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"This splendid story collection is a sword through the heart."--Ben Fountain From the O. Henry Prize-winning author comes a heartbreakingly beautiful and brutal exploration of lives fragmented by the Pacific side of World War II. Spanning more than 150 years, and set in multiple locations in...

Occupied France, 1942: Psychiatrist Dr. Adélaïde Hautval is arrested for defending a Jewish family. When she’s deported to Auschwitz and assigned to the women’s infirmary, she’s ordered to assist with sterilization experiments under SS doctors—including the infamous Josef Mengele. As the line between healing and harm blurs, Adélaïde makes a choice that could cost her everything. London, 1964: Two decades later, one of the Nazi doctors is on trial—and Adélaïde is the key to exposing the truth.

The incredible true story of the French Resistance plot to destroy the Atlantic Wall in Normandy, dramatised in six parts for BBC Radio Adapted from Richard Collier’s 1958 novel Ten Thousand Eyes, this riveting vintage drama by Robert Barr tells the story of the heroes and heroines of the...

Brought to you by Penguin. When celebrity aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh, wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of 'America First', fear invades every Jewish household. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany, he has negotiated an...

Die Brüder Karl und Paul Effinger brechen aus Süddeutschland nach Berlin auf, um Schrauben zu produzieren. Dort heiraten sie in die alteingesessene Familie Oppner ein, es gelingt der gesellschaftlicher Aufstieg. Doch spätestens nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg beginnen die bürgerlichen Gewissheiten zu bröckeln. Auch die prachtvollen Feste können nicht mehr über den sich immer brutaler äußernden Antisemitismus in der Gesellschaft hinwegtäuschen. Die Auflehnung der jungen Generation wirbelt die gutbürgerliche Familie zusätzlich durcheinander.

Brideshead Revisited: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * The wellsprings of desire and the impediments to love come brilliantly into focus in Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece-an audiobook that immerses us in the glittering and seductive...

Brought to you by Penguin. This new audio edition of Ian McEwan’s beloved modern classic is narrated by Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Harriet Walter, who starred as Emily Tallis in the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of Atonement. Her recent credits range from The Crown to...

At the outbreak of the Second World War, a mismatched group of passengers flee across the Atlantic to escape Britain and – thousands of feet in the air – find themselves facing grave danger. Night Over Water is a masterful historical thriller from Ken Follett. The Eve of War Britain has just...

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is...

Viele Tode musste Opa Jurek in seinem Leben sterben: Im besetzten Warschau, nachts auf der Straße, wo er in der Sperrstunde zwei deutschen Soldaten in die Arme läuft. In der "weltberühmten" Ortschaft Oswiecim, in der er als Zwangsarbeiter den Todeshunger kennenlernt. In Opole, der vom Krieg zerstörten Stadt auf dem Mond, wo er vor den leeren Regalen seines Lebensmittelgeschäfts Nr. 6, noch immer sterbenshungrig, von Delikatessen und mehrgängigen Mittagessen träumt.

Now A Major Motion Picture A WWII naval thriller of “high and glittering excitement”(New York Times) from the author of the legendary Hornblower series The mission of Commander George Krause of the United States Navy is to protect a convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships making their way...

September 1940. As Nazi forces sweep across Europe, the wealth of nations vanishes into the desert. The gold reserves of France, Belgium, and Poland—a treasure so vast it could determine the outcome of World War II—have been hidden in the badlands of French West Africa.

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...

The German invasion of the British Channel Islands shatters Dr. Ivy Picot's peaceful world, forcing her to shoulder the weight of her father's medical practice and hold together a family unraveling under the strain of war. As conditions worsen in Jersey with the arrival of thousands of forced laborers, Ivy's quiet allegiance to the Allies compels her to risk everything by providing medical aid to escaped workers—even as danger closes in.

Sous le beau soleil de juin 1940, les Stukas allemands mitraillent les colonnes de civils en fuite. Pris au piège dans leur limousine hors d'usage, quatre amis, modèles de la jeunesse dorée parisienne, trouvent refuge dans une ferme. Une imprévisible et cocasse partie de campagne commence alors : pour ces oisifs, ces mondains, la rencontre brutale avec des paysans renverse toutes leurs certitudes. L'héritière et le diplomate, le gigolo et la bourgeoise délaissée découvrent la rudesse et l'inconfort d'un milieu insoupçonné.

​Plus de deux millions de lecteurs conquis par la saga Les Déracinés. Découvrez la jeunesse de son inoubliable héroïne, Almah. Vienne, 1911. Almah Kahn naît au sein d'une famille de la grande bourgeoisie juive. Son père, chirurgien réputé et grand amateur d'art, est aussi un mécène qui côtoie les plus grands artistes de l'époque. Sa mère, pianiste de talent, soigne son spleen auprès du docteur Freud dont elle est l'une des premières patientes. Au cœur de ce bouillonnement culturel, Almah chemine vers l'âge adulte.

Jazz band na sala da gente é a história romanceada do avô judeu de Alexandre, Eduardinho Staut, que nos anos 30 e 40, foi músico da pequena orquestra do interior de São Paulo "Pinhal Jazz", assim como dono da funerária da cidade de Pinhal. Texto de orelha de Ronaldo Cagiano: "A obra de estreia de Alexandre Staut, tem uma linearidade, tanto da temática da narrativa quanto da linguagem, essa fluente e diáfana.

Set in the height of the Second World War, The Cazalet Chronicles continues with the third in the series, Confusion, where chaos has become a way of life for the Cazalet family. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic) ‘They could be like telegrams, or the most...

Beautifully read by Indira Varma and poignantly told, Marking Time is the second novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s bestselling family saga The Cazalet Chronicles, set during the onset of World War II. 'Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever' - Marian Keyes...

Based on a true story. World War II is underway in London, England when Vivian Waltman, a stunning young British Army communications clerk, unexpectedly crosses paths with Thomas Cooper, a ruggedly handsome and charming Canadian Army soldier. Their chance meeting sparks an immediate and electric connection that defies all reason and societal norms. Despite the undeniable chemistry between them, secrets threaten to unravel their love story. As Thomas conceals the truth, Vivian is drawn ever deeper into his enigmatic world, torn between her heart’s desires and the shadows lurking in his past.