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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.

A world away from the wealth and comfort of her family home, lord’s daughter Betony Styles has come to love her new life at a London lodging house with Grace and Jess. Selling her beautiful gowns to pay for her rent and rations for the other girls, Betony is determined to do her bit. By day she works in the factory sewing much-needed uniforms for the Women’s Air Force. At night, air raid sirens blaze–but Betony and the other girls do all they can to help in the hardest hit neighbourhoods, rescuing a precious newborn from the rubble.

From the bestselling author of The Codebreaker's Daughter comes a powerful and inspiring story of one ordinary woman's astonishing bravery as she is faced with the ultimate choice, and the sacrifices she must make in the name of love and hope. The Secret Nurse of Paris is the second standalone...

What do we really know about the lives of others? The villagers of rural Ippenbury in 1913 puzzle over their new schoolmistress, as Adele reveals very little about herself and almost nothing of her past. Telling her story, using her letters and journals, she recounts the enormous changes in the village during the Great War, including her responses to wounded soldiers recovering in the old mill hospital.

May 1945. The world celebrates the fall of Nazi Germany and the reported death of Adolf Hitler—yet, one young Jewish survivor sees the impossible: Hitler alive and slipping into the shadows. Second Lieutenant Cy Jacobson, fresh from West Point and untested in real combat, is thrust into his first assignment—investigate a vast Nazi tunnel complex hidden beneath the rolling Austrian hills.

Londres, 1940. Edith Reeves, âgée de 16 ans, son petit frère Edward et leur jeune voisine Eleonore se préparent pour un voyage déterminant : grâce au programme Pied Piper, une initiative du gouvernement britannique de Winston Churchill, ils partiront pour Montréal, où une famille du quartier Notre-Dame-de-Grâce les accueillera.

Montréal, janvier 1941. Edith et Edward Reeves sont à Montréal depuis cinq mois. Après une période d'adaptation assombrie par la mort soudaine d'Eleonore, une douloureuse vérité fait son chemin : comme ils ne pourront retourner en Angleterre qu'une fois la guerre terminée, il est impossible de prédire la durée de leur séjour au Canada...

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.

Alan, Sam, Alice and Aurora continue to attack German forces who are taking part in Operation Thor: the invasion of Scotland. The Partisans discover that the Fascist Government has begun a program to exterminate all disabled orphan children and that an SS Death Squad is coming to Britain with a secret list of targets to eliminate. The Resistance plan—to sabotage Operation Sea lion anniversary celebrations.

The multimillion-copy bestselling phenomenon and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. 'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' – Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing Soon to be a major motion picture, Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale has captured the hearts of millions of readers...

“All Quiet on the Western Front” is one of the most powerful anti-war novels ever written—a timeless classic that strips away the myths of glory and honor to reveal the brutal, dehumanizing truth of warfare. Told through the eyes of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier on the front lines of World War I, this harrowing narrative plunges listeners into the mud-soaked trenches, the constant threat of death, and the emotional numbness born of unspeakable loss.

A lifetime of regret. One chance to be reunited. Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. When young Rosemary’s mother dies in a tragic accident, she thinks life can’t get any worse. Grieving, penniless and alone, Rosemary’s world is...

Based on a true story. World War II is underway in London, England when Vivian Waltman, a stunning young British Army communications clerk, unexpectedly crosses paths with Thomas Cooper, a ruggedly handsome and charming Canadian Army soldier. Their chance meeting sparks an immediate and electric connection that defies all reason and societal norms. Despite the undeniable chemistry between them, secrets threaten to unravel their love story. As Thomas conceals the truth, Vivian is drawn ever deeper into his enigmatic world, torn between her heart’s desires and the shadows lurking in his past.

Growing up on a farm, high among the flowering slopes of Carinthia, Mitzi Hausler has never fit in—not even with her own family. At thirteen, she’s no taller than a six-year-old, and her peers’ taunts of “Witchy Mitzi” follow her everywhere. Thankfully, she has her loyal pup for comfort. And Oma, the grandmother who raised her.

Yorkshire, December 1941. Polly Hope and her friend Freddie Fairbank are looking forward to visiting Westerby Abbey—a vast, stone-dark manor on the Yorkshire moors—to see if it will be suitable to use in the war effort. With snow expected, the house is cold enough to freeze the bones but there will be plenty of space for soldiers. That is, if they can convince the family to give up their home...

Glamorous silent film star Eula Hartwin and her manager Winnie had a devoted partnership through the 1920s. So how did Winnie end up on trial for stealing from Eula a decade later? London, present day. Andie, an academic falling out of love with her job, is reeling from the discovery that she is...

When desperate choices mean the difference between life and death. Inspired by true events, Bright One tells the story of Jetti Finkelthal, Lisajoy Sachs' great-grandmother. In Czernowitz, Romania, this young Jewish mother is forced to face impossible choices as the world begins to collapse around her.

Zeppelins overhead, shadows in the streets, and a sinister secret threatening Christmas—Becky and Flynn must race to solve a deadly mystery before the clock runs out! Narrated by the brilliant Iona Campbell. London, 1915. While the city braces for Zeppelin raids, Becky is recovering from a bullet wound, and Flynn is tangled in the dangerous world of espionage. But their holiday respite is shattered when a chilling discovery at a military clinic hints at a terrifying new weapon that could change the course of the war—and cost countless lives.

Nach dem sensationellen Debüt „Hast du uns endlich gefunden" befasst sich Edgar Selge erneut mit den dunkelsten Jahren der deutschen, der eigenen Geschichte und macht daraus große Literatur. In seinem neuen Roman stößt der Erzähler, Edgar, auf das Schicksal eines Jungen, der während der Blockade Leningrads durch die deutsche Wehrmacht verhungert ist. Jura hat ein Tagebuch hinterlassen, das Edgar immer wieder liest, sodass er bald glaubt, den Jungen zu kennen. Zwischen den beiden entspinnt sich ein Austausch über Jugend, Träume, Literatur, Mütter, Abschied, Fremdheit und Nähe.

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...