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In a snowbound London, danger races down the tracks—can Becky and Flynn derail disaster before it’s too late? December 1915. Becky lies silent in a coma, framed for treason, while Flynn is caught in a treacherous web of spies and lies. With Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes unable to intervene, the stakes have never been graver. The enemy is relentless, and the battle has never been more personal.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Shattered Faces brings to life the extraordinary, nearly forgotten story of American sculptress Anna Coleman Ladd, whose courage and compassion transformed the lives of soldiers disfigured in the Great War. In 1917, as the world reels from unprecedented...

Søstrene Oline og Thea vokser op under små kår i den lille vestjyske kystby Nymindegab i mellemkrigstiden. Skyggen fra forældrenes fattigdom og udsigtsløse liv kaster sig langt ind over søstrenes liv, men de to piger er alligevel heldige at være født i en brydningstid, hvor børn formår at hæve sig over deres herkomst og skabe sig et andet liv end deres forældres.

John Hannay, after surviving the actions of the Black Stone, the cabal of German spies from The 39 Steps, is now a soldier fighting in France during WW1. He receives a message from Bullivant, Head of the Foreign Office and his old ally from before the war. From there he and others are embroiled...

Big personalities, quick schemes, and even quicker comebacks—life with Torchy and Vee is never dull. Torchy may have traded his office-boy days for marriage, fatherhood, and greater responsibility, but he has lost none of the streetwise charm, restless curiosity, or sharp New York wit that...

This is where love leaves us • This is a story about life and death. Delores marries two different men in an attempt to find peace and happiness. William was her true love, and Cory was a path to a better life. Both relationships end suddenly which leaves William, Cory and Delores scrambling to find the real meaning of life. Their love is everlasting and carries on into the afterlife where they learn the real meaning of, "Till Death Do Us Part". Conundrum • Karl McTavish and Mr. Kolchak have a special relationship. Mr.

France, Summer 1914. War is imminent. Following Lieutenant Vallier's dramatic rescue, the German spy network has been damaged, but not defeated. Wilhelm's Spy has retreated into the shadows, from where a new, diabolical plot emerges to destroy France's defences before war is even declared. Only one man can track down the lethal agent, and put an end to their campaign of terror. A man for whom the battle for France's future has become a personal score to settle. Chantecoq. King of detectives. Master of disguise.

Patricia Peacock ist überglücklich, das Erbe ihres lang verschollenen Vaters antreten zu können - befreit es sie doch von ihrer ungeliebten Anstellung als Gesellschaftsdame bei Lady Blanford. In Kairo muss sie allerdings feststellen, dass der Verstorbene ihr nicht nur seinen Besitz samt Hausangestellten und der treudoofen Dogge Sir Tiny hinterlassen hat, sondern auch noch jede Menge Auflagen, um das Erbe überhaupt erst antreten zu können.

Der Auftakt zur bewegenden »Das Erbe von Sommerfeld«-Reihe über eine verhängnisvolle Familienfehde, eine mutige, junge Frau und die Kraft der Liebe von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Margit Steinborn. Zwei Liebende aus verfeindeten Familien auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit. Sommerfeld, 1913: Seit Jahren lastet ein Schatten auf Gut Traubnitz. Der Tod des elfjährigen Arthur hat zwei Familien entzweit. Um der Bevormundung ihres Vaters zu entkommen, willigt Helena neun Jahre später in eine Verlobung mit dem charmanten Unternehmersohn Albin Westphal ein.

Four teens. One cursed town. And a time portal straight to 1689 —where witchcraft isn’t a secret, it’s a death sentence! Marcus Ballantyne the rebel with a sharp tongue, Chad Zuzansky the tech wizard, Jillian Marshall the beauty with the brains, and Peyton Sansavong the rich girl with an attitude, are four modern day teens who are dragged into a world of witches, whisperings and curses. Each must overcome their own personal demons by travelling back to history’s darkest hour, for the sake of their futures. Guided by their enigmatic teacher, Ms.

Originally published in 1941, James Hilton’s groundbreaking classic—the first-ever New York Times bestseller to address PTSD—follows the unraveling of a World War I veteran as buried memories threaten his comfortable post-war life. From the bestselling author of Lost Horizon and Goodbye...

A poignant coming-of-age story set in the early twentieth century, Heaven in a Wildflower explores the timeless question: Where is home? Kristin Thorsen struggles to put down roots on the Kansas prairie after she is sent to live in a country parsonage with her father, a pious Lutheran pastor so consumed by religion that he barely notices his only child. To avoid thinking about her mother’s nearby grave, Kristin retreats into her imagination where she finds solace in books, Swedish folktales, and stories of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.

Raised by his single mother, infamous Pirate Queen Sushana O’Cuilin and her crew, Pádraig O’Cuilin continues the fight against slavery and their sworn arch enemy, Queen Elizabeth I. An unlikely duo, a blacksmith and a vagabond, join Grace O’Malley, Irish noblewoman and Sea Queen of Connaught, to overthrow the English crown. With the backing of Spain, an assassination plot is forged, only to backfire in a twist of royal revenge. Forbidden love and betrayal lead to kidnap, torture, murder and execution on both sides of the conflict but a shocking turn of events occurs to even the odds.

“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.

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms is one of the defining American novels of the twentieth century. Set against the Italian front during the First World War, the story follows Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver serving with the Italian army, and Catherine Barkley, the English nurse with whom he falls deeply in love. Around them, war becomes less a matter of glory than of confusion, exhaustion, retreat, and loss.

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.

Schiff der verlorenen Träume: Ein historischer Liebesroman über die Titanic Ein Schiff der Wunder. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Ein Schicksal, das alles entscheidet. Im Frühjahr 1912 sticht die Titanic, das größte und prächtigste Schiff der Welt, in See – ein Meisterwerk der Technik, das als "unsinkbar" gilt. An Bord befindet sich die junge Catherine Harding, deren Reise von Southampton nach New York ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Was als luxuriöser Traum beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einem Albtraum aus Geheimnissen, verbotener Leidenschaft und unausweichlichem Schicksal.

A stylistically bold and innovative, cinematic horror novel about greed and paranoia, set amongst the grit and mud of the trenches in WW1. Perfect for fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Alma Katsu. From the New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall, and the co-author of The Shape of Water...

Petersburg, Alaska. 23 de julio de 1918. Un fiscal federal llega a bordo de un caza-submarinos con órdenes de cerrar el barrio rojo del pueblo. Esa noche, con whisky confiscado sacado de las evidencias, él y dos oficiales navales pasan cuatro horas en las casas que vinieron a clausurar. El tabernero que los denuncia ante el mariscal de la ciudad es acusado de sedición tres semanas después. Roberto es un novelista histórico radicado en Port Townsend, Washington, conocido por reconstruir archivos de la Jefferson County Historical Society.

Set just before World War I, The Good Soldier is a tragic, psychologically rich novel of love, betrayal and illusion. It is regarded as one of Ford's best works, and has been adapted for theatre, television and radio. Poignant and intricately crafted, The Good Soldier is told through the eyes of John Dowell, an unreliable and often naïve narrator. Through fragmented and non-linear storytelling, Dowell recounts the breakdown of his marriage to Florence, and the deterioration of Edward and Leonora's relationship, his prior friends.