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From the bestselling author of The Secret Orphan comes her brand new unputdownable historical fiction novel! A journey into war, but not one she’ll take alone… Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naïve and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges...

'Captivating and evocative' Tania Blanchard, author of The Girl from Munich Sometimes you have to lose everything to find yourself ... A stunning novel of love, betrayal and family secrets for all fans of Fiona McIntosh and Natasha Lester. After a shocking discovery, Grace Woods leaves her vast...

A new sweeping historical novel of World War II from the international bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife France, 1944. In an old stone cottage, on the edge of a beautiful French village, three sisters long for the end of the war. Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer...

The world is at war. And time is running out… London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming. When Arthur disappears, Nell is...

The world is at war. And time is running out… London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, the clockmaker who keeps Big Ben chiming. When Arthur disappears, Nell is...

***A Globe and Mail Bestseller.*** The heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of a world on the brink of war from the internationally bestselling author of The German Midwife. *With exclusive audio content.* Berlin, 1938: It’s the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When...

1943: As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the suitability of the foreign prince is questioned by all at court. He is the risk she has never been allowed to take. The risk not even the shadow of the crown will stop her from taking.

The USA TODAY bestseller! Inspired by the brave women of WWII, this is a moving and powerful novel of friendship, love and resilience for fans of My Name is Eva, The Alice Network and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. A story of love not a story of a war… A daring WWII pilot who grew up among the...

1943: The world is at war, and the villagers of Tyneham are being asked to make one more sacrifice: to give their homes over to the British army. But on the eve of their departure, a terrible act will cause three of them to disappear forever. 2018: Melissa had hoped a break on the coast of Dorset would rekindle her stagnant relationship, but despite the idyllic scenery, it’s pushing her and Liam to the brink. When Melissa discovers a strange photograph of a woman who once lived in the forgotten local village of Tyneham, she becomes determined to find out more about her story. 

Abducted from a life of privilege, she was sold into slavery in a distant land. For Lady Janet Leslie there would be no escaping the harem of the wealthy and powerful Sultan Selim. But from the moment the handsome ruler spied his breathtaking "Cyra," he was captivated—by the fiery desire that coursed through his veins. She belonged to him, body and soul-yet it was he who was enslaved.

La autora de El último tren a la libertad, best seller de The New York Times, visita de nuevo los oscuros primeros días de la ocupación alemana en Francia en esta evocadora novela que gira en torno a una joven heredera norteamericana que ayuda a artistas perseguidos por los nazis a escapar de una Europa rota por la guerra.

Marta Ribas tenía un futuro prometedor cuando conoció a Antonio, pero una lealtad mal entendida trastocará sus vidas. Cuando Antonio cae enfermo, Marta se ve obligada a ponerse a trabajar, exponiéndose a las murmuraciones del vecindario y a la indignación del esposo, humillado en su...

The multi million copy bestseller that has enthralled generations of readers. A haunting tale of obsessive love. A mesmerizing psychological thriller. In Monte Carlo, our unnamed heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned...

Will Darling is all right. His business is doing well, and so is his illicit relationship with Kim Secretan - disgraced aristocrat, ex-spy, amateur book-dealer. It's starting to feel like he's got his life under control.

Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will?

December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live.

Una mujer busca respuestas a lo que sucedió. Helena Guerrero es una artista de renombre internacional, conocida por las sombras que invaden sus cuadros y que, aparentemente, reflejan un misterio de su pasado que nadie ha sabido nunca explicar. Ahora, después de muchos años de alejamiento, una terapia psicológica llamada "constelación", una boda en la familia y un e-mail de su cuñado ofreciéndole información la traen de vuelta a Madrid desde Australia, donde vive.

Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at an all-girls school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan. Donovan has faith in her - and in all his “glorious amateurs” who are becoming Anna’s fast friends: Maggie, Anna’s down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who’s struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, a cheerful OSS liaison.

Questo romanzo parla d'amore e di guerra, di verità nascoste e coincidenze che forse tali non sono. Ma anche di cibo, di vini eccellenti e di un posto bellissimo come la Borgogna. Due storie che si intrecciano a settant'anni di distanza l'una dall'altra: quella di Tristan Dubois, giovane scrittore parigino che si rifugia in un piccolo paese nel cuore della Côte d'Or in cerca dell'ispirazione perduta e per riconciliarsi con il ricordo di Isabelle, che lo ha lasciato quattro mesi prima, ma che continua ad amare.

In the heat of the French summer, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford travels to France and falls in love with his host's wife, Isabelle Azaire. When the world stops, their affair falters, and Stephen signs up. In a maze of tunnels under the trenches, Stephen finds the courage this war demands from the men in his command. And it is here that he will fight for everything he has ever known and loved.