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In this enthralling novel—already in production as a major movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balph and Emma Laird— the award-winning author of Absolutely & Forever and The Road Home brilliantly reimagines Daphne du Maurier, and the origins of her timeless...

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.

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.

England, 1889. In her family’s rambling manor house in Dorset, fifteen-year-old Theodora Hallewell dreams of magic, adventure, and Toby Meriwether. As Toby prepares to leave for university, Theo plans a midnight gathering—one last chance to make Toby notice her. By dawn, a tragic mistake will shatter the world as they know it.

'...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...'

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling book about the choices we make and the chances we never dreamed we'd be given. 1931. The height of the Depression, Sydney, New South Wales They were diamonds: beautiful, sparkling and irresistible. Nice girls do not accept employment from...

Der 19-jährige Raimund verliebt sich in die 29-jährige Ehefrau seines Nachbarn und Skatkumpels Werner. Renate erwidert seine Gefühle und sieht in der Beziehung eine Chance, der Enge ihrer Ehe und des Dorfes zu entkommen. Eine ungleiche, aber erfüllte Liebe entwickelt sich zwischen den beiden, voller Heimlichkeiten, Lügen und der Angst vor dem großen Skandal. Trotzdem wagen sie den Schritt in eine gemeinsame Zukunft. Eine Hetzjagd beginnt, angeführt von Renates Mutter und unterstützt durch Raimunds Eltern, die alle Register ziehen, um die beiden auseinander zu bringen.

"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.

She's running from London's marriage mart. He's running out of time to save his estate. Neither intends to fall in love—but their hearts have other plans. American heiress Calliope Hart is thrust into London's high society against her will, all because her mother is determined to marry her off...

Chloe Brandt relishes her freedom. Bobbing her hair and donning the latest fashions, she’s been dancing her way through a flapper lifestyle after fleeing her alcoholic dad’s violence. But when tragedy pulls her and an orphaned nephew back to her hometown, the nurse confronts the handsome man she left behind. Reese Lloyd is grieving. Devastated over his brother’s murder, he struggles with the return of the beautiful girl who broke his heart. And torn when he and the love of his life are both named guardians of her young relative, the steadfast farmer finds it hard to lower his protective walls.

Daisy’s War is a historical romance set on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent during World War Two. Daisy is too young to join the WAAFs like her glamorous sister Sylvia and opts instead to work in the NAAFI which serves the sailors and soldiers stationed in the dockyard and garrison with snacks, cigarettes and toiletries.

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.

Pommern, 1886: Die junge Adelige Charlotte liebt das Abenteuer, ihre wilde Stute und das raue Land ihrer Heimat. Ihre Liebe zu Pferden führt sie immer wieder in die Ställe von Gut Rosenthal, wo sie auf den Stallmeister Johann trifft. Mit ihm erlebt sie eine Freundschaft und Verbundenheit, die sie von ihrem eigenen Ehemann nicht kennt. Cida muss einfach herausfinden, ob ihre Schwester noch lebt. Pommern, 1939: Als jüngstes von drei Kindern ist Hannah behütet auf dem Gestüt ihrer Eltern aufgewachsen.

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.

La vigna vecchia dei Pàhor guarda Trieste dall'alto delle colline del Carso: tra i filari soffiano l'aria di mare e il sussurro impetuoso della Bora, mitigato dal passaggio verticale sulle rocce. È una sera di settembre e tutto è pronto per la festa di fine vendemmia. Vittorio Stefàncich ha combattuto la Grande Guerra come un eroe. Tornato alla vita comune, fatica a riprendere il suo ruolo nell'azienda di famiglia. Freddo e severo coi dipendenti, imbastisce trattative di mercato militaresche, spietate. Antonia Pàhor è diversa dalle dame che affollano le nobili vie della città.

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?

The Buffer Girls is an inspiring tale of love, heartache and ambition from bestselling author Margaret Dickinson. It is 1920 in the Derbyshire dales. The Ryan family are adjusting to life now that the war is over. Walter has returned home a broken man and so it falls to his son and daughter...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, written and read by Arundhati Roy. FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL...

The novel captures the juxtaposition of the fragility and resilience of the human spirit, as John grapples with the harsh realities of war while holding onto the hope of reuniting with his love. "With All My Love, John" is an evocative exploration of the enduring bonds of love set against the backdrop of war, where each letter becomes a beacon of hope in the darkest of times.

This is our story, and you will tell it someday. It is a sad tale of perseverance, overcoming many hardships, but not once in that journal let it be said that Tilley Hall gave up. She fought for her life and her sister's; whether it was a man or a nasty old bear, Tilley always won. You, dear sister, will always win.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes. The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

Впервые на русском — новейший роман прославленного Джона Максвелла Кутзее, дважды лауреата "Букера" и лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе, "последнего из наших великих писателей" (Nation), знаменитого автора таких романов, как "Бесчестье" и "В ожидании варваров", а также автобиографической трилогии "Сцены из жизни провинциала". Беатрис — моложаво-грациозная дама из Барселоны, мать двоих детей, жена банкира, активная участница Концертного Круга меломанов.

England, 1908: Alice Dalton never intended to rebel against her aristocratic parents. But after her father’s failed attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Edmund Cutler, son of a wealthy stockbroker, she flees the family home humiliated – and determined to make a life for herself as an independent woman, however hard that might be. When a chance opportunity leads to her taking a position as a stained-glass artist’s apprentice, Alice is stunned when she meets the man she’ll be working for: the hateful Edmund Cutler.

Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, her is plate full. Only one problem: She is facing an incredibly lonely summer as her fiancé has been spending longer and longer hours at work...with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra. When Kendra's boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry.

Николь — наполовину француженка, наполовину вьетнамка, дочь торговца шелком, живущего в Ханое накануне краха французского господства в Индокитае. Ее отец оставляет семейное предприятие старшей дочери Сильвии, младшая же — легкомысленное создание, по мнению родных, — по достижении совершеннолетия получит только старый магазин. С детства Николь убеждена, что сестра презирает ее за азиатские черты лица; таких полукровок, как она, в городе осыпают насмешками и бранью. Когда ей кажется, что она встретила свою любовь, старшая сестра вдруг переходит ей дорогу.

Norway, 1940. Liv has lived a quiet life on her family farm, dreaming of a happy life after the war is finally over. But all of her dreams vanish when the Nazi soldiers arrive in her village and a senior officer see something special in her... something that Hitler and the high command in Berlin is desperate to have at any cost. England, 1968. Agnes, although made orphan from the war, has grown up happy in the quiet wealth of the English countryside, raised by her adoring grandfather to be a perfect lady.

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940. Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must...

Read by the author, Eliza Morton. Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, The Children Left Behind is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga. 1940, Liverpool When Alice Lacey was seven, she and her two best...

CIA agent Jake McCoy is about to tackle his most difficult assignment ever—but will he travel to 1976 to complete the mission? Jake is used to running the operations at the World Travel Federation. Keeping tabs on the time travelers and calling the shots is his main priority, even if he has to tell a few lies along the way. Now, thanks to an irresponsible traveler and a…miscommunication on his part, he must put his career on the line to locate a missing woman.

Top Novel 254. El mundo y la vida de Mary Ellen se quiebran cuando su padre, el conde de Barton, entra en su cuarto. Ha decidido casarla con un rico comerciante sin rastro de nobleza afincado en Boston. Mary no puede creer que su padre renuncie a que su prometido sea aristócrata, pero sabe que de nada le servirá protestar. Ha sido educada para aceptar que todas las decisiones de su vida las tome el varón de la familia. Tras una precipitada boda, se ve obligada a trasladarse a Londres desde Almond Hill.