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1916. Bella is working as a Voluntary Aid driving ambulances in England when she gets engaged to Philip, on leave from fighting in France. His family strongly disapprove of her but the two of them are happy together. Georgie, Philip's sister, is in trouble having broken her engagement and fled from her bullying family. As she wonders who she can turn to for help when she needs it most, she finds herself at the gates of Honeyfield.

Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis (1916) ha sido el primer best-seller de la historia y el libro más leído en los EE.UU. después de la Biblia, según The Illustrated London News. La novela cuenta la historia de dos familias provenientes de un tronco común, los Desnoyers y los Von Hartrott, que se enfrentan con el estallido de la contienda en Europa. En una metáfora del absurdo de la guerra, ambas familias terminan combatiendo en bandos opuestos en la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Novo romance do vencedor do prêmio Camões de 2013, A cegueira do rio nos leva ao norte de Moçambique nos dias que antecedem a guerra para contar uma história extraordinária de subversão do domínio colonial, em que a palavra escrita e a leitura são os únicos meios de fuga e salvação...

Manchester, 1920. As a mannequin in an exclusive fashion salon, Kate Hunter lives for the moments she can step into a beautiful gown and leave her worries behind. But when Kate is cheated out of her home and then suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly loses everything: her job, her...

Don't miss the second in a gripping series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon Brett In a city on the brink of ruin, a...

One woman searching for her past. One man on a mission for answers. And a secret that will change their lives forever. Ireland, 1915. In the shadow of the Great War, Jane Doe washes ashore in Queenstown, remembering nothing of her past. A survivor of the Lusitania, a civilian vessel torpedoed by...

This new audiobook edition of Hemingway's classic is narrated by Audie Award nominee and AudioFile Golden Voice Kevin R. Free. "It is a moving and beautiful book." Percy Hutchison in the The New York Times Book Review, 1929 "Hemingways rhythmic, stripped-down, often-mimicked style lulls readers...

In a world full of darkness, can love prevail? An emotionally gripping and heartbreaking WWI novel. May, 1915. Nineteen-year-old Isle Marie Stahl experiences tragedy travelling on board the RMS Lusitania with her parents from New York to a new life in England, when the ship is sunk by a German...

Secrets of the Jam Factory Girls is a moving saga novel of friendship set in the heart of pre-WWI London from bestselling author, Mary Wood. Elsie’s worked her way up at Swift’s Jam Factory from the shop floor to the top, and now it’s her time to shine. But when she’s involved in an...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story. Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2024 GILLER PRIZE Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize A Heather's Pick One of the Globe and Mail’s Best Books of 2023 Named a Best Book of 2024 by Kirkus Reviews One of CBC's Best Books of 2024 A breathtaking and mysterious...

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth - and those that are too dangerous to tell. The once impoverished medical student Agnes Glock is now the fabulously wealthy Mrs Mulberry. Her estate in the mountains is magnificent, a haven for...

France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, Pauline Deng runs away from her uncle’s home in Paris to evade a marriage being arranged for her in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working in the French countryside as a translator for the...

A brilliant female codebreaker. An ‘unbreakable’ Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that could change the course of WWII. The Codebreaker's Secret is a dazzling story of love and intrigue set during America’s darkest hour. 1943. As war in the Pacific rages on, Isabel...

The brand-new escapist summer read from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Secret! ONE UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER WILL UNLOCK A DECADES-OLD SECRET . . . 'A meticulously researched novel with a perfectly woven dual timeline . . . I think The Riviera House is her best book yet' KATHRYN...

After her husband’s death in World War I, Fleur’s surprising inheritance takes her deep into the past—and could unravel a mystery surrounding a cursed opal, a gnarled family tree, and a sinister woman in a green dress. 1919: After a whirlwind romance, London teashop waitress Fleur Richards...

A sparkling historical fantasy debut and the next perfect read for anyone who’s ever longed to disappear between the pages of a book—for fans of Alix E. Harrow, Sarah Penner, The Lost Bookshop, and The Midnight Library. Every book is a door. Every binding, a journey... Books have always been...

A full-cast adaptation of Isabel Colegate's acclaimed novel, one of the inspirations behind Downton Abbey This captivating drama, narrated by Academy Award winner Olivia Colman (The Crown, Broadchurch, Wonka), is an exquisite elegy for a vanished world. Funny, compassionate and quietly...

In this audacious historical novel, an American spy agrees to help the victors divide up the spoils of World War I by literally drawing the new borders of the Middle East—only to discover that the relic he holds has far greater power than he could have imagined. In 1917, Elias Winters arrives...

In The Vagabond, Colette delivers a beautifully observed and deeply moving portrait of independence, desire and self-discovery. Renée Néré, a successful music-hall performer recovering from a painful marriage, has rebuilt her life on her own terms. Touring the theatres of France, she cherishes the freedom she has fought to earn—until an unexpected romance forces her to question whether love and independence can truly coexist.