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Discover this spellbinding time-slip romance, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Paige Toon. 'Phenomenal. Emotional. Heart-wrenchingly beautiful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautiful, hypnotic, emotional novel. I couldn’t stop turning the pages' CECELIA AHERN 'This book made me cry sad tears...

"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.

As floods rise and tensions mount, Lauren and her close-knit community face not only the forces of nature, but also the threat of those who would see them divided. With courage, resilience, and unwavering love, they must stand together against hatred, uncertainty, and the echoes of the past.

“‘But who are we, if we forget everything that came before?’ Roza wonders in The Jilted Countess. This moving story of one woman finding a new life and new love in the aftermath of WWII answers this question, in the process taking on themes of PTSD, communism, and the plight of being an...

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.

En ce mois de juillet 1958, le château de Versailles est en pleine effervescence. Dans quelques jours aura lieu le très attendu bal des débutantes. Du crépuscule jusqu'à l'aube, près de trois cents jeunes filles issues de l'aristocratie française ou de riches familles américaines feront leur entrée dans le beau monde. Parmi elles, la jolie Amelia, la brillante Felicity, la courageuse Samantha et la délicate Caroline. Loin d'accepter docilement leur sort, les quatre jeunes femmes, bientôt amies, décident de profiter de cette soirée exceptionnelle pour s'émanciper et prendre leur destin en main.

Milieu des années 60 : au cours d'un été caniculaire en Toscane, l'harmonie tranquille d'une famille française est bouleversée par un événement inattendu. En trois jours, ce sont plusieurs vies qui basculent. La stupeur impose aussitôt le secret. Celui-ci sera longtemps gardé. Jusqu'à ce qu'un écrivain, héritier de cette histoire, parte de nos jours en quête de la vérité.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'...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...'

I was a German princess sailing across the Atlantic to join my American-GI husband. My Jewish GI husband. And I was Catholic. And eighteen years old. And an independent woman. In 1947. And his parents didn’t know yet. What could possibly go wrong?

At 17, Veronica O'Shay is happier running wild on the family farm than behaving in the ladylike manner her mother requires, and she despairs both of her secret passion for her brother's friend Jack Murphy and what promises to be a future of restraint and compliance. But this is 1913 and the genteel tranquillity of rural Beecroft is about to change forever as the O'Shay and Murphy families, along with their friends the Dwyers, are caught up in the theatre of war and their fates become intertwined.

Film location manager Claire Montgomery never imagined that Starlight Creek's timeless beauty would capture both her professional ambition and her heart. Battling in an industry still dominated by men, she faces her toughest challenge yet: securing access to a historically significant art deco theatre. It's fiercely protected by its reclusive owner Hattie Fitzpatrick and her enigmatic great-nephew Luke Jackson.

The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O'Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the meagre handouts she gleans from charity. So when the childless Tysons, owners of Kendal's shoe factory, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes the chance to ensure he has a better life. To be so close to her son, yet no longer be his mother, is bittersweet.

Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte's shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he asked. Unable to leave her family to fend for themselves, Charlotte is constantly delaying her own happiness, and fears that Joe may soon move on. Then, as 1950 begins, Charlotte's father reappears, bringing with him his brood of children from his mistress.

It's April 1944, England is preparing to take the war back into Europe, and the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club become mixed up in a desperate fight to save a dear friend from forces who would threaten the very existence of the country. The girls find solace in their deep friendship, even though the presence of a Nazi spy ring threatens their essential war work and their very lives.