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Als Liv van haar vader een huis in de bossen erft, besluiten de twee vriendinnen hier een opvang van te maken voor vrouwen die hun echtgenoot ontvluchten. Liv en Marlene zetten alles op alles om het huis nieuw leven in te blazen, de rozentuin weer te laten bloeien en vrouwen een zo veilig mogelijke plek te kunnen bieden. Om hun plan te laten slagen moet Marlene de hulp aanvaarden van Oskar, een journalist. Liv houdt ze nauwlettend in de gaten, want uit deze samenwerking kan nog weleens meer dan alleen een vriendschap ontstaan.

Het is 1944, een paar weken voor D-Day. Zijn wapen is een mes en zijn codenaam De Naald. Hij is Hitlers beste undercoveragent – een koude en professionele moordenaar. Opgejaagd door MI5 laat hij een spoor van dood en verderf achter in Engeland. Maar hij had niet gerekend op de jonge vrouw die op een stormachtig afgelegen eiland woont en een vitale schakel blijkt te zijn in een reeks niet te stuiten gebeurtenissen.

En ce mois de mars 1912, le Tout-Londres frissonne en attendant l'événement de l'année. Sally, Beth, Maggie et Rachel, qui font connaissance lors de leur entretien d'embauche, ont toutes la chance d'être recrutées. L'aventure commence pour ces petites mains qui vont devenir demoiselles de magasin. Entre peines de cœur et coups du destin, petites joies et grands espoirs, Rosie Clarke nous entraîne dans le sillage de ces jeunes femmes enthousiastes, bientôt soudées par une amitié indéfectible.

Set during WW2 in the Yorkshire valley of Dentdale, Secrets in the Dales is a heartfelt story of family, romance and one woman's determination in hard times. In the sleepy Yorkshire Dales, the peaceful existence of Sally’s family is shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War. With her...

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.

Tout bascule lorsqu'un inconnu frappe à la porte d'Eilis Lacey. Mariés depuis vingt ans, Tony et elle vivent le rêve américain des années 1970, une vie confortable à Long Island où ils élèvent leurs deux enfants. Sans promesse de retour, elle part chez sa mère en Irlande, à Enniscorthy. Alors qu'il a repris le pub familial, même Jim Farrell est resté tel qu'il était vingt ans auparavant, déchiré entre son sens du devoir et son incapacité à exprimer ses sentiments.

Mens krigen raser i Europa, er Lily Rose taknemmelig for sit perfekte liv i en velhavende familie, som elsker hende, og for sit drømmejob som kok på en af de mest historiske restauranter i byen; Valentino's. Tiderne har ændret sig for kvinder, og Lily er fast besluttet på at styre sit eget køkken en dag. Men da hendes mor hører om Tom, bliver hun rasende. Når krigen slutter, er det Lilys pligt at gifte sig med den mand, som hendes mor har valgt til hende. Lily er i en umulig situation. Skal hun vælge sin familie og fortsætte med at leve det sikre liv, hun altid har kendt til?

Czas popowstaniowej żałoby trwa tak w całej Polsce, znajdującej się pod zaborami, jak i w sercu Niny Klonowieckiej, tkwiącej w szponach rosyjskich władz. Czy Ninie sztuka ta się powiedzie i zdoła uciec pilnującym jej oprawcom? Czy dotrze do Warszawy, a potem do wymarzonej Francji, czy też los po raz kolejny z niej zakpi, zmuszając do podjęcia decyzji, których będzie żałowała do końca życia? Śledząc losy młodziutkiej Niny, przenosimy się do czasów, gdy honor i obowiązek wobec Ojczyzny były cenniejsze niż własne życie.

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. When her old friend, Josh, comes back into her life, they rekindle a spark Olive thought was long-dormant. But can she trust the man who kept so many secrets from her in the past?

Una nave scivola silenziosa nel porto di Brisbane, in Australia. Sulla banchina c'è una bambina di quattro anni. Molti anni dopo, Nell scopre una verità sconvolgente sul proprio passato e inizia la ricerca delle proprie origini. Tra le scogliere della Cornovaglia trova una villa dimenticata e un giardino avvolto da un'antica magia. Ma sarà Cassandra, sua nipote, a raccogliere il filo di una storia che lega tre donne, tre epoche e un segreto nascosto per decenni.

Paris, 1952—Still haunted by the years she spent serving in the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, ex-pat Kat Fontaine, now living in Paris, finds a simple cookery class led by indomitable chef Julia Child unearths the tangle of gut-wrenching memories of war. Determined to find her brother who went missing during the war and is presumed dead, Kat questions everything, especially her high-ranking society husband whose past is as murky as her own.

Os fãs de Downton Abbey, Lucinda Riley e Kate Morton não podem perder esta emocionante saga que já conquistou mais de 2,5 milhões de leitores. Quando o inimaginável acontece, a família Melzer mais uma vez precisa se manter unida para salvar a vila dos tecidos. Quinto volume da saga A Vila dos Tecidos, fenômeno de vendas em vários países.

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.

As the weather turns cold, and the war rages on, Veronica Campbell finds herself loving her job as a home front nurse more than ever. She’s spending time with her beloved best friends Sylvia and Freda, as well as assisting on life-saving operations with her fellow nurse Betty Wilson, and feeling valued and happy. But at home, she wishes things were different. Because even cosied up by the fireside of her lovely little house, there’s a man who lives on her street.

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?

Can the skilled matchmakers of Ella Pointe help a melancholic widower with a vivacious little girl rediscover love? Or will his intended love slip away into the arms of an alluring yet perilous charlatan?