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1960s fashion, affairs and heartbreak feature in THE DECISION from No 1 bestselling novelist Penny Vincenzi 'Teeming with memorable characters' Woman & Home Set against a vibrant sixties backdrop, this is the story of two bright young things: Eliza, an ex-deb making a splash in the world of...

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...

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.

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. 

Prada: eine Frau, ein Traum und der Beginn einer Legende. Italien 1913: Schneiderin Sofia reist aus einem Bergdorf nach Mailand. Ihr Traum: Mode kreieren. Sie findet Arbeit in dem unscheinbaren Lederwarengeschäft „Fratelli Prada", betrieben von den Brüdern Mario und Martino. Dank Sofias außergewöhnlichen Entwürfen macht sich der Betrieb bald einen Namen in ganz Italien. Und Sofia und Mario kommen sich näher. Die junge Frau könnte nicht glücklicher sein. Doch dann wird klar, dass Mario nicht ehrlich zu ihr war. Und Sofias Traum von Mode und Liebe rückt in weite Ferne.

Australian writer Emma Callander has been recruited to complete the final historical mystery in a series by celebrated author Iris Blackburn. It’s 1964, and Iris’s memory is fading. She’s certain that only Emma can do justice to her novel about a murder on the Isle of Skye. When Emma ventures to Scotland for research, she discovers it isn’t fiction at all, but rather a true crime unsolved for more than fifty years.

"...Bertha rezava todas as noites para que seu pai enviasse notícias melhores... Até que rezar deixou de ser rotina... Até que deixou de rezar..." Três gerações atravessadas pela guerra, pelo exílio e por vínculos delicados. Ernest e Annelise, forjados entre o rigor alemão e a violência do antissemitismo. Bertha e Willy, unidos por uma improvável convivência entre vítima e algoz da história. E, por fim, Corina, nascida em solo brasileiro, herdeira silenciosa de dores que não escolheu, mas que moldam sua infância.

London, 1935. Ruby is always hungry, but she will go without if it means her young brothers can eat. 1930s Bermondsey might be called the larder of London, with its pie, pickle and jam factories, but for the poor working classes, starvation is a heartbeat away. When Ruby's neighbour suggests she go to the Methodist Mission for free food, Ruby knows her father will be furious, but that she has no other option.

Zwei Schwestern. Ein Geheimnis. Und eine Zeit, die alles von ihnen fordert. Sylt, 1939. Der Krieg rückt näher, doch in der Strandperle versuchen Clara und Jella, den Alltag aufrechtzuerhalten. Während die Insel zur Festung wird, kämpfen die Schwestern um ihre Existenz und um die Menschen, die sie lieben. Clara bangt um ihre Tochter Fanny, die zur Zielscheibe der neuen Machtverhältnisse wird, und hofft auf ein Wiedersehen mit ihrer großen Liebe Magnus. Jella widersetzt sich mutig den Befehlen der Besatzer, bis ein Marineoffizier ihr Herz berührt und sie mehr riskiert, als sie je wollte.

London, East End, 1941: When everything is lost, can love rebuild a family? With the Blitz blazing through London and sirens wailing through the night, district nurse Sarah Rhodes tends the injured and comforts the frightened, determined to endure this terrible war. But when her own home is destroyed, she is forced to leave London and seek refuge at Harbour House. There, more devastating bad news awaits. Her beloved husband Stan, a brave RAF pilot flying dangerous bombing raids, is reported missing in action when his plane fails to return. Sarah's world shatters.

From the bestselling author of The Codebreaker's Daughter comes a powerful and inspiring story of one ordinary woman's astonishing bravery as she is faced with the ultimate choice, and the sacrifices she must make in the name of love and hope. The Secret Nurse of Paris is the second standalone...

Die junge Issey genießt fern ihrer Heimat ein glamouröses Leben mit ihren Freunden in Singapur. Doch als dort die ersten japanischen Bomben fallen, wird Issey klar, dass sie fliehen muss. Mit gebrochenem Herzen kehrt Lamorna aus Singapur zurück, um das baufällige Anwesen ihrer Familie in Trelenna zu retten. Zusammen mit dem gutaussehenden Archivar Zach entdeckt sie in der alten Bibliothek ein Tagebuch, das Isseys verzweifelte Flucht schildert.

Há mais de cinquenta anos, uma garota foi obrigada a tomar uma decisão que impactaria as futuras gerações. Agora, uma jovem precisa desemaranhar os laços que as unem para ter paz. Uma foto de uma mulher e uma menina desconhecidas, uma partitura com um bilhete na margem. Encontrados em uma caixinha de madeira, esses dois itens levam Ella a questionar todo o passado de sua família, pois foram deixados para sua avó na Hope’s House, uma casa para mulheres solteiras.

Uma pedra raríssima está desaparecida há mais de setenta anos. Apenas uma mulher pode solucionar esse mistério. Georgia nunca foi dada a luxos e se sente perdida ao ganhar uma caixinha de madeira com uma safira rosa. Ela foi deixada para sua avó na Hope’s House, um lar para mães solteiras. Como essa joia está conectada aos segredos de sua família? Determinada a não reviver o passado, ela ignora a safira. Mas, quando descobre que a pedra era parte de uma tiara inestimável da antiga família real italiana, Georgia se sente atraída pelo mistério.

Chiara è una giovane e promettente stilista che vive a Firenze. Quando il direttore di un hotel di lusso di Sankt Moritz la invita a organizzare una sfilata per i suoi ospiti, si sente baciata dalla fortuna. Entrambi sembrano turbati dalla sua presenza, forse per via della straordinaria somiglianza tra Chiara e la donna di un ritratto appeso in uno dei corridoi, che misteriosamente nottetempo svanisce.

Londres, 1940. Edith Reeves, âgée de 16 ans, son petit frère Edward et leur jeune voisine Eleonore se préparent pour un voyage déterminant : grâce au programme Pied Piper, une initiative du gouvernement britannique de Winston Churchill, ils partiront pour Montréal, où une famille du quartier Notre-Dame-de-Grâce les accueillera.