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Gdańsk, 1929 rok. Trzy życiorysy, jedna wspólna historia. Rita Ziegler – sierota z niemieckiej rodziny – mieszka w domu wujostwa Kostrzewskich w samym sercu polskiej dzielnicy Gdańska. Skromna i dobrze wychowana dziewczyna kocha książki oraz marzy o kursie dziennikarskim. Jej najlepszą przyjaciółką jest kuzynka Aniela, z którą łączy ją siostrzana więź. Pewnego dnia w ich życie wkracza Janek – strażak z powołania, syn polskiego lekarza – który z wzajemnością zakochuje się w Ricie.

Sierpień 1939 r. Janek z powodu polskiego pochodzenia traci stanowisko komendanta straży pożarnej oraz mieszkanie służbowe i wraca z żoną do Gdańska. Wkrótce wraz z innymi Polakami doświadczają niemieckiej brutalności. Bezdomnych przyjaciół pod swój dach w Lipowym Dworze przyjmuje Rita, żona oficera Wehrmachtu, która toczy własną walkę z faszyzmem. Miasto wojny przedstawia osobiste dramaty bohaterów, w które wdziera się wojenny czas. Naznacza on ich życie strachem wobec aresztowań, egzekucji i obozów koncentracyjnych oraz stawia po przeciwnych stronach barykady.

A beautifully written tale based on the true-life story of Varian Fry, called "the artists' Schindler," who rescued thousands of Europe's finest creative minds from certain death in WWII. In 2000, Sophie Cass, an ambitious journalist, may have finally found her big break. Convinced a celebrated...

Brought to you by Penguin. As the war rages on outside, it is the battle within that must be won, through the quiet strength of words. Josie Everley may have survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, but she lost the man she loves most to the sea. Broken-hearted and destitute, Josie must start...

Ambitious event planner Daisy Haywood is torn between a safe and steady engagement to Harvey Harris and her lingering love for Max Galant, the adventurous journalist who left her to pursue this career overseas. Daisy must decide if love is a luxury she can afford or the only thing worth fighting for. Reckless Bridie Haywood returns from London under a cloud of mystery; her plight worsens when her movie star good looks attract the attention of notorious Beamer’s factory boss Henry Beamer who is only after one thing.

Jimmie, a deeply moving novel by Jim Valentine, begins as a slow-burn college romance story, following Jim and Judy Valentine, two sensible, quietly mismatched students at Knox College, whose unexpected connection grows into a lifelong bond. What starts as an indifferent courtship and a whimsical mock wedding soon becomes a nostalgic American love story filled with practicality, sharp wit, and an affection that deepens long after their marriage.

In this enthralling novel—already in production as a major movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balph and Emma Laird— the award-winning author of Absolutely & Forever and The Road Home brilliantly reimagines Daphne du Maurier, and the origins of her timeless...

Poland, 1942. Chaya is a seventeen-year-old daydreamer whose life is turned upside down when the Nazi regime invades her home. When her father and brother are brutally murdered, she and her mother are banished to the ghetto. When all the Jews of the ghetto are instructed to round up at the front gate, Chaya and her mother fear that the end is near. But miraculously, Chaya manages to slip away, escaping from the ghetto unseen. She wanders from hiding place to hiding place, suffering many hardships, assisted by good people who are willing to risk their lives to ensure her safety.

2014. Ein Winter in Brügge. Auf dem Kopfsteinpflaster, den Kanälen und den alten Fassaden haucht der Frost seinen Atem. Die Stadt schweigt. Juna auch. Sie ist erschöpft "Ein Burn-out", sagen die Ärzte ."Ein Zusammenbruch", sagt Juna. Alles um sie herum ist still. Das Jetzt: kalt und unbewegt. Um sich nicht zu verlieren, beginnt sie, als ehrenamtlicher Buddy zu arbeiten. So trifft sie Vincent Molen, einen alten Mann, wortkarg und verschlossen. Ihre Begegnungen sind flüchtig: ein Spaziergang, eine Tasse Tee, ein paar brüchige Worte.

England, 1889. In her family’s rambling manor house in Dorset, fifteen-year-old Theodora Hallewell dreams of magic, adventure, and Toby Meriwether. As Toby prepares to leave for university, Theo plans a midnight gathering—one last chance to make Toby notice her. By dawn, a tragic mistake will shatter the world as they know it.

'...Nora stole a glance at him now and then. He was a tall, well-set-up young fellow, with wavy fair hair that many a girl might have envied, and blue eyes with a perpetual twinkle in their depths. On his part he gazed quite frankly at the girl beside him, admiring her dark eyes and what he could see of her face beneath her pixie...'

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling book about the choices we make and the chances we never dreamed we'd be given. 1931. The height of the Depression, Sydney, New South Wales They were diamonds: beautiful, sparkling and irresistible. Nice girls do not accept employment from...

"Mimi, it's me. Nick," he whispered, his Nazi uniform a mockery of the boy who once promised to protect her. She stared through her tears at eyes she'd never forgotten—now belonging to the enemy. When the Nazis invade Paris, the peaceful world Mimi shares with her beloved grandmother Chloe—is shattered forever. In a single, brutal day, police tear through their neighborhood, ripping Jewish families from their homes and destroying lives built over generations.

She's running from London's marriage mart. He's running out of time to save his estate. Neither intends to fall in love—but their hearts have other plans. American heiress Calliope Hart is thrust into London's high society against her will, all because her mother is determined to marry her off...

Chloe Brandt relishes her freedom. Bobbing her hair and donning the latest fashions, she’s been dancing her way through a flapper lifestyle after fleeing her alcoholic dad’s violence. But when tragedy pulls her and an orphaned nephew back to her hometown, the nurse confronts the handsome man she left behind. Reese Lloyd is grieving. Devastated over his brother’s murder, he struggles with the return of the beautiful girl who broke his heart. And torn when he and the love of his life are both named guardians of her young relative, the steadfast farmer finds it hard to lower his protective walls.

Daisy’s War is a historical romance set on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent during World War Two. Daisy is too young to join the WAAFs like her glamorous sister Sylvia and opts instead to work in the NAAFI which serves the sailors and soldiers stationed in the dockyard and garrison with snacks, cigarettes and toiletries.

1938: Die Amerikaner John Morgan und Richard Cooper treffen in Wien auf die Halbjüdin Isabelle. Beide verlieben sich in die unbekannte Schönheit. Als Hitler Österreich dem Deutschen Reich einverleibt, schwebt sie von einem Tag auf den anderen in höchster Gefahr, und die beiden Männer verhelfen ihr zur Flucht. Fortan lebt Isabelle von Heimweh geplagt auf Johns Apfelbaumplantage „Morgan's Hall". John kettet sie wie sein Eigentum an sich und hofft auf ihre Liebe. Ihr Herz aber gehört nur Richard, der versprochen hatte, sie zu sich zu holen.

Pommern, 1886: Die junge Adelige Charlotte liebt das Abenteuer, ihre wilde Stute und das raue Land ihrer Heimat. Ihre Liebe zu Pferden führt sie immer wieder in die Ställe von Gut Rosenthal, wo sie auf den Stallmeister Johann trifft. Mit ihm erlebt sie eine Freundschaft und Verbundenheit, die sie von ihrem eigenen Ehemann nicht kennt. Cida muss einfach herausfinden, ob ihre Schwester noch lebt. Pommern, 1939: Als jüngstes von drei Kindern ist Hannah behütet auf dem Gestüt ihrer Eltern aufgewachsen.

Malachy Bane is running out of time—and chances. Demons stalk the shadows. The Mage Tribunal wants his head. And Cora, the woman who once held his heart, is slipping through his fingers. Now the Realmwalker has returned from death, dragging long-buried secrets and a reckoning soaked in blood and betrayal.

Monika legt ihren letzten Wunsch in Heddas Hände: Die junge Schriftstellerin soll die Geschichte ihrer Eltern Ottilia und Eduard niederschreiben. Die Geschichte einer großen Liebe, die sich dem Druck des Nationalsozialismus und einer alten Familienfehde entgegenstellte. Als Ottilia an pöbelnde Braunhemden gerät, kommt ihr ein junger Mann zu Hilfe, der ihr nicht mehr aus dem Sinn geht. Es ist Eduard, der Sohn der Galberts, mit denen Ottilias Familie seit jeher im Streit liegt.