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From the brilliant author of the Fox Family saga: a spinoff novel, following Bertie's journey to become a pilot as she takes to the skies in Cornwall. Set against the dramatic Cornish coastline, this absorbing tale of friends and secrets will delight fans of Rosie Goodwin and Evie Grace.

With London still in the grip of war, Cordelia, Mavis, and Jane find themselves facing a new challenge. Determined to make a difference, the librarians band together to organise rent strikes, standing up against dirty landlords and unfair practices. Meanwhile, with the arrival of American GIs in the East End, Cordelia is presented with a temptation too irresistible to bear. Should she follow her head or her heart – stay faithful to her beloved Robert fighting abroad, or enjoy the brief respite from the constant air raids and destruction?

Una studentessa di Cambridge, un oscuro e indecifrabile ragazzo e una confraternita segreta che nasconde un terribile mistero. Mabel ha una borsa di studio presso l'università di Cambridge, si sente più a suo agio nelle sale della biblioteca che in mezzo alla gente e l’unica cosa che le interessa è completare i suoi studi in pace. Quando la sua migliore amica Zoe la porta alla festa della Confraternita degli storni, però, incontra Cliff e ne resta affascinata, anche se in lui c’è qualcosa di oscuro.

بهذه الكلمات السردية وبلغة الحكي، يبدأ الكاتب العراقي روايته "تمر الأصابع" والتي تدور أحداثها بين العراق وإسبانيا وتتناول جوانباً من طبيعة التحول في المجتمع العراقي على مدى ثلاثة أجيال، فتتطرق إلى ثنائيات ومواضيع شتى كالحب والحرب والدكتاتورية والحرية والهجرة والتقاليد والحداثة والشرق والغرب.. وغيرها.

تحكي الرواية قصّة أربعة أجيال متتابعة من "آل بودنبروك" وهم يتعرضون لمحنة مالية تعصف بمكانة أسرتهم المالية والاقتصادية التي كانت تتمتع بها الأسرة في مدينة لوبوك شمال ألمانيا.

When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party, she knows there's more to the invitation than a weekend of revelry. She's old enough to be married and her family are hoping for a good match. Sparks fly when she collides with dashing Jack Carter, the hotel housekeeper's disreputable brother. A visit to a home for waifs and strays makes Charity question her values.

On a moonlit night in 1898, Kathleen Wyman lies in labour at Bessington Hall. Her husband, Edward, is sure that she has been unfaithful to him. In his blind, jealous rage he later gives away the baby to gypsy Rona Parrish, summoned to help with the delivery. Kathleen, frenzied with grief, is soon after locked away in an asylum.

Lissa Turner has everything a girl could wish for. She’s beautiful, intelligent and has a wonderful family in the picturesque Lake District. But despite her good fortune, Lissa is unhappy. Her mother abandoned her as a baby, and ever since, she’s been wracked with insecurity, fearing everyone else will leave her too. As soon as she is old enough, she takes up a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of the Lake District.

Flo Butterworth and the village singing group are asked to perform a carol concert at the local hospital. This stirs up bad memories for Flo, who lost her family at Christmas in the Blitz. VAD nurse, Evie Jones, is faced with a dilemma that throws her life into turmoil. Will Evie find a way to solve the problem and keep all she holds dear?

Dramatisch, sehnsuchtsvoll, zum Träumen schön: In der 4. Familiensaga von Soraya Lane sucht die Engländerin Georgia am zauberhaften Genfersee nach Antworten – und der wahren Liebe, die ihr Herz heilen könnte. Eigentlich hat Georgia wenig Interesse an der mysteriösen Schachtel mit dem Namen ihrer Großmutter, die ihr von einem ehemaligen Frauenhaus in London übergeben wurde: Zu verletzt ist ihr Herz, und zu gern würde sie die komplizierte Geschichte ihrer Familie einfach vergessen. Doch der wunderschöne pinke Edelstein in der Schachtel lässt sie einfach nicht los.

With Christmas days away, the land girls of Gosling Farm are full of merriment. Only Lottie feels far from festive cheer after her sister's death. But with the help of handsome vicar and injured veteran Matthew, she begins to feel hopeful once more. Then one frosty night, a German bomber plane crashes nearby. A survivor is missing, injured and in desperate need of help. But this is no ordinary German airman: his capture would change the course of the war.

Still grieving the loss of her husband, Maddie retreats to the peaceful isolation of her Aunt Schatzi’s mountain home in the Smoky Mountains hoping for a quiet retreat. Christmas is approaching, but instead of bringing joy, the holiday season brings memories that intensify Maddie’s loneliness. Snowed in and surrounded by a winter wonderland, she begins to confront the grief that has left her feeling stuck in the past, and the strained relationship with her sister that needs to change.

ففي 2 مارس 1947، في نيوارك بولاية نيوجيرسي، ولد آرتشي بالد إسحاق فيرجسون، الولد الوحيد لكل من روز وستانلي فيرجسون. منذ الولادة، يسلك آرتشي أربعة مسارات مختلفة تؤدي إلى أربع حيوات مختلفة ومتشابهة كلّ على حدة، بطل رياضي، صحافي مضطرب، ناشط، كاتب صعلوك، كما لو أنَّها أربعة كتب في مجلد واحد.

Die Magie der Edelsteine. Antoinette und Louis-François Cartier erfüllen sich einen Traum: Sie eröffnen ihr Juweliergeschäft in der Nähe des prestigeträchtigen Palais Royal. Nach unruhigen Zeiten bricht unter Kaiser Napoleon III. eine neue Ära für die Pariser Juweliere an, und der Laden der Cartiers wird schon bald zu einer exquisiten Adresse. Dann wird Louis-François mit der Umarbeitung der Kronjuwelen betraut, und Antoinette entwirft fieberhaft Schmuckstücke für die Kollektion Cartier.

Die junge Mary Ann wächst im Waisenhaus in New York auf. Niemand weiß, dass sie die Tochter der verstorbenen Haily Hard ist. Sie hat nur eine Fotografie ihrer Mutter, doch sie kennt deren Namen nicht ... Ailis ist überglücklich, als sie 1903 das Angebot erhält, in einer Sternwarte in Südafrika zu arbeiten. Johannesburg ist eine lebendige Stadt, aber der Zweite Burenkrieg hat tiefe Spuren hinterlassen. Für Ailis kommt es zum Schlimmsten, als in Brickfields die Beulenpest ausbricht ... Donella konstruiert mit ihrem Mann Heißluftballons und Luftschiffe.

Elizabeth Roby lives a content and privileged life in London with husband Jonathon and children, Emily and George. But with the outbreak of war, everything changes. Jonathon informs his family that they have to move from their smart London home to the riverside town of Wivenhoe and their new home Harbour House, where Jonathon will do his duty for his country as part of the Admiralty at the shipyards. But Elizabeth is devastated. How will she start a new life in a place she hardly knows, surrounded by strangers?

An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in "an adventurous and inspiring tale" (Library Journal). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift - an acute sensitivity to impending death - never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer.

España, 1937. Raffaele Cameroni, un voluntario italiano que lucha en el bando franquista, cae herido en combate. Durante su convalecencia se enamora de una joven enfermera española, con la que se casará y tendrá tres hijos. Raffaele, sin embargo, oculta un secreto que acabará estallando con consecuencias imprevisibles.

Truth Will Prevail—the eagerly awaited third volume in the popular series The Work and the Glory—continues the gripping story of the fictional Steed family, a family acquainted with Joseph Smith and caught up in the grand events associated with the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth. Covering the years 1836 to 1838, this volume finds the Steed involved in both remarkable and turbulent events in Church history. Nathan accompanies Parley P. Pratt on a challenging mission to Upper Canada. Jessica, Joshua's ex-wife, feels compelled to return to Missouri.

In the nineteenth century, a vampire arrives from Europe to the coast of Buenos Aires, on the run from the Church. She must adapt, intermingle with humans, and, most importantly, be discreet. In present-day Buenos Aires, a woman finds herself at an impasse as she grapples with her mother's terminal illness and her own relationship with motherhood. When she first encounters the vampire in a cemetery, something ignites within the two women—and they cross a threshold from which there's no turning back.