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A Library Reads Pick! An Aardvark Book Club Pick! Rich with unforgettable characters and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death...

"An endearing story of loss and recovery, mystery and memory, heartache and love...completely captivating."—Shelley Noble, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiffany Girls and The Colony Club A missing husband and a dress once owned by Princess Diana set two very different women on paths...

“Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code For fans of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams...

"كان الناس من حولي يدعون الله ألا يُحمّلهم فوق وسعهم وكنتُ أُعينُهُم على إجابة دعواهم؛ فأحمل عنهم ما هو فوق وسعهم وأضعه فوق وسعي" ثورة يهودية على الحكم الروماني...

Jonathan always thought there was something odd about grandma's memory of her childhood in the Ukraine during the Second World War. He begins to suspect his own grandmother may have killed her sister out of love and jealousy before they all became refugees on dangerous roads out of Russia and into the heartland of nazi Germany. As he tries to uncover the mystery, he is suddenly confronted with the fact there are still powerful people even now, sixty years later, that will silence him if he goes too far with the truth.

律に着物を注文してくれた裕福な後家の千代は、女の身ながら女郎を身請けするという。千代とともに吉原へと足を運んだ律は、女郎の足抜き騒ぎに巻き込まれてしまう。

In the summer of 1880, the death of Beth Stanley’s husband puts her life’s work in jeopardy. The magic of Arcane Taxonomy dictates that every natural thing in the world, from weather to animals, can be labeled, and doing so grants the practitioner some of that subject’s unique power. But only men are permitted to train in this philosophy. Losing her husband means that Beth loses the name they put on her work—and any influence she might have wielded.

Being a preacher in the countryside is not for the faint of heart nor faith. Four inexperienced preachers face a myriad of challenges including those who figure a man of the cloth needs a wife. Can they meet the expectations of "helpful" congregants and be true to their hearts?

In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.

Elizabeth has always suspected her mother harbours a secret from her time as a young woman in Nazi Germany. But her mother, suffering from dementia, is lost to her now. When Elizabeth stumbles across a Nazi certificate amongst her parent's paperwork, it forces her to question the very foundations of her 1950s childhood and her first love. . . Elizabeth's quest to find the truth leads her to Germany where she's met with a wall of silence.

After a whirlwind romance, usherette Connie is swept off her feet when projectionist Charlie proposes in a film reel added to the final frames of Casablanca. Her job at the Tivoli cinema in Tiverton has been a refuge from her violent and alcoholic father, Frank. But that night, Connie disappears, not only from Charlie's life, but from her own as well.

Hellenic Gendarme, Major Mikhail Remis is a man in demand. Feared as much by fellow officers as the criminal underworld, Remis grapples with his own sense of rough justice. When the body of Mossad undercover agent, Konrad Tafel is found deep in the Balkan Mountains, Remis is ordered by his veiled, powerful master, Manolis Callas to clear up yet another unwanted mess. Within hours the policeman is drawn into a web of lies and corruption and finds himself on the trail of a vicious killer.

Una pareja recorre en coche las carreteras del País Vasco. Ella, Ulia, quiere enseñarle a él, Gustavo, su tierra natal. Eligiendo siempre carreteras secundarias, se lo toman con calma: beben vino blanco en coquetos puertos, visitan campos de batalla de tiempos de los romanos y se hospedan en...

Relato histórico de amor y de espionaje ambientado en la Guerra del Pacífico. La presente es una edición revisada de esta novela, cuyo éxito –más de un millón y medio de ejemplares vendidos– se debe a lo bien documentada y al estilo apasionado de la narración...

Osada, valiente, libre, divertida, cosmopolita, popular, amante de los placeres de la vida pero también capaz de grandes sacrificios pocos reconocerán en este retrato a esa gran desconocida que fue la madre del rey, un ser humano excepcional a quien no en vano Alfonso XIII apodó María la...

Die Fortsetzung der historischen Dilogie über das Leben von Lord Nelson: vom skandalumwitterten Admiral zum Helden von Trafalgar: Band 2 von Mac P. Lornes Dilogie,Admiral Nelson - Unter Englands Flagge, nimmt uns mit zu ruhmreichen Seeschlachten, einer skandalösen ménage à trois und der letzten Pflicht eines Helden. Während Horatio Nelson dank seines taktischen Geschicks der Flotte Napoleons eine vernichtende Niederlage zufügt, wird er selbst schwer verwundet. In Neapel wird der Konteradmiral mit allen Ehren gefeiert - und aufopferungsvoll von Emma Hamilton gesundgepflegt.

Siamo a Trieste, la guerra è appena finita. Un uomo beve un caffè al bancone del bar. Qualcuno lo chiama, lui si gira ma sente già la canna di una pistola puntata contro la schiena. Tutti lo conoscono come "Bambino": è stato la camicia nera più spietata della città. Una storia veloce quanto un proiettile che attraversa guerre, confini, tradimenti.

When Jane Bennet meets Mr Bingley at the ball in Meryton she quickly loses her heart to him. Everyone thinks their union will be announced imminently, ut arrogant Mr Darcy has other plans. Determined to make a better match for his friend, Darcy contrives to separate the young couple, leaving Jane heartbroken. With Jane and Bingley both in London, the Bennet sisters hope their paths will cross, and Jane and Bingley will resume the relationship between them. But will fate – or others – intervene to keep these two young lovers apart forever?

Miss Kitty Bennet is travelling to Pemberley in order to become a companion and friend to Miss Georgiana Darcy when the coach she is travelling in crashes. Bingley is hurt in the accident and help arrives in the form of Adam Denney, the Rector of Bakewell who comes to their aid. Jane and Bingley are obliged to remain at The Rectory, whilst Kitty continues her journey alone. But the coach accident is just the first of many terrifying incidents that occur once Kitty is established at Pemberley. But when Kitty's sister, Elizabeth is placed in danger, Darcy is determined to keep her safe.

Verano de 1940. Leonor, esposa de un republicano de alto rango fusilado al final de la guerra, y su hija Camila se ven obligadas a exilarse a la isla de Cabrera. Conviven allí con un matrimonio que tiene una miserable cantina y también con unos cuantos pescadores, un eremita alemán y un...