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Opal has always dreamed of leaving her small island home in Malta to study ballet in France. However, upon arriving with her cousin Celine and best friend Lulu, she quickly realizes that nothing is as expected. Opal is forced to mature rapidly in order to protect herself and her companions from exploitation and the looming threat of war. A fateful injury lands her in the care of Andrei, a young Russian doctor with whom she develops a profound bond. As the consequences of her choices begin to unfold, Opal faces the most difficult decision of her life—one that will shape her future forever.

Following a year and a half of international tensions and demands from the aggressive Fuhrer of the German Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, Poland is invaded by the German Third Reich, triggering the start of the Second World War. German armies advance over the border and smash Polish forces with their Panzer forces and their powerful Luftwaffe, while the Soviet Union watches with glee, eventually joining into the spil by launching an invasion of its own.

Sniper Deacon Cole finds himself caught up in the Battle of Manila, known as “the Stalingrad of the Pacific.” Deke and the rest of Patrol Easy are soon fighting from street to street and house to house against an enemy that doesn’t know when to call it quits. The sniper duels prove to be every bit as intense as those that took place in the jungle. In the midst of the battle, they are called to help rescue hostages being held by the Japanese. If negotiations fail, Deke figures that he can let his rifle do the talking.

Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie's shattered dreams. It's been years since he walked away from the battlefields of France, a WWI hero but his heart in tatters, only to see it broken all over again in the worst way possible. In search of a new beginning, they set sail for Tasmania, Australia, to fulfill his dream of setting up a whisky distillery. Violet shows a rare talent for the fine art of distilling and blending and plans to follow in his footsteps.

TOM PIERWSZY POWIEŚCI, KTÓREJ AKCJA ROZGRYWA SIĘ W CZASACH WIELKIEJ WOJNY. Warszawa, rok 1913. Marek Sokalski, pomocnik dekarza, pracuje przy naprawie dachu więzienia. Pewnego dnia wdaje się w rozmowę z jednym z więźniów i postanawia spełnić jego prośbę. Od tej chwili odmienia się całe jego życie, pojawia się w nim Marta Brońska, dla której gotów jest zaryzykować wszystko. Zmuszony uciekać z kraju trafia do Krakowa, gdzie wstępuje do polskich drużyn strzeleckich. Marta tymczasem musi zmierzyć się z wszechwładną carską policją.

A Paste Most Anticipated Historical Fiction for Fall An “epic and marvelously entertaining” family saga by award-winning author Linda Grant about the European Jewish experience from WWI to the present day, that “constantly moves forward even as it looks sorrowfully back” (Financial...

“Adroit, precise storytelling, atmospheric and satisfying; These Days is a novel of real substance.” —Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2023 One of Lit Hub’s and Zibby Owens’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025...

Allemagne, 1995. La paix semble enfin revenue au manoir de Dranitz. Franziska est heureuse d'avoir retrouvé les lieux de son enfance et son grand amour Walter. Malheureusement le rêve de Franziska est vite compromis : le restaurant récemment ouvert n'attire pas beaucoup de clients et les travaux sont brusquement arrêtés en raison d'une terrible découverte dans la cave.

1942, Ontario. Lorsque le Canada et les États-Unis entrent en guerre contre l'Allemagne nazie, les jumelles Dot et Dash Wilson, aussi inséparables que différentes, s'engagent dans la branche féminine de l'armée. Dash rejoint l'aviation britannique, risquant chaque jour sa vie à bord de son Spitfire, quand Dot, passionnée par les énigmes et le morse, rejoint le camp X, une école d'espionnage ultra-secrète. Mais lorsque la mort frappe leur famille, le lien qui unissait les deux jumelles est soudainement brisé

The winter of 1942 casts a long shadow over pen-friends Richard and Grace. The world is teetering on the brink of destruction as war consumes continent after continent. When a letter arrives for Grace from a distant land she can scarcely place on a map, it brings news so shocking it reverberates through the entire village, with everyone offering conflicting advice. Meanwhile in bomb-scarred London, Richard is presented with the journalistic opportunity of a lifetime. The potential for career-defining reporting is immense, but so too are the dangers that shadow every step.

Kenneth Afton hates everyone. Though, he hates ‘krauts’ more than anything and unfortunately, Kenneth is forced to marry within the German mob, Immer Treu. This deal is to strengthen their alliance before the business is snuffed out by the Nazi soldiers moving in. He must come to terms with his newfound transaction and aid his new wife as she rises within the ranks of her gang. In time he questions his hatred for krauts and comes to find that he adores how his wife provokes every reaction from him.

Die Fortsetzung von Der Klang der Schwalbe1944: Der Niederländer Klaas de Jong wird nach Deutschland deportiert, um als Zwangsarbeiter im Hönnetal für das geheime Nazi-Bauprojekt ‚Schwalbe 1‘ eingesetzt zu werden. Mit Hilfe einer jungen Frau gelingt ihm die Flucht. Doch vor ihm liegen gefahrvolle Monate.2020: Jo de Jong erhält aus dem Nachlass seiner Tante Liz alte Briefe aus Deutschland, die an seinen Vater Klaas adressiert sind. Als Absenderadresse ist nur der Name Trudi vermerkt.

In Hitler’s Germany, loyalty is demanded and dissent is deadly. But for young Waltraud, nothing is more devastating than the day the Nazis steal away her father to fight in a war he didn't believe in. Even as their reign of terror spreads, she’s convinced war will never touch her quiet village. But when bombs start falling and innocent people disappear, she’s confronted with a stark reality…she might be next.

A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong When I found the courage to lift my head, I expected to stare down the barrel of a gun, but instead...

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New York, 1938: Die schüchterne Martha und die neugierige Charlotte Belmont könnten als Zwillinge kaum gegensätzlicher sein. Doch als der Krieg ausbricht, werden sie gezwungen, über sich hinauszuwachsen. Charlotte riskiert ihr Leben im Widerstand in Paris, während Martha in New York verzweifelt versucht, jüdische Flüchtlinge vor den Nazis zu retten. Als Charlotte ein gefährliches Familiengeheimnis entdeckt, das ihr Leben bedroht, muss sie sich fragen, ob sie die Kraft hat, ihre Liebsten zu retten - bevor es zu spät ist.

“A fast-paced roller-coaster ride of deceit, espionage, danger, and―above all―the unbreakable bonds of friendship. This tense page-turner peels back new layers in the complexities of World War II espionage as it hurtles toward its satisfying finish.” ―New York Times bestselling author...

Brothers James and Innes Lowrie return home to their wives and families after the war, Innes working for a shipbuilder and James returning to sea and the family's fishing business. Sister Bethany Pate and Innes have sons and heirs to go into the family business, but James does not. Innes takes in orphaned Etta Mulholland, adding to his already large family. In 1931, as the new generation take the helm and pursue various careers in Buckie’s fishing industry, some are content to take on the roles their parents have chosen for them, while others rail against these strictures.

Le vite parallele di due ragazzi nati agli albori del Novecento e costretti a una vocazione forzata: Marcello proviene da una famiglia piemontese di pastori, Francesco è figlio di un armatore genovese e di una contessa che, per punire il marito seduttore, costringe alla tonaca il figlio da lui prediletto. Malinconico e fragile il primo, avventuroso e dalla straordinaria bellezza il secondo. Ormai adulti, si incontrano in Vaticano, dove Marcello assiste Francesco, divenuto cardinale, nella traduzione delle encicliche papali. Tra loro nasce una profonda e inaspettata amicizia.

1915. The Atlantic. The Kaiser U-boats prowl the seas. Only the Royal Navy stands in their way. The relentless threat of German U-boats has forced the Royal Navy to deploy its most secret weapon: heavily armed and cunningly disguised merchant vessels—the Q-ships. Commander Gordon Campbell, a seasoned officer in His Majesty's Navy, commands the Farnborough, a tramp steamer converted into a Q-ship. Under his leadership, the Farnborough becomes a deadly decoy, luring German U-boats into range for a brutal strike.