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This program features multicast narration. Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory—a real-life Handmaid's Tale—during World War II. In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY “A glorious sweep of a novel” (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century. “Mesmerizing.”—People...

Brought to you by Penguin. A heartwarming new WWII saga of friendship, bravery and scandal that sees a young woman swap a Welsh mining town for Buckingham Palace As bombs rain down on London, the Palace gates open for a young royal maid . . . The year is 1944, and in South Wales...

When war arrives, it brings secrets and danger – but it also brings love… France, 1939. As war looms, two women make very different choices. Marie-Louise, a headstrong young woman who sees the atrocities for what they are, is recruited into a secret intelligence service that takes her across...

Sous le beau soleil de juin 1940, les Stukas allemands mitraillent les colonnes de civils en fuite. Pris au piège dans leur limousine hors d'usage, quatre amis, modèles de la jeunesse dorée parisienne, trouvent refuge dans une ferme. Une imprévisible et cocasse partie de campagne commence alors : pour ces oisifs, ces mondains, la rencontre brutale avec des paysans renverse toutes leurs certitudes. L'héritière et le diplomate, le gigolo et la bourgeoise délaissée découvrent la rudesse et l'inconfort d'un milieu insoupçonné.

Als Tochter eines Seifensieders wird die siebzehnjährige Hanna 1865 in das Seifenhandwerk eingeführt. Schnell zeigt sich ihr Talent, doch als Frau hat sie keine Chance in diesem Beruf. Unterstützt von ihrem Bruder, der die Manufaktur übernehmen soll, entwickelt Hanna heimlich neue Rezepturen für herrlich duftende Seifen. Auch ihre große Liebe Louis steht ihr zur Seite.

Alfred cambia Biblia y tirabuzones por periódicos y cafés humeantes, decidido a escribir su propio destino. Franz, su hijo, encuentra en la profesión de cirujano su utopía. Lis, hija de una familia burguesa, se rebela: estudia Medicina, se psicoanaliza con discípulos de Freud, milita en la izquierda y convierte los salones de la alta burguesía en tapadera de congresos clandestinos. Mientras, el nazismo avanza y llega el tiempo de tomar decisiones extremas.

Lessons in Chemistry meets The Scarlet Letter in this homage that reimagines Hester raising her daughter in 1950s small-town Iowa, defying the gossips who shun her and evading her estranged husband as her bespoke designs become the darlings of wealthy fashionistas in not-far-off Des Moines...

A historically transportive novel about familial bonds and female sacrifice that captures the rich cultural complexities of 1940s Tehran’s Jewish community. Goli is young and still plays with her brothers in the courtyard and dreams of breaking free from the rules of feminine propriety. But...

The Miracles, a new HarperCollins book, full description to follow when available...

Das mitreißende Finale der historischen Saga von Bestsellerautorin Sibel Daniel über Widerstand, Verrat und die Kraft der Liebe in den dunkelsten Stunden Europas Stockholm, 1944. Johanna von Fehrsburg versucht, ihrer Tochter Leah im neutralen Schweden ein sicheres Leben zu ermöglichen. An ihrer Seite ist Sven – und mit ihm die Hoffnung auf eine Zukunft fern von Krieg und Angst.

“Merav Fima’s splendid debut is an homage to the magic of the city of Jerusalem, interlinked through the lives and art of the women who shaped Israel’s cultural heritage.” Zsolt Alapi, author of My Brother’s Keeper Ten women. All of them migrants. All of them artists. A singular location: Jerusalem. Anna Ticho is a seasoned Viennese hostess who longs to start painting again, though the desolation of Jerusalem offers little inspiration. Even though Rachel is gaining a reputation as the national poetess, she is ostracized by her colleagues due to her illness.

Gegen das Vergessen. Theodor Plieviers Roman Stalingrad, in 26 Sprachen übersetzt und seit seinem Erscheinen ein Bestseller, ist unbestritten das bedeutendste dokumentarische Epos über den Zweiten Weltkrieg. Es verdankt seine unübertroffene Authentizität dem Umstand, dass Plievier, damals Emigrant in Moskau, die Überlebenden der 6. Armee in Gefangenenlagern interviewen konnte.

It's been seven tumultuous months since Hitler’s rise to power, and Germany has succumbed to the chilling grip of Nazification. As a renowned radio personality and brash advocate for the regime, Friedrich Foxx has played his part in fueling the flames of German rebirth. But when Friedrich encounters Ilse, a captivating fanatic half his age, he is confronted by the haunting repercussions of his words and is soon forced to make the most consequential decision of his life: continue to support the madness of the fascist dictatorship or risk everything to take a stand against it?

In 1943, Philly Delaney would do anything to help win the war. As one of the brave "Attagirls" ferrying military aircraft across Britain, she never expected to fall in love with Ben, a dashing Spitfire pilot. But their whirlwind romance is interrupted when her talent for solving cryptic crosswords leads her to Bletchley Park's legendary codebreakers. Soon, Philly's skills make her the perfect candidate for a perilous mission into Nazi-occupied France. But when Ben's plane vanishes during a similar covert flight, her world shatters.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a novel set in 1940s London about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one another. "A masterpiece of a historical thriller." —Lisa...

The Palazzo Colombina is home to the Uccello family: three generations of men, trapped together in the dusty palace on Venice's Grand Canal. Awkward 15-year-old Nico. His distant, business-focused father. And his beloved grandfather, Paolo. Paolo is dying. But before he passes, he has secrets he's waited his whole life to share. 

Brought to you by Penguin. 'A fine and profoundly intelligent novel, written by an author who balances big ideas with human emotion. Wistful, yearning and wise' ELIZABETH DAY 'Faulks's most poignant love story yet' ANTONY BEEVOR, author of Stalingrad _____________________ 1914: Young Anton...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44 The Tom Hanks film originally published as The Good Shepherd and acclaimed as C.S. Forester's wartime classic It's 1942. America has just joined the war. Greyhound, an international convoy of...

An unforgettable story about loss and new love written and read by the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island 'The most striking example of Tóibín's emotional control . . . [An] eloquent expression of the bond between a mother and a son' – The Guardian One snowy morning, after...