão de agitador político a líder do fascismo sob a perspectiva do ditador e de seus íntimos, durante o período de 1919 até 1925. Valendo-se de vasta base documental, Antonio Scurati traz uma narrativa totalmente calcada na realidade, porém elaborada com os recursos que fazem com que o leitor entre na mente dos grandes personagens da ascensão do fascismo, compreenda todo o clima da época e assista a tudo como se lá estivesse.

Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Royal Infirmary with her two friends, Clodagh and Patsy. In between delivering babies and tending wounded airmen, the girls endure bombing raids, rationing and the hardships and heartbreak that war brings. But in the faces of the new babies she welcomes to the world, Grace always looks for hope, as she dreams of a time when the war will end.

Mariana, narradora de esta novela comparte su vida familiar a través de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su lugar de residencia, México. Cuando su padre, el duque, es llamado a combatir al frente durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Mariana emprende un viaje junto con su madre y su hermana hacia un destino colorido. Atrás han dejado París y su encanto de cuento de hadas, y en México encuentran un país lleno de contrastes.

1943: When a safe house in Nazi-occupied the Netherlands becomes too dangerous for Edith, she flees. Injured, she meets Erich who promises to take her to his family's home for medical attention. En route she awakens to discover that they've entered Nazi Germany—the last place she wants to be as a Jew. In need of concealing her faith, and with limited choices, Edith becomes the private teacher to Erich's young brothers. Her roommate is a Roma with a tragic past and also hides from the Nazis in plain sight.

It is 1943. In the skies above war-torn Europe a savage battle continues as Allied bomber crews rain down fire and destruction on Hitlers cities and Luftwaffe fighters tear the bombers to pieces. Faced with the destruction, Churchill asks, Are we barbarians? Back in England, after the Siege of Malta and continents away from her estranged husband, fighter pilot Johnnie Shaux, strategic military analyst Eleanor Shaux is ordered to develop plans for the systematic destruction of Hitler's wartime economy.

Eine Liebe in dunklen Zeiten – und eine Frau, die sich die Frage nach der Schuld stellen muss. Isabell zieht mit ihrer kleinen Familie in die Nähe ihrer Großmutter Klara. Durch Zufall entdeckt sie in deren Reihenhaus einen Karton mit Tonbandkassetten. Darauf offenbart die alte Frau, die Isabell immer als unnahbar empfunden hat, ein Geheimnis, das sie sich am Ende ihres Lebens unbedingt von der Seele reden wollte – und das in ihrer Familie bis heute nachwirkt.

Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters when they were homeless: the WVS. Demonstrating a natural flair, painfully shy Clemmie is soon drafted to set up one of the British Welcome Clubs aimed at easing American troops' integration into English life. There, she meets Squadron Leader Dunning who, shot down in the Blitz, has been left partially paralysed. As friendship turns to something more, Clemmie faces an impossible decision - sacrifice her dreams of motherhood, or lose the man she's learning to love.

1944: Bologna, Italy, and the streets are crawling with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Leila Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca, the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman, is ruthlessly deported to a concentration camp. 1981: Exchange student Rhiannon Hughes arrives in Bologna and meets Leila, her landlady. Soon, Rhiannon finds herself being drawn into a web of intrigue. Leila’s nephew seems to be interested in a far-right group, but how is the nefarious leader connected to Leila?

France, 1942: With Europe struggling under German occupation, Sophie Bélanger, grieving the deaths of her brother, fiancé and friends, is no longer prepared to stand on the sidelines. Risking everything, she becomes increasingly involved in helping to save those on the run – even though that means persuading Jewish parents to hand over their children, in the desperate hope of saving their lives. When she is forced to flee to the non-occupied zone, her medical skills take her to the French camp of Rivesaltes, where she cares for the injured and unwell – until one day her luck runs out.

Germany, 1941: I stroke the blonde curl away from my daughter’s face, and my heart swells. I never imagined having children, and I never thought I’d love someone this much. Clara is the most precious thing to me. I whisper to her that I will do everything I can to keep her safe.

Zwei Frauen. Zwei Schicksale. Ein Land in Aufruhr. Lucía hat im beschaulichen Cadaqués Heimat, Familie und Berufung gefunden. Aber die Fehde zwischen Carmencita und ihr erreicht schließlich einen Höhepunkt, der Lucías Glück ins Wanken bringen könnte. Am anderen Ende Spaniens, in Bilbao, sucht währenddessen eine junge Frau nach ihren Wurzeln und gerät dabei an die falschen Freunde – aber nur dank dieser fatalen Begegnung, die sie ihr Leben lang bereuen wird, trifft sie auf ihre große Liebe. Wird sie irgendwann auch ihre Eltern finden?

Ein deutsches KZ in der Schlussphase des Krieges. Nur ein Funke Leben trennt die Insassen noch vom Tod. Doch mit den näher rückenden Alliierten keimt in den letzten Überlebenden wieder Hoffnung auf. Dieser Bericht aus einer grauenhaften Wirklichkeit ist eines der erschütterndsten, eindrücklichsten Werke Remarques.

It's 1941, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Across the stormy North Atlantic rages a battle between wolfpacks of U-boats and escort ships fighting to protect the Allies’ vital convoys. Meanwhile, teams of codebreakers at Bletchley Park struggle to penetrate the German Navy’s Top-Secret Dolphin code to unlock the flow of vital intelligence that will swing the battle in the Allies' favor.

England, 1940. Opening the box with trembling hands, she couldn’t believe it–a tiny baby lay inside. She gently lifted the newborn as it started to cry. Cradling the little one to her chest, she searched the darkness for any sign of whoever left it here. And as she rocked the child, something fluttered to the ground...a ration book.

1912. Fifteen-year-old Kate Truscott leaves her small Hampshire village to become a nursemaid to five children she's never met. She's looking forward to a new adventure. Life in town with the wealthy Winton family is different to anything Kate has known before. But she enjoys looking after her charges, becoming firm friends with Clara, the eldest daughter, and noticing that 18-year-old Philip, the eldest son, is so very handsome. But Kate knows that she would be considered an unacceptable match for a wealthy banker's son.