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1941. The midst of the Blitz. Bombs are raining down on the city. In one terrifying moment, trainee nurse Pippa Luscombe’s life is turned upside-down when her hospital takes a direct hit. As Pippa comes to terms with the full extent of the tragedy, she must pick up the pieces of her life. But the incident has left lasting scars. She determines to dedicate her life to her nursing career, and forget about finding love of her own. Until one day she discovers she has an unexpected admirer. A patient hands her a piece of paper. A heartfelt note to his butterfly girl.

Deine Vergangenheit ist der Weg zu meinem Herzen. Seit dem Tod ihres Verlobten Rian flüchtet sich Flora Swan in die Arbeit auf der malerischen Apfelfarm Eden Fields. Als sie in einem verlassenen Bienenstock einen rätselhaften Brief entdeckt, stößt sie auf die tragische Liebesgeschichte ihrer Ururgroßmutter Grace und eines Arztes, der für sie alles riskierte – Seamie Cullen. Gemeinsam mit dem Regisseur Jonathan – Rians bestem Freund – begibt sie sich auf die Suche nach einer verborgenen Wahrheit.

1941: A world away from idyllic childhood summers spent in Devon, Cassie Marsh steps through the sandbagged entrance to the War Room, determined to do her part for the war effort. The clatter of typewriters, the urgency of whispered conversations, the weight of secrets – nothing in her quiet upbringing has prepared her for this. Here, women like her are expected to work tirelessly, remain composed, even as their homes – and lives – are devastated by the Blitz. But Cassie's heart is already divided between love and duty.

New York, 1942: Avery is engaged to be married. Longing for adventure instead, she jumps at an unexpected offer to trade her library job for undercover intelligence-gathering in Portugal. But her new life in Lisbon, known as the Capital of Espionage, challenges everything she thought she knew about herself.

In the sleepy Yorkshire Dales, the peaceful existence of Sally’s family is shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War. With her father navigating the challenges of wartime farming, and her mother striving to keep the home fires burning, young Sally is determined to do her bit. The war brings unexpected challenges, but none so disarming as Luca – an Italian POW who introduces Sally to a love that threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.

World War Two has arrived for the girls of the Rowntrees factory, and with rationing crippling the country, chocolate production has been driven to a bare minimum. It's all change for the Freeman sisters when the Rowntrees factory is turned over to making munitions. Molly is put on the fuse and detonator line, soon becoming skilled at her work despite the dangers. Rose copes with husband Ned’s absence with the RAF by relishing her position on the Board. And Annie joins the Land Army, billeted to a pig farm in Lancashire.

Deutschland, heute: Eine rätselhafte Botschaft im Nachlass ihrer Großmutter führt Elisa nach England auf das majestätische Rosewood Manor. Unter einem Vorwand beginnt sie dort zu arbeiten, um nach einem verschollenen Tagebuch zu suchen –, und trifft auf den reservierten Hausherrn Calam. Beide gehen sich anfangs aus dem Weg, bis Elisa erkennt, dass sie mehr mit Calam verbindet als gedacht. Bei ihren gemeinsamen Recherchen kommen sie sich näher und ihr Geheimnis lastet immer schwerer auf ihr. Als sie endlich das Tagebuch findet, droht alles zu zerbrechen.

When Olive receives a letter in the post from the father of her daughter - American soldier, Joe - she is shocked. Not only is he losing his sight and, after years of no contact, suddenly wanting to reconnect, but Olive has to decide whether or not to reveal that she has been lying all these years to the man she married - who believes himself to be Joanna's father. Luckily for Olive, Theo is angling for a divorce so he can marry his mistress.

Paris, 1952 -- An ex-pat wife living in Paris signs up for a cookery class taught by an American chef with an indomitable wit and decidedly French airs—an instructor by name of Julia Child. Amongst classes of the L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, with pots and pans and prim Paris wives learning to sauté in the French way, Kat Fontaine learns much more than she bargained for. Still haunted by the years she spent serving in the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, Kat soon finds a simple cookery class unearths the tangle of gut-wrenching memories of war.

Hamburg 1959: Die junge Psychiaterin Renate Schwarz steht am Beginn einer vielversprechenden Karriere. Sie muss sich in der männerdominierten Medizinwelt zwar täglich behaupten, doch mit ihrem Verlobten Matthias, einem talentierten Profifußballer, scheint ihr privates Glück perfekt. Bis eine Knieverletzung seine Karriere abrupt beendet und beide vor neue Herausforderungen stellt. Während Renate zwischen schwierigen Patientenfällen und Familiendramen navigiert, weckt eine ihrer Patientinnen ihr Interesse: Sie behauptet, die Industrieabwässer einer Hamburger Fabrik würden die Elbe vergiften.

1944, Nazi-occupied Holland. As Nurse Freddie cycles through the tulip fields, she looks like any other law-abiding citizen. But beneath her innocent smile lies an iron will to fight for freedom. The Nazis have no idea she is part of the resistance, and that she risks her life every day to deliver food and messages to hidden refugees. After a failed attempt to take the life of a Nazi collaborator, Freddie is sent to an underground hospital to tend to a group of injured Allied airmen. And when unconscious English pilot Will wakes up and locks his dazzling blue eyes with hers, her heart jolts.

Single mother Carrie is heart-sore when she arrives on the sun-drenched island of Santorini with her daughter Nell – her adored uncle Sol's tattered sketchbook clutched to her chest. Even as they explore the winding cobbled alleys, Nell can't forgive Carrie for keeping a secret – the truth about her own father. But Carrie hopes that seeking answers to a family mystery will heal their fractured relationship and show Nell that the family she desperately wants has been there all along.

Kitty has escaped her family home in England to join an international brigade of fighters high up on the snow-covered Spanish borders, determined to lead an effective fight against the growing Fascist forces sweeping across Spain. In Oxford, Grace has embarked on a new posting, working with two medical scientists—one Australian, one a German refugee—on the brink of a great discovery that will impact a life-changing treatment for infection. But for now, they need to keep their findings away from the envious eyes of Nazi extremists.

Since the loss of my husband, matchmaking has been my solace and mission as I pair souls meant for each other. However, letters from a sensitive and insightful bachelor from across the country have me wondering about my own destiny. Together, Matthew and I successfully paired the Tutheridge siblings, but as our shared project ends, can a new story begin? With some trepidation, I agree to travel from Boston to Whale Island. Will I find love again in the arms of Matthew Goodwell?

As the governess for a guarded widower, I am faced with the daunting task of warming a heart that has deliberately grown cold, isolating him from the vibrant life beyond his walls. Were it not for his enchanting and spirited daughter, I may have sought employment elsewhere. Yet, I am resolute to stay on the picturesque Whale Island, nurturing a blossoming romance with the local schoolmaster and hoping it culminates in a bond of marriage. If it signifies securing a stable home at last, I am willing to endure every storm, even the exasperating presence of Hudson Tutheridge.

Ben Shattuck ist eine literarische Entdeckung – ein Wortmagier, der die Rätsel der menschlichen Seele erkundet. Die Geschichte einer geheimen Liebe, die einen Sommer lang währt – und die ein Leben lang als die »eigentliche Liebe« nachklingt: Im Schatten des Ersten Weltkriegs lernen sich Lionel und David, zwei Musikstudenten, in einer verrauchten Bar im ländlichen Maine kennen und werden Freunde. Nach dem Krieg wandern sie im Sommer durch die Wälder New Englands, um Volkslieder zu sammeln, die sie auf Wachszylinder aufnehmen. Aus unerklärlichen Gründen bricht der Kontakt ab.

Джон Форсайт вернулся в Англию. После нескольких лет, проведенных в Америке, он рад возвращению домой и с нетерпением ждет, когда сможет представить семье свою прелестную невесту. Когда Флер Форсайт, ныне Флер Монт, узнает о его приезде, она испытывает противоречивые чувства. И все же решается встретиться с Джоном - поболтать о том о сем, как старые добрые друзья.

Naomi is upset to find a nasty, anonymous letter land on her doorstep. Who could’ve sent something like this? Naomi, Bert and the Churchwood bookshop organising team are determined to figure out who it is sending her these poison pen letters. Because it must be someone they know… Ruby is preparing for her wedding to Kenny. But for some reason, she can’t figure out why she isn’t excited. Can she get to the root of her feelings and enjoy her special day?

After the death of her mother, whom she had spent her life caring for, Ruth Latham is lucky to find work as a typist at the Potteries Tramway Company in Stoke. While conscription forces more men to leave for the battlefields, Ruth finds herself growing closer to shy, but kind, mechanic, Stan Bristow. . . even if their courtship makes her enemies in the office. But the Great War causes scars at home and abroad and when trouble comes to The Potteries, tearing families apart and causing heartache for her greatest friends, Ruth must play her part in the difficult times ahead.

The moment Pixie Tate steps inside the opulent Aldershoff Hotel in Manhattan, one of the last relics of New York's Gilded Age, she senses instantly that its elegant walls hide a dark secret. Pixie knows that she must use her unique gift to travel back in time in order to discover the mysteries of the past, and as she slips back over a hundred years, she's shocked to find herself in the midst of one of the most famous events in history. As the stars twinkle overhead, Pixie realises that time is running out.