検索キーワード： 著者 "Pam Jenoff" すべてのカテゴリー

It’s 1943 in London. Paige Miller, an ordinary shopgirl at the fabled department store Selfridges, falls for Danny, an American GI who comes by the books counter at the same time every day. As she slowly lets him into her heart, Paige realizes that Danny is keeping a secret. One that could change the course of the war—and both their lives.

This fierce collection from New York Times bestselling historical fiction authors sweeps readers back in time with exhilarating short stories of unforgettable female characters. Spanning decades, these indelible women broke through barriers in disparate worlds of art, war, science, love, and injustice and paved the way for other women to follow. Strike a match and blaze a trail.

Krakau, 1942: Als die Nazis im jüdischen Ghetto eine Razzia durchführen, bleibt Sadie und ihrer Familie nur die Flucht in die Kanalisation. In der Finsternis unterhalb der Stadt sehnt sich Sadie nach Licht und den glücklichen Tagen ihrer Kindheit. Auf einem ihrer Streifzüge in den Tunneln schaut sie durch ein Gitter hinauf nach draußen und entdeckt ein Mädchen, das auf dem Markt Blumen kauft. Eine Freundschaft scheint nahezu unmöglich, doch allen Gefahren zum Trotz beschließt die 18-jährige Ella, Sadie zu helfen.

London, 1953. Louise is still adjusting to her postwar role as a housewife when she discovers a necklace in a box at a secondhand shop. The box is marked with the name of a department store in Paris, and she is certain she has seen the necklace before, when she worked with the Red Cross in Nazi-occupied Europe—and that it holds the key to the mysterious death of her friend Franny during the war. Following the trail of clues to Paris, Louise seeks help from her former boss Ian, with whom she shares a romantic history.