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Edifici a perdita d'occhio, ciminiere fumanti, carrozze che scampanellano impazzite su strade sterrate e un viavai incessante, come un torrente in piena: ecco Vienna il 30 luglio 1914, la Prima guerra mondiale deflagra domani. Hans, stalliere tirolese di diciassette anni arrivato in città dopo un lungo viaggio, ha l'impressione di trovarsi a Babilonia; abituato alla quiete della campagna e ai suoi silenzi, quel tumulto febbrile gli ruba il fiato.

Told against the backdrop of the deprivation of World War I, the tragedies of the influenza epidemic, and the burden of generations of betrayal, That Pinson Girl unfolds in lyrical, unflinching prose, engaging the timeless issues of racism, sexism, and poverty.

Fall 1918. The Great War is raging in Europe. American soldier, Jack Collins, is burned when he drags a dying friend into a mustard gas-filled trench. He spends the next agonizing weeks in one army hospital after another. As day after painful day passes, he loses hope that he’ll ever lead a normal life. In New England, Meg longs to do her part to help in the war effort, but caring for her elderly grandmother takes up all her time. Then, her aunt and uncle make arrangements for her to volunteer in a nearby hospital where she meets Jack.

Ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis um eine angesehene Familie von Bestsellerautorin Serena Avanlea. Devon, 1899: Elodie träumt davon, sich als Gestalterin in die familieneigene Tapetenfabrik einzubringen. Doch stattdessen wird sie als höhere Tochter in ein Leben gezwungen, das sie nicht will – und das sie beinahe zerstört. Welche dunkles Geheimnis verbirgt hinter der wunderschönen Tapete mit den weißen Lilien? Deutschland, 1981: Anna erbt eine Villa in England. Doch was zunächst als großes Glück erscheint, birgt eine düstere Vergangenheit.

Following her recent marriage to Lucas, Louisa is delighted to discover she is expecting. But after everything she’s lost since the war began, dare she believe that this is a sign of brighter days ahead? Meanwhile, Louisa’s friends Kate and Jeannie struggle to balance factory work alongside their responsibilities at home, with shortages, illness and bad news from the front putting them under ever more pressure. Then unexpected news means that Jeannie can finally get her heart's desire but can she accept her happiness at someone else's expense?

As Europe edges closer to war, Bella’s world is focused on avoiding a future like her mother’s. She doesn’t want to go to secretarial school to become another proper young lady; standing by prettily waiting to be chosen as a wife by her employer or another suitable man. Bella wants more than that life can give. And like many women, her first opportunity for a different future comes when war is declared and duty calls her to the skies. It allows her a proper escape from a father who is determined to keep her away from the one man she thinks she could love, Will.

Sometimes heroism is found in dreams deferred. Charlotte, NC. 1918. Broadway darling Calla Connolly had it all: a rising career on the stage and a loving fiancé, a fellow stage actor. But after his tragic death early in the war, Calla is touring the American training camps, hoping to convince...

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a landmark novel of the 20th century that captures the disillusionment and aimlessness of the post–World War I generation, often referred to as the "Lost Generation." The story follows Jake Barnes, an American journalist living in Paris, and his circle of expatriate friends—including the charismatic and troubled Lady Brett Ashley—as they travel from the cafés of Montparnasse to the bullfighting arenas of Pamplona.

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust. It's 1942 and the world is at war. Yet the wealthy Belleville family appear untouched and secure in their grand Australian home Prior Park. That is until daughter Julia, on the cusp of womanhood, falls desperately in love with an American Army officer against her family's wishes. For Julia, it is life-changing.

In the middle of the First World War, and sweltering in the heat of a nominally neutral country in South-eastern Europe, disillusioned Naval Intelligence officer Roger Waterlow seeks to make sense of scraps of information gathered by his agents, in the face of indifference or outright hostility from most of his colleagues at the British Legation. But when word reaches him that a German officer visiting from Berlin for talks with the country’s pro-German king is to be picked up by submarine, violating the country’s ‘neutrality,’ he sees the chance to finally make a real difference in the war…

London, 1987: Die Malerin Lotte Laserstein blickt auf ein langes Leben zurück. Als eine der ersten Frauen studierte sie in den 1920er-Jahren Malerei in Berlin und stand vor einer glänzenden Karriere. Doch die Nationalsozialisten zwangen sie zur Flucht nach Schweden. Unermüdlich malte sie weiter. In einer Kleinstadt arbeitete sie an Auftragsporträts und Landschaftsaquarellen, doch die Anerkennung blieb aus.

The story opens in Newcastle, Northern England, and we meet J.B. Sutherland—brewer and eventually the owner of the Victorian pub by the River Tyne, The Barley Mow. The family saga is told by his middle daughter, Elizabeth, whose childhood is wonderful until her father suddenly dies, and their eldest illegitimate brother, John Thomas, shows up at their father's funeral to inherit the pub.

Graf Franz Xaver Borstin ist zu Zeiten der Donaumonarchie der unbestrittene, gütige Herrscher über den kleinen Ort in Galizien, in dem seine Untertanen, Bauern, Handwerker, Juden und Christen, im besten Einverständnis miteinander leben – gestützt von der Philanthropie Borstins, dessen Verehrung für den Kaiser Franz Joseph allseits bekannt ist. Als dieser in Borstins Haus während eines Militärmanövers übernachtet, ist der Graf selig. Doch eines Tages ist der erste Weltkrieg vorbei, das Kaiserreich Geschichte – und Polen eine Republik.

On the run from the ruthless Bolshevik regime, Alexei and his comrades, Reggie and Eli, have narrowly escaped certain death. But their journey is far from over. Desperate to evade capture, they embark on a daring mission to reach their next destination and seek the king's aid. Time is running out, and danger lurks around every corner. Even if they manage to secure an audience with the king, there’s no guarantee he will offer the protection Alexei so desperately needs.

No Greater Love is a powerful, heartwarming family drama set in Derbyshire around WW1, from bestselling author and Queen of the Saga, Margaret Dickinson. A troubled family. A young woman seeking refuge . . . Derbyshire, 1904. After a family tragedy and a broken engagement dramatically alter her...

“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.

March-April 1915. The German High Sea Fleet sorties out of its harbors in Brest and St-Nazaire to challenge the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet once more, triggering a powerful naval battle. Meanwhile, a German battle squadron races south to reach German Southwest Africa. The Fleet's mission is to help the German Pacific Squadron, which will eventually sail out of the Atlantic via the Cape Horn. On land, both the Central Powers and the Entente are planning an offensive as Spring and early summer arrive.

Broken trust. Broken promises. Shame, confusion, and guilt. Unimaginable violence. Then the War came, and the cycle started anew. This is the story of Kurt, a Bavarian infantryman serving somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War. He is like many of his comrades and not a few of his enemies: he fights a war within a war, a singular combat against what he knows of love, hate, sex, addiction, and abuse. A combat against monsters both real and otherwise. Combat in the First World War was a dehumanizing experience. Gone was glory and individual heroics.

A haunted soldier. Missing men. Deadly secrets. 1919: The Great War may be over, but for Major Eric Grey, the battle is far from finished. Scarred in body and mind, he finds himself in a secluded convalescent home for soldiers with devastating facial injuries. Nightmares plague him, memories torment him, and the eerie hush of the estate offers little comfort. Men begin to vanish, their disappearances shrouded in silence. Determined to uncover the truth, Eric is thrust into a world of whispers, deception, and the hidden dangers of his own traumatized mind.

They knew they were changing history. They didn’t know they would change each other. Following the unlikely friendship of four women in the first female class at Oxford, their unshakeable bond in the face of male contempt, and their coming of age in a world forever changed by World War I...