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Toledo, 1080. Los ejércitos de Alfonso VI se acercan a la ciudad que ha cobijado durante generaciones a estudiosos musulmanes, judíos y cristianos. Al caer las murallas, tres hombres forjan un pacto secreto: Abraham Cohen, médico judío; Yusuf al-Qurtubi, astrónomo islámico; y Diego Medina, escribano cristiano. Preservarán los manuscritos, protegerán el conocimiento, sobrevivirán a los conquistadores. Toledo cae. Las promesas de tolerancia se desmoronan. El pacto resiste.

A sweeping saga of passion, betrayal, power and revenge set in the opulent Ottoman palace of Suleyman the Magnificent, as one fierce slave girl rises from captivity to queen, using all the intrigue necessary for her own and her sons' survival. Inspired by the wondrous and compelling true story...

"Ich verfluche euch! Mein Tod wird mir die Rache ermöglichen, welche mir im Leben verwehrt war." Deutschland, Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts: Das große, jährliche Dorffest in Furtenblick endet unerwartet, als ein Fremder das Podium besteigt und den grausamen Tod von vier Bürgern ankündigt. Um seinen unheilvollen Fluch zu stärken, stürzt er sich über eine Klippe in den nahen Fluss. Am Tag danach findet man flussabwärts die zerschmetterte Leiche. Kurz darauf gibt es das erste Opfer. Genau wie im Fluch angekündigt, liegt der Tote nackt im Wald und ist von Insekten übersät.

The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...

Brought to you by Penguin. Florence, New Year’s Day 1557. As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade. At his home, a hidden painting scandalously depicting Maria de Medici...

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A", for Adulteress, embroidered on her dress.

Il Canto dell'Amor trionfante è un racconto dello scrittore russo Ivan S. Turgenev. Ambientato nella Ferrara del ‘500, ai tempi dell'Ariosto...

Cuatro clásicos de la literatura Española: Sonata de primavera, Sonata de estío, Sonata de invierno, y Sonata de otoño.

Seit einiger Zeit wohnt Viktoria auf dem Bauernhof der Familie Weiß. Sie ist ein verwöhntes, störrisches Mädchen. Der Bauer und seine Frau bemühen sich sehr um sie. Für die Kinder der Familie ist das Mädchen ein Rätsel. Woher kommt sie? Wer ist ihr Vater? Warum läuft sie plötzlich weg? Eines Tages erscheint König Ludwig lll. auf dem Bauernhof.

An enterprising thief witnesses a brutal murder… 1536, London Mother and daughter 'shadow cutpurse' team, Emlyn and Gwynnie have been stealing to survive for years, but they are ready to make their big break and escape a life of crime forever. While Emlyn distracts the guards at Greenwich Palace, Gwynnie sneaks inside, searching for the royal jewels that will set them up for life.

L’opera al nero è la storia di un personaggio immaginario, Zenone, medico, alchimista, filosofo, dalla nascita illegittima a Bruges nei primi anni...

A sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who risked everything to defend her people. Venture onto the high seas with the thrilling latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River and I Was Anastasia. Grace...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) and the author of Boleyn Traitor Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family. When Mary...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantle. Lady Jane Grey has just been executed by her cousin Mary Tudor and her two younger sisters, Mary and Catherine, live in the shadow of their sister's tragic demise. Lady Catherine's fatal...

Stephanie Laurens continues her bestselling Cynster series with Temptation and Surrender, the story of Jonas Tallent, brother-in-law of Lucifer Cynster, who leaves the ballrooms of London to manage his family’s estate, and his romance with lady innkeeper Emily Beauregard...

Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth. To the west of the Tiber, Girolama and her female friends are at work, helping other women with childbirths and foretelling their futures. Elsewhere in the city, a young wife, Anna, must find a way to escape her abusive husband. But in a city made by men for men, there are no easy paths out.

Tibb Ingleby hat nichts: kein Zuhause, keine Familie, niemanden, der sie beschützt – nur die Regeln, die ihre Mutter sie gelehrt hat. Als junge Vagabundin trickst sie sich durchs Leben, naiv, aber alles andere als dumm, furchtlos, aber mit einer gehörigen Portion Misstrauen gegenüber der Welt, allen voran den Männern darin. Doch auf ihrem Weg durch die Wälder und Felder des spätmittelalterlichen Englands trifft sie nicht zuletzt auf ebenso verlorene wie liebenswerte Außenseiter, Ausreißer und Schausteller. Tibb lernt, dass ein Zuhause nicht unbedingt ein Dach über dem Kopf bedeutet.

Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation follows the lives of Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus, and Philipp Melanchthon as their world descends into chaos and violence in the year 1525. Having confronted Luther in print at the urging of popes and politicians, Erasmus now finds himself charged with heresy by a powerful Catholic theologian, racked with health problems, and contemplating his eternal fate. Luther ought to be responding to Erasmus, but he stands accused of inspiring a radical peasant movement that threatens to plunge the empire into civil war.

Praise for Joanna Hickson: ‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express Will his ambition be her destiny or her downfall? When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite...

Florence, 1497 - Bûcher des vanités. Ce matin, des bandes d'enfants ont terrorisé la rue pour confisquer tous les objets incarnant la richesse ou le plaisir. Savonarole peut compter sur son "armée des anges". Le feu qui consumera tout à l'heure le paganisme et l'impiété sera son triomphe. Songeur, Sandro Botticelli observe l'une de ses plus belles œuvres se faire dévorer par les flammes, quand une main se pose sur son épaule. Léonard de Vinci, son vieil ami, son plus grand ami est revenu en terre florentine !Mais l'artiste apporte une triste nouvelle : sa mère, Caterina, est morte, lui laissant pour tout héritage une étrange lettre indéchiffrable.