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She lost everything to war. But can she risk her heart again? Widowed and grieving, Eileen Bentley leaves bomb-scarred London for the rugged coast of Cornwall, determined to start over as housekeeper to her dear late husband's brother. But the war is never far behind. As air raids reach the...

'Every time I think Kristin Harmel's books can't get any better, they do' Sally Hepworth 'A gorgeous, ensemble novel that will have you packing your bags for France!' Evie Woods 'Romantic, sweeping, and deeply emotional-this is Kristin Harmel at her absolute best' Christina Lauren Julia Glover...

London, 1942: The threat of German invasion has abated, and the war has entered a new chapter, famously summed up by Winston Churchill as "the end of the beginning." While Churchill faces mounting pressure and calls for his resignation, a dark new horror is unfolding across the channel, as the...

Ein zutiefst berührender Roman über das Erinnern, das Vergeben und die Sehnsucht, irgendwo anzukommen. Als Liesel ihre Großmutter Emmi auf eine Reise in die ehemalige Provinz Ostpreußen begleitet, sucht sie mehr als nur einen Ort – sie sucht Antworten. Antworten auf die Fragen, die...

In einem Schweizer Dorf an der Grenze zu Deutschland führt vor 100 Jahren der junge Wirt Arnold einen Gasthof. Bunte Vögel und düstere Gestalten überqueren die Grenze, manche kommen auch nachts und querfeldein. Am Stammtisch sitzen die Witzbolde aus dem Dorf. Eines Tages naht eine Fremde hoch zu Ross durch den Schnee. Ihr Name ist Betty. Arnold heiratet sie und bekommt mit ihr acht Kinder. Das Leben nimmt seinen Lauf, bis sich die älteste Tochter Clara 1933 in einen Schmuggler namens Hermann verliebt.

Bloomsbury presents Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding, read by Sian Thomas SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Iasi, Romania, the early 1950s. A nameless man is found on the steps of a hospital. Deaf and mute, he is unable to communicate until a young nurse called Safta brings...

When the German march across Europe reaches France, young Michelle Naget and her family join the throngs fleeing for safety. But their flight ends in capture by the Nazis, with one member of the family taken, while the rest of the family is sent back to their village of Braquis, France, to serve the enemy who has commandeered their home.

Wartime London. The air-raid sirens may scream across the sky, but for Vera, the real terror waits behind closed doors. On War Street, every family hides something — and Vera’s secret could destroy everything she holds dear. This powerful saga follows one woman’s fight to survive: battling not only the bombs raining from above, but the fury of an abusive husband whose temper blazes as fiercely as the fires lighting the night. When he’s sent overseas to serve, Vera finally dares to breathe again — until a handsome fireman arrives to battle the flames consuming London.

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick Brilliantly read by renowned actress and narrator Louise Brealey, best known for her role in the hit BBC series, Sherlock. 'A brilliantly clever tale about time travel gone wrong. Bold, convincing and beautifully told – I could not put this book down' – CLARE...

It's 1942, and best friends Mary and Marge leave their teaching jobs behind in Iowa to move to Washington D.C. to work for the FBI. Excited yet apprehensive, neither of them could anticipate the rapid changes the war will bring into their lives. Arriving at Union Station, they meet Dotty, a quick-witted woman who left her all-girl band in New York City in search of new opportunities. Despite rampant racism, Dotty manages to find a clerical job with the government, thanks to her prized possession - a typewriter.

Vienna, 1941. In a city drowned in silence under Nazi occupation, one forbidden sound refuses to die. Elijah Rosen, a young Jewish violinist, survives by hiding in the attic of a grand opera house—its broken rafters his sanctuary, its abandoned stage his only audience. Each night, he lifts his bow and plays into the darkness, letting music speak the name he is no longer allowed to utter: freedom. Below him, German Lieutenant Viktor Weiss walks the corridors of the same opera house, a soldier haunted by the memory of a sister who once played the violin.

Lacy Farrington Forbes never wanted the life of a debutante. But after a family tragedy pulls her back to America from a post-deb whirl in London on the brink of WWII, she trades ballrooms for battlefields—volunteering with the Red Cross to raise funds for a field hospital near the Russian-Finnish front. Dr. Charles Pembroke III is a young Boston-based doctor who defies familial pressure by earning a degree in structural design at night and then impulsively joins Dr. Noah Fischer’s Finland Field Hospital project as a favor to his Harvard classmate.

In un piccolo paese sulle colline dell’Emilia, al confine con la Lombardia, due sorelle imparano presto cosa significa crescere in tempo di guerra: scegliere ogni giorno da che parte stare, e lavorare assieme–nei campi o in casa, aiutando la madre sarta–per sostenersi a vicenda.

The Secret Society of Librarians is a heartbreaking yet heartwarming wartime library-set novel, inspired by real people, real stories, and extensive research. “A lively, engaging, fascinating story of women united by courage, care and a belief in the power of books. It is a love song to...

Naples, 1940. The three Cozzolino sisters, Leta, Marcella, and Bianca, live together in their small home during Mussolini’s domination. Leta runs the De Rosa dress shop, where she takes care of her mother-in-law while her husband is at war. Marcella is an apprentice to a midwife, bringing up the next generation of Italian soldiers, much to the pride of her boyfriend, who is inspired by Mussolini’s rule. But when their youngest sister, Bianca, decides to join the partigiani—the Italian resistance—after her childhood sweetheart is sent to war, familial tensions are brought to light.

BASED ON TRUE EVENTS. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT - "...the screams of the wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made a cacophony of hell that has rarely been duplicated on Earth."

If only she had been a boy. What good is being fearless and wild at heart when her family’s rigid demands are suffocating her? Mary has an insatiable desire to break free, but in the upper echelon of Maltese society, repressed and painfully Catholic in 1937, there is no escape from her insulated, structured existence. A talented ballerina, she dreams of dancing and flying airplanes but instead is forced into marriage by her mother, her only other option to become a nun. When Mussolini drops his bombs relentlessly on the small yet mighty British colony of Malta, life is turned upside down.

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.

March 1940. Bradford mill girl Molly Clough can hardly believe it when she successfully auditions for ENSA, the organisation that entertains the troops. Despite the much-mocked ENSA's reputation as 'Every Night Something Awful', singing on stage feels like a dream come true for Molly. But as she tours with her troupe, the Forces Follies, life proves to be far from the glamorous showbusiness world Molly had imagined.

Blisteringly passionate, Venus, Vanishing by Rebecca Birrell is a page-turning debut novel of desire, art and the stories lost to the darkness of history. ‘Gripping, gorgeously written . . . I couldn't put it down’ - Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre ‘This vivid novel of 1930s...