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Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home and theatres are closed, friends Jessie Delaney and Frances O'Leary search for work to see them through until they can sing and dance again. Frances, once dreamed of becoming a dancer but soon found herself with a broken heart and a precious secret when her lover abandoned her. But with news that her lover is returning to England from a successful tour of America, how long will it be before the truth comes to light? Secrets aren't good for anyone and Frances isn't the only one hiding things from her friends.

After graduating as the first and only woman on her university course, orphan Beata is set on joining the Cipher Bureau. She's determined to save her country from invasion by cracking the Enigma code. But as gunfire rings across the rooftops of her hometown and Nazi boots sound on the cobblestones, Beata and her team are forced to work in secret.

With tears in her eyes, Giulia listens out for bombers flying overhead. When Tori Coleman discovers that her mother was adopted, her whole world shatters. Just as Tori is getting closer to answers, an unexpected call from Jeremy stops her in her tracks.

Julia Esdaile is hired to restore the historic gardens at Havenworth Manor—the grounds of which are now an abandoned snarl of bramble and weeds—to their original splendor. For the enigmatic lady of the manor, ninety-two-year-old Margaret Clarke, the reason for the restoration is the deeply private story of a promise made a lifetime ago, and a vow to keep it before she dies.

Mala, matricule 19880, comprend qu'elle vient d'arriver en enfer au moment où elle descend du wagon à bestiaux à Auschwitz. Edward, matricule 531, est un ancien combattant du camp et un prisonnier politique. Quand ils se rencontrent, l'ombre sombre d'Auschwitz est illuminée par une lueur d'espoir. Une promesse est faite – ils s'enfuiront ensemble ou ils mourront ensemble.

A lonely young Brit working on a novel is charmed by his landlady and her bohemian lodgers. He rooms with an English runaway and want-to-be star, the delightfully decadent Sally Bowles, and holidays on the Baltic coast with a repressed Englishman and his swaggering German lover.

Dr. John Rayburn is a man of conviction—a healer, a father, and a believer in the unshakable values of God, Family, and Country. When three of his sons go off to fight in World War II, they return changed—hardened by combat, humbled by loss, and haunted by the experiences of war. John and his son Theodore channel their skills into something enduring: the first surgical clinic in their small town of Pontotoc. What begins as a modest practice evolves into a full-scale hospital, serving as a lifeline for the community.

Dans quelques jours, il arrivera, il tendra de nouveau les bras vers elle, et quand il les aura fermés, cette fois-ci, il ne les rouvrira plus. Marie appuie contre l'arbre sa joue d'abord, puis tout son corps. L'écorce est rude et fraîche contre la peau de son visage. Elle ferme les yeux.

William Carter is a gifted young codebreaker with no experience beyond the safety of his desk. When he is summoned to London without warning, he finds himself recruited into a team unlike any other. Led by Major Tony Sanders and joined by seasoned operatives Richard Keene and Jamie Hawke, Carter is thrown into the shadows of a war that has not yet begun.

Cia, mère de trois garçons, découvre un document oublié dans un vieux recueil de musique qu'on lui a offert des années plus tôt. Ce fragment du passé, signé du Conseil national de la Résistance, réveille le souvenir de Céleste, son arrière-grand-mère inconnue. Qui était-elle ? Que lui a-t-on tu ? De la baie de Somme au Canada, Cia se lance à la recherche de la vérité entre les silences familiaux et le tumulte du quotidien. Dans ce premier roman, Domitille Cauët tisse un récit émouvant qui interroge l'engagement.

In der Stadt der Liebe atmet sie die Luft der Freiheit – doch ein Sturm naht heran … Als Fleur Durand 1939 nach Paris kommt, erhofft sie sich einen Neuanfang. Über ihre tragische Vergangenheit hat sie einen Roman geschrieben, der das Interesse des großen Verlegers Maurice Mouret geweckt hat. Die Veröffentlichung soll ihr endlich das selbstbestimmte, freie Leben ermöglichen, das sie sich so lange gewünscht hat. Gleichzeitig findet sie in Maurice einen einfühlsamen Mann, der sie auf diesem Weg begleiten will.

Italy, 1943: With war blazing through Europe, nowhere is entirely safe—not even the remote hills of the Tuscan countryside. It's here that Italian partisans, including thousands of women, risk their lives to provide Jewish refugees with an escape route to Switzerland. And it's here, too, that Gianna Conti travels to join the Italian Resistance in the wake of her brother Matteo's death at the hands of German soldiers. Her father has been hiding Jewish refugees on their family's vineyard in Chianti, but now Gianna is bringing the fight directly to the enemy.

Georgie Paolini was doing his part in the war effort; working part-time at the factory as he planned his life. Graduate from high school, get married, enlist in the army, kill Nazis, come home and become a professional musician. But the best laid plans make God laugh.

Croatia, 1941. When the Nazis invade Yugoslavia, nurse Ilona's world is torn apart. Her Serbian husband Jovan has joined the resistance, her best friend Misa has vanished, and children are disappearing from their homes. Working alongside the brave Diana Budisavljević, Ilona risks everything to rescue thousands of children from concentration camps, but she cannot save the two who matter most to her friend's shattered heart.

2005, London. Living alone in her basement flat, Calliope desperately misses the sun-soaked olive groves of the Greek island home she left more than sixty years ago. When the letter postmarked from Crete lands on her doorstep, she is shocked to the core by what it says. Her twin sister is alive: We need to talk about what happened. Now Calliope must confess her lifetime of secrets to her beloved granddaughter Ella. She needs Ella’s help…

As the snow falls on Berkeley Square, the staff at the Buckingham Hotel are busy preparing for the arrival of American soldiers. 'King of the Ballroom' Raymond de Guise is rallying the performers for the forthcoming Winter Ball, with a familiar face returning to surprise the guests. As rumours circulate that the Royal Party will be in attendance on the night, tensions begin to rise on and off the dancefloor as shocking secrets are revealed. Raymond has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially his own.

Brought to you by Penguin. A brand new saga from the author of A Christmas Miracle on Sanctuary Lane! Richmond, Surrey, 1940. Overhead, the Battle of Britain rages. Below, at the Poppy Factory, disabled WWI veterans assemble remembrance wreaths while working on a secret wartime project...

'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club 'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE? London, 1941. As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air...

Having answered a Berlin newspaper advertisement for strong women who can cook and do farm work,” Sophie Charlotte finds herself married with two sons on an Icelandic sheep farm, trying to sever cords of memory that lead back to the powerful love she knew in Germany and all that she lost there. When World War II began, Charlotte was attached to a supremely talented but politically furious painter in Berlin. But she would lose him twice: first to the resistance and then to the camps.

The residents of Chateau Ten, nestled on the edge of the nine villages, have always known not to answer the call of the dead soldiers from the Battle of Verdun… Until now. When the glamourous Gaultier couple takes up residence in the west wing of the chateau, paying in full in advance and asking only for complete privacy, proprietress Vianne feels a spark of hope for the first time since the start of this horrible war.