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Yet, Ilse harbors a perilous secret within the walls of Lebensborn: her unborn child's father is Jewish. Surrounded by the very architects of the regime's sinister vision, she must rely on her cunning, her knowledge of herbs, and her indomitable spirit to hide the truth and keep her child safe.

Lendária estrela de Hollywood, Evelyn Hugo sempre esteve sob os holofotes — seja estrelando uma produção vencedora do Oscar, protagonizando algum escândalo ou aparecendo com um novo marido… pela sétima vez. Agora, prestes a completar oitenta anos e reclusa em seu apartamento no Upper East Side, a famigerada atriz decide contar a própria história — ou sua "verdadeira história" —, mas com uma condição: que Monique Grant, jornalista iniciante e até então desconhecida, seja a entrevistadora.

झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाईंच्या जीवनावरील हृदयद्रावक कादंबरी ,भारतीय स्वातंत्र्याचा १८५७च्या लढ्यातील एक सुवर्णपान म्हणजे झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाईंने ब्रिटीश साम्राज्याच्या विरोधी दिलेला लढा. आपल्या दत्तक मुलाला पाठीशी बांधून शेवटच्या क्षणापर्यंत तिने ब्रिटीशांच्या कावेबाज दत्तकविधान कायद्याविरोधी लढा दिला.

Meet Remi, a lovable and scruffy pup with a heart full of adventure and a mission to remind us all to enjoy life one paw at a time. "Remi’s Journey" is an inspiring story told through the eyes of Remi, a support dog who brings love, joy, and comfort to his human family. From his early days in a foster home, uncertain of what the future holds, to finding his forever home and purpose as a support dog, Remi takes readers on an unforgettable journey.

Napolyon'un İspanya'daki savaşı sırasında askerleriyle pusuya düşürülen bir Fransız Albay, tek başına mahsur kaldığı bilinmeyen bir ormanda, düşman topraklarının ortasında umutsuzca hayatta kalmaya çalışır. Albayın yaşaması artık şansa bağlıdır. Kılıcından bir yansıma, altındaki bir çalının sesi ona her an ihanet edebilir ve onu, işkenceye susamış bu asilerin eline savunmasız bir av gibi teslim edebilirdi.

Originally published in 1965, this autobiographical novel covers a key year in Jack Kerouac’s life—the period that led up to the publication of On the Road in September of 1957. After spending two months in the summer of 1956 as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington, Kerouac’s fictional self Jack Duluoz comes down from the isolated mountains to the wild excitement of the bars, jazz clubs, and parties of San Francisco, before traveling on to Mexico City, New York, Tangiers, Paris, and London.

Thomas Wolfe’s first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is at once a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story and a dark novel depicting a cynical post-war world view. The book follows the life of Eugene Gant, a young man driven by passion, intellect, and a search for something greater than himself. His earliest years in rural North Carolina include a wonderful education in poetry and literature against the backdrop of a loving, but tumultuous family life.

Katherine Galan’s "A Cold Case in a Small Town" dives into the haunting unsolved mystery of a small-town murder, exploring the lingering impact on families, communities, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Inspired by a real-life tragedy, this compelling narrative brings listeners into the heart of a cold case reopened after decades, where advances in DNA technology finally bring long-awaited answers.

It’s the 1970s, and from hippie London to Warhol’s Factory in New York, reluctant aristocrat Loulou de la Falaise is desperately seeking adventure. Having escaped an early, unhappy marriage, she arrives on a whim in Paris—the champagne-soaked heart of the fashion world, where the rigid old world of haute couture and the fast-paced new world of ready-to-wear are vying for supremacy. Glamour, sex, and cocaine nights fuel the Paris fashion scene. Its crown prince is the soulful and intensely gifted Yves Saint Laurent.

García Márquez y Vargas Llosa se conocieron en el aeropuerto de Caracas, en agosto de 1967. Con apenas treinta y un años, Vargas Llosa era ya un escritor aclamado por la crítica. García Márquez, cuarenta años cumplidos, encontraba por fin el éxito editorial con Cien años de soledad, publicada ese año en Buenos Aires. Antes de confundirse en un abrazo en el aeropuerto de Caracas que dio inicio formal a la amistad, los dos genios de la literatura se habían escrito cartas y leído mutuamente con admiración.

Elly, bambina dalla personalità vivace e dall'animo sensibile, racconta la propria infanzia e i dolorosi eventi che ne segnano il passaggio all'adolescenza. Cresce tra Camogli e l'entroterra ligure, accudita dai nonni materno e paterno, dalla zia Cleofe, sorella di sua madre, e dallo zio Ugo, il rude ma giusto segretario comunale. La nonna paterna, Eleonora, è la sua confidente e consolatrice, colei che le insegna l'arte del ricamo e della cucina. Il nonno materno, Giuseppe, uomo di cultura poliedrica, le trasmette l'amore per i libri e la passione per la musica.

Der Mann mit dem Hakenkreuz am Kragen beugte sich vor. "Margarethe Kirschbaum! Wer ist das?" Erschrocken riss Johann die Augen auf. Seine Pflegemutter hatte ihm die Geschichte über Margarethes Verschwinden eingeschärft. Doch die Angst, etwas wirklich Großes falsch zu machen, fegte sein Kopf leer. Eine ergreifende Geschichte aus Schwaben über eine Jugend zwischen Unterwerfung und Bomben, Loyalität und Widerstand und über Mut in dunklen Zeiten. Eindringlich und schonungslos erzählt.

Tauche ein in die gefühlvolle Geschichte des facettenreichen englischen Königs Richard II. und erlebe einen Mann, der im Strudel von Liebe und Macht unterzugehen droht. Am Hof des purpurnen Königs ist ein emotionaler historischer Roman über einen ungewöhnlichen Herrscher. England 1377. Richard ist zehn Jahre alt, als er zum König gekrönt wird. Die Ränkespiele und Intrigen am Hof setzen dem Jungen zu, der als Kindermonarch in einer geradezu grotesken Wirklichkeit aufwächst. Sein einziger Vertrauter ist der Ritter Robert de Vere.

L’amante di Cesare di Augusto De Angelis è una biografia romanzata che offre un'immersione profonda nella vita di Cleopatra VII, l'ultima regina d'Egitto, nota per la sua intelligenza, fascino e capacità politica. Il romanzo esplora in dettaglio la complessa relazione tra Cleopatra e Giulio Cesare, ambientata nel turbolento contesto politico del I secolo a.C., un periodo segnato da guerre civili e lotte per il potere all'interno della Repubblica Romana. La narrazione inizia con l'ascesa al trono di Cleopatra all'età di diciotto anni, dopo la morte del padre Tolomeo XII.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, victory in the American Revolution empowered its founding fathers to consider a glorious ‘revolutionary idea’: a democracy of inclusiveness and diversity for all. Yet, America’s revolution never meant to include the enslaved, who lived in small, dark squares of windowless slave houses. At Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Convention of 1787, compromises perpetuated America’s ‘slave society’ based on free labour, benefiting its citizenry to the detriment of America’s slave row.

Spring 1152. Once she was a Queen, and will become so again... Eleanor of Aquitaine has escaped her marriage to Louis of France, as well as various lords bent on capturing her and forcing her into marriage with them, and is safe in her homeland once more. Sending a message to Henry, Duke of Normandy, Eleanor arranges her second marriage, this time to a lord of her choosing, a man already in possession of an empire of his own, an heir to the English throne about to take back the crown stolen from his mother, the Empress Matilda.

Virginia no conoció a su padre, Peter Tangvald, más que por los libros que él publicó y los reportajes que protagonizó. El legendario aventurero noruego pasó su vida surcando océanos a bordo del velero que construyó, desafiando los elementos y las convenciones.

In Symphonie Pathétique entwirft Klaus Mann das Lebensbild des großen russischen Komponisten Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky. Die versunkenen Szenerien von St. Petersburg und Moskau im späten 19. Jahrhundert, das kaiserliche Berlin und die Gewandhaus-Stadt Leipzig werden darin lebendig. Doch der Glanz der bürgerlichen Welt ist trügerisch: Wegen seiner Homosexualität war Tschaikowsky zeitlebens zum Außenseiter verdammt. Die Seelenqualen und die Einsamkeit, unter denen der Komponist litt, zeichnet Klaus Mann einfühlsam nach, konnte doch kaum einer diese so gut nachempfinden wie der Autor selbst.

Der Sommer, der mir gehörte. Sechs Wochen, aber gleichzeitig ein halbes Leben, das vor ihr lag. Mit zäh fließenden Honigtagen am See und Radfahrten über Waldbodenteppiche aus Tannennadeln. Mit kühlen Wasserspritzern auf geschlossenen Lidern, Pommes Rot-Weiß, kurz bevor das Schwimmbad schloss, statt dem geplanten Abendbrot drinnen am Tisch, tiefblauem Himmel über dürren Fichten und senfgelben Feldern. Es ist das erste Mal seit sechs Jahren, dass die alleinerziehende Musiklehrerin Lisa einen Sommer ohne ihren Sohn vor sich hat. Doch die lang ersehnte Freiheit bringt auch Zweifel mit sich.

A beautiful pagan. A ruler searching for a wife. Can a marriage of expedience change the course of an empire? Constantinople, AD 419. Athenais holds faint hope for her future. When the impoverished orphan’s male relatives offer her up as a consort for the emperor, she reluctantly agrees to study the philosophical arguments for the required conversion to Christianity. But while the accomplished scholar quickly falls for her imperial husband, she struggles with the court’s cutthroat political maneuvering and stubborn religious fanaticism.