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“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.

Woman. Wife. Smuggler. Spy . . . A thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring's MY NAME IS EVA, Kate Quinn's THE ALICE NETWORK and Imogen Kealey's LIBERATION, soon to be a blockbuster movie. 'Lawhon breathes...

Ámsterdam, 1942. En Holanda ya ondea la bandera nazi y miles de judíos aguardan el día de su deportación en lugares como el Teatro Hollandsche Shouwburg. El profesor Johan van Hulst es testigo de las condiciones en las que esperan los niños judíos, atemorizados y sin sustento, y es incapaz de quedarse impasible ante tanto sufrimiento.

Пронзительную, безысходную правду о жизни людей и мира рассказал в романе-эпопее «Жизнь и судьба» безжалостный и отважный писатель Василий Гроссман. Лучшие герои этой книги неизбежно попадают между двух огней: сражаясь с фашизмом, защищают сталинскую систему, но существенно ли различаются немецкий лагерь и Лубянка?.. Из последних сил люди воюют за свободу и справедливость, но наступят ли они после победы?..

'Breathless, terrifying U-boat drama... a masterclass in economical, tight-space storytelling, piling the pressure on both characters and audience' Time Out It is autumn 1941 and a German U-boat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic. Over...

Legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel is revered for her sophisticated style - the iconic little black dress - and famed for her intoxicating perfume Chanel No. 5. Yet behind the public persona is a complicated woman of intrigue, shadowed by mysterious rumors. The Queen of Paris, the new novel from award-winning author Pamela Binnings Ewen, vividly imagines the hidden life of Chanel during the four years of Nazi occupation in Paris in the midst of WWII - as discovered in recently unearthed wartime files.

Dans un hôpital bavarois, Koja Solm, vieil homme avec une balle nichée dans la tête, décide de raconter sa vie à son voisin de chambre, un jeune hippie pacifiste. Son enfance à Riga, dans les années 1920, sa carrière dans l'Allemagne nazie, puis comme espion dans la jeune République fédérale. Sa relation destructrice avec son frère aîné, Hubert. Leur amour commun, dévastateur, pour leur sœur adoptive, Ev, d'origine juive.

Following a year and a half of international tensions and demands from the aggressive Fuhrer of the German Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, Poland is invaded by the German Third Reich, triggering the start of the Second World War. German armies advance over the border and smash Polish forces with their Panzer forces and their powerful Luftwaffe, while the Soviet Union watches with glee, eventually joining into the spil by launching an invasion of its own.

Die Geschichte beruht auf wahren Begebenheiten und anonymen Berichten. Kurz vor der Kapitulation der Deutschen Wehrmacht, verschwinden drei U-Boote der Klasse XXI. Die modernsten ihrer Zeit. Fracht und Ziel sind geheim. Nach Ende des Krieges, finden zahlreiche deutsche Wissenschaftler in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika eine neue Heimat. Einige dieser genialen Köpfe verfolgen nur ein Ziel: Die Errichtung eines "Deep State".Im beschaulichen Gainesville, in Florida, hält Nathan Sanders eine Vorlesung an der Medizinischen Fakultät, als er in die Pathologie gerufen wird.

Paris, 1940: As the German soldiers march down the Champs-Élysées, the Bélanger twins know there is no escape – their lives are about to change forever. But while Sophie, a third-year medical student, works long days and nights saving casualties of war at the American hospital, and waits anxiously for news of her fiancé from the front line, her recently widowed twin, Adèle, is determined to enjoy her freedom. Nothing – not the bombs, the curfews or the Nazi officers sidling up to her in nightclubs – can stop her from indulging in the temptations of Parisian society.

Al centro di questo romanzo ci sono le ragazze: attraversano la campagna in bicicletta con i capelli al vento, hanno le guance scavate perché il cibo scarseggia ma gli occhi ardenti di chi ha tutta la vita davanti. È il 1918, Emilia, la piscinìna, la mattina del 7 giugno saluta i genitori senza sapere che non li rivedrà mai più, perché una grave esplosione investirà la fabbrica di munizioni dove lavora causando decine di vittime, quasi tutte donne e bambine.

From the bestselling author of Broken for You, an exhilarating new novel about a child born into the world of the British Raj and raised largely in seclusion, until an act of violence catapults her into the world—a wartime love triangle, a literary puzzle, and a moving exploration of the power...

Auf der Beerdigung seines Großvaters erfährt Simon von dessen verleugnetem Sohn. Am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Deutschland gezeugt und zurückgelassen, ist M. nicht mehr als eine Leerstelle, eine vage Erinnerung. Simon, selbst mit dem Ende seiner Beziehung konfrontiert, lässt der Gedanke an diesen deutschen Jungen nicht los. Die Suche treibt Simon von Südfrankreich an den Bodensee, wo sich vergessene Spuren mit den seinen kreuzen und ein neues Bild ergeben.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend. Can they also help Miss Olivia Gray solve a murder? London, 1920: Heiress Olivia Gray is bored out of her mind. After saving lives as an ambulance driver in the war, being trapped in her mother's palatial drawing room feels like a prison sentence she will never...

'GRIPPING...I LOVED IT' Lisa Jewell 'A DELICIOUS TALE OF RIVALRY AND SISTERHOOD' Laura Shepherd-Robinson 'SEAMLESSLY TAUT AND TENSE' Emma Flint 'A VIVID AND RIVETING MYSTERY' Anna Mazzola IN A WORLD THAT WANTED WOMEN GROUNDED, THEY TOOK TO THE SKIES. It's the turn of the 20th Century, and the...

May 1940. Nazi Party propaganda indicates that the war is nearly won, but disturbing news of casualties makes for a tense atmosphere in Berlin. Violent crime is growing, with arrogant members of the Hitler Youth amongst the worst culprits. When a young man of the group is found brutally murdered...

England, 1905 At Ashmore Castle, scandal is never far away... When a train crash rocks Ashmore, unlikely heroes emerge - and old secrets begin to stir. Kitty is still finding her feet at the castle, though her sharp-tongued mother-in-law and the old earl's dark secret threaten her newfound...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The first time she hid a map, her hands trembled so badly she nearly pricked her finger through the silk. It was 1942 in occupied Paris, and every stitch she made could either save a life or send her to the firing squad. The protagonist is a quiet...

A lyrical multigenerational novel about two families—one Israeli and one Palestinian—and the house that connects them, by the award-winning author of The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land Jerusalem, 1939: An eccentric Jewish bookbinder and his young niece, Agata, are hired to repair books at...

When Victoria and her husband win a lottery for a house in Greece, they jump at the opportunity to start over, and find themselves drawn into a village of secrets and discover a whole new meaning to family. Victoria and Adam moved to Folegandros as an experiment. Two years on this quiet island...