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رواية أدبية اجتماعية، تتناول حكاية لورا، عارضة الأزياء المتميزة، التي اضطرت إلى ترك عملها، وأن تستبدل به عملًا آخر، كي تتمكّن من رعاية ابن أختها الصغير، الذي صار مسؤوليتها المطلقة بعد وفاة أختها ماري. لكنها لم تتوقع أن يقوم أخوه بالبحث في مراسلاته ليكتشف أنّ ماري قد أنجبت من جوليانو، مما اضطرّ روبرتو ماسيني أن يترك بلاده ويسافر إلى العنوان، كي يلتقي بوالدة الطفل.

An all-new edition of the the charming multi-generational novel by Jojo Moyes, internationally bestselling author of Me Before You. In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she...

As winter tightens its grip, who can she trust? As the dark nights draw in, secrets hide in the shadows… When Betsy Strong’s mother marries a cruel man, her happy family life is shattered, and Betsy is forced to flee. Seeking refuge with her godmother at her isolated Yorkshire cottage, she...

Will a wartime Christmas bring them heartache or joy? A moving tale of secrets, sacrifice and second chances It’s 1943, and the sisters and cousins of Victory Walk are keeping the home fires burning as war rages on. Beneath their own rooftops, secrets are simmering … Daisy juggles long days...

»Weißt du noch, mit welchen Worten Du Dich von mir verabschiedet hast,als wir nicht wussten, dass dies nicht nur ein Abschied bis zum nächsten Tage war? Mit den gleichen Worten möchte ich nun diesen Brief schließen – auf ein Wiedersehen! Deine Marie «Johann ist Flugzeugmechaniker der Wehrmacht, als er Marie kennenlernt. Sie wird alsStenografin bei den Zwangsaussiedlungen in Rann an der Save eingesetzt, wo er stationiertist. Für den 19-jährigen Johann ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Er kann sein Glück kaumfassen, als Marie einem Treffen zustimmt.

March 1940. Bradford mill girl Molly Clough can hardly believe it when she successfully auditions for ENSA, the organisation that entertains the troops. Despite the much-mocked ENSA's reputation as 'Every Night Something Awful', singing on stage feels like a dream come true for Molly. But as she tours with her troupe, the Forces Follies, life proves to be far from the glamorous showbusiness world Molly had imagined.

1937. Shy but determined Tilly Truscott leaves her Hampshire home to train as a nurse at the Royal County Hospital on the Isle of Wight, where she finds an unexpected friend in vivacious Fliss Marcheson. She also catches the eye of handsome Dr Jonathan Burrows. Meanwhile, Tilly's beloved nephew Ronnie begins an apprenticeship at a local aeronautical company, but dreams of becoming a pilot.

Bridget O'Byrne thought she was building the future with her brilliant business partner and cutting-edge AI technology. Eighteen months later, she's trapped in Sydney, financially ruined, and under the controlling influence of Antony Saar. Back on the family property she once dismissed as old-fashioned, Bridget struggles to rebuild her life. Her path to recovery takes an unexpected turn when she reconnects with Danny Walsh, a quietly competent stockman who was her closest friend in primary school.

England, 1947: In the rubble-filled streets of post-war London, nineteen-year-old Audrey is devastated to lose her job when the men return from war. But her mum needs her more than ever since she was injured in the bombings, and her beloved fiancé Martin wants her to focus on building their life together, so her future seems set. Yet Audrey can't help but wonder if there's more to life than keeping a home and raising a family. And when she hears about a chance to train as one of England's first airline stewardesses, her heart leaps.

He only offered her passage to Alaska. But they end up fighting for something bigger along the way... Maggie McDougal is determined to save her family’s land after her parents’ sudden deaths. And if that means leaving the sandy shores of Lake Michigan and traveling across the country to Washington Territory in search of her brother so he can claim the land, then so be it. Anything is better than watching the land she loves fall into her uncle’s greedy, conniving hands. The trouble is, when the ship that her brother works on arrives in Bellingham, her brother isn’t on it.

Leningrad, 1958. Die Zwillingsschwestern Maja und Natascha sind unzertrennlich. Gemeinsam träumen sie davon, beim Kirow-Ballett zu tanzen und mit der Kompanie nach Amerika zu reisen. Doch ein neues Gesetz erlaubt nur einer von ihnen, das Land zu verlassen. Aus Schwestern werden Konkurrentinnen, aus Nähe wird Distanz.

The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart. After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR - be swept away by the Deverill Chronicles. It is 1939 and peace has flourished since the Great War ended. But much has changed for the Deverill family and now a new generation is waiting in the wings. Martha Wallace came to Dublin...

West Cork, Ireland, 1900. The year marks the start of a new century, and the birth of three very different women: Kitty Deverill, the flame-haired Anglo-Irish daughter of the castle, Bridie Doyle, the daughter of the Irish cook and Celia Deverill, Kitty's flamboyant English cousin. Together they...

As WWII rolls across Europe, Kitty boards a ship set for England. Money is what she really needs right now, especially with tiny baby Billy back in Dublin. In Lancashire, Kitty settles into the hard work and soon makes new friends, playing in the Bomb Girls Swing Band by night. Life seems to be...

Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas, Rosie Clarke and Katie Flynn, a heart-warming saga set during World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew. READERS ARE LOVING OUR YANKS! "Omg this book was everything and more than i expected. My ideal book as i love family saga books. Loved that it...

James Thomas Morrow has been moving through life as though in a fog, struggling to find happiness ever since losing the man he loved. One day, while James is working as a footman for a wealthy family in London, he finds out that the White Star Line is in need of crew members for their newest ocean liner. Almost immediately, James secures a position as a first-class saloon steward with the hope that the exciting change might help him clear the haze of melancholy and remind him what it is to really live.

Paris, 1909: A forbidden love. A devastating betrayal. A secret as sweet – and as bitter – as the most decadent chocolate… In the windows of Paris’s Pâtisserie Clermont, chocolate éclairs gleam, caramel glistens, and macarons shimmer. For a poor railway worker Guillaume, this...

Spain, 1928. One postcard. A lifetime of lies. A woman running from the truth. In the dead of night, Alejandra flees. Accused of murder, she crosses the sea to Tangier – the glittering port city on the edge of two worlds. There, she hides in the maze-like streets, where the air is scented with...

Gabriela sueña con Enriq, pero acaba de casarse con Nicolau, un hombre al que aún no conoce. Ni siquiera le han preguntado su opinión; entre su madre y el párroco han orquestado el matrimonio y entregado a Gabriela a un destino lejos de su hogar. Giulio ha visto morir a todos sus compañeros en el frente austrohúngaro y, si ha logrado sobrevivir, es tan solo por la esperanza de regresar a su pueblo en la Toscana y estrechar de nuevo a Francesca entre sus brazos.