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Months before the start of the Pacific War in 1941, John Reeves – his career and marriage failing – is posted as British consul to the tiny Portuguese colony of Macao in southern China. The Japanese soon declare war on the West with their attacks on Pearl Harbor and Hong Kong. But because Portugal is neutral, Macao is left alone and becomes a tiny island of neutrality, an Asian Casablanca surrounded by Japanese-occupied China. Reeves, a lonely and awkward man, finds himself the only senior representative of the Allies within a radius of thousands of miles.

It's 1937 and clouds of war gather over Europe, and American fascists march at home. While the FBI chases suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an armed insurrection. When the world's two most famous men—Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin—uncover the scheme, which includes the assassination of Hollywood's biggest stars, they fight back with nothing but their ingenuity, raw courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, LAPD's first Black female officer.

Inspired by the life and work of Charlotte Salomon, this novel shows an artist intent on pursuing her art against all odds. As a young German-Jewish art student at The Berlin Art Academy during Hitler's rise to power in 1938, Charlotte's first place prize is denied because she is a Jew, her enrollment annulled. After Kristallnacht, she is sent from Berlin into exile with her grandparents.

Spiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye. In this classic Christmas novella, best-selling author Max Lucado imagines the spiritual conflict that surrounded the coming of Christ. Surely there was much. If Satan could pre-empt Christ in the cradle, there'd be no Christ on the cross.

Der Krieg ist vorbei – darf die Liebe beginnen? Frühjahr 1945, Europa ist zerstört. Anni flieht mit ihrer kleinen Tochter und dem halbjüdischen Geiger Adam aus dem brennenden Dresden. Ihr Weg führt durch das besetzte Deutschland zu ihrer Schwiegerfamilie nach Tirol. Dort werden sie vor eine folgenreiche Entscheidung gestellt: Will Anni bleiben, muss Adam gehen. Ihr Zwillingsbruder Tristan ist nur knapp dem Tod entronnen und in englische Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten.

January 1942. With female conscription now in place, the spitfire production line at the Bell Works Factory is busier than ever. When sisters Val and Kay arrive, singers who bring glamour as well as talent, they are soon entertaining their co-workers after long shifts on the factory floor. Audrey is delighted to have caught the eye of a new male supervisor. But is he all that he seems? With romance, heartbreak, painful goodbyes as well as joyful reconciliations all around, one thing is for sure – the women pull together to keep the spirits up of one and all and do their bit for the war.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. A decade of monumental change and slaughter. Many of society’s telling questions are cast aside in times of that speak of greater needs, greater priorities. For these talented authors their ideas and words keep these magnificent stories at the forefront of our literary lives.

Appena vieni a sapere chi ha potuto fare del male ad Ariane, o chi la conosceva meglio degli altri, appena hai un nome... devi dirmelo. Hai la mia parola di ex prigioniero: ti aiuterò a evadere. È il 1945, è quasi estate, quasi tempo di pace. La Francia del sud è stata liberata ma le ferite della guerra sono ancora aperte e il terreno è pieno di insidie: sotto la sabbia della Costa Azzurra, milioni di mine inesplose intrappolano la riviera.

Ein fesselnder Roman über Mut, Opferbereitschaft und die Kraft der Familie in dunkelsten Zeiten, von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Ellin Carsta Bernried am Starnberger See, 1942: Die Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann haben sich daran gewöhnt, dass ihre Telefonate abgehört werden. Doch nun erreicht dieses Gefühl, bespitzelt zu werden, eine neue Dimension. Gibt es jemanden in der Familie, der Informationen an die Nazis weitergibt? Wilhelmine von Falkenbach ist im Zentrum des Widerstands und riskiert alles, um die Wahrheit zu verbreiten.

Young widow Julia Nance has found happiness again running her beloved Guesthouse, Fairlight, but with the arrival of war, even her last bookings are being cancelled. Step-daughter Elowen immediately offers to find work with arch rival Alma Jennings, but Julia prefers to keep her close, and searches desperately for alternatives. Offering up her beloved home to be requisitioned, looking for any opportunity for work herself, she finds herself thwarted at every turn, and unwilling to accept the help of unscrupulous brother-in-law Pasco.

Echoes of Armageddon: Voices from the Second World War plunges listeners into the heart of history's most devastating conflict through a unique and gripping collection of fictionalized interviews. This is not a typical retelling of battles and dates; it's an exploration of the human experience of war, told through the imagined voices of those who lived it.

Steffen Kopetzkys spannungsvoller Roman über die Jagd nach der Atomtechnik, die Spur eines Phantoms – und einen Mann, der zwischen Schuld, Liebe und Hoffnung steht. London zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Eigentlich will Simon Batley nie wieder mit dem britischen Geheimdienst zu tun haben. Jahre zuvor, als Physikstudent in Berlin, arbeitete er ihm zu, naiv und undercover. Es führte zu einer Katastrophe, die Batley nie verstand, auch seine große Liebe zu seiner Kommilitonin Hedi von Treyden endete jäh. Doch der Krieg ändert alles.

The village trattoria, Casa Maria, is famed for its food and for Elena, the formidable matriarch who runs it. But now war has come to Umbria. Sophia di Luca cooks brilliantly and expects to take over the trattoria from Elena one day. But instead it is charismatic, unpredictable Giorgio Capaldi who has inherited it and now arrives from Rome to run it. While Sophia and Giorgio clash, the town falls under Nazi occupation. And when no one knows who to trust, it is Casa Maria that becomes the centre for secrets, dangerous passions and ultimately betrayal.

Still struggling with personal loss and haunted by the memories of her near-death experience at the hands of the Nazis, dazzling singer Hattie James desires to leave her past behind and focus on reviving her career and rising in the ranks of the glamorous Brazilian music scene. But when she discovers that her mother’s new suitor, Swiss diplomat Frederick Ziegler, is associated with SS leader Heinz Baumann, Hattie’s suspicions ignite..

In the heart of the US capital, Dinah Kendall's role for the Office of Strategic Services isn't the thrilling espionage career she dreamed of. Instead, she spends her days crafting rumors aimed at undermining Axis morale. As Dinah navigates her duties, she uncovers a startling revelation: Her mother, Lillian, was once a codebreaker, cracking military ciphers during the Great War alongside some of the nation's most brilliant minds. The deeper Dinah dives into her mother's past, the more secrets come to light—including the heavy cost of high-stakes codebreaking.

In the heart of war-torn France, Isabelle Seauve's resolve is tested after her father sacrifices his life to protect her involvement in the French Resistance. Heartbroken, Isabelle becomes more dedicated to hiding Jewish children in and near the village of Sisteron despite the growing danger when she discovers a traitor within the Resistance ranks.

Smoke and Embers is the ninth installment of the beloved Inspector Troy series, and opens in 1950, when Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Troy learns that his sergeant has been conducting an affair with the known mistress of infamous London racketeer Otto Ohnherz. Troy is immediately intrigued by the mysterious origins of Ohnherz’s second-in-command, Jay Fabian, who is a major contributor to all three British political parties and claims to have survived the concentration camps—yet he lacks proof beyond his word.

"Alles beginnt im Führerbunker. Der Krieg ist verloren, die Strippenzieher klammern sich an das letzte Fünkchen Hoffnung. Auch mit dabei: Werner Naumann, von dem Hitler sich unmittelbar vor seinem Selbstmord verabschiedet mit den Worten: "Ich setze auf Sie, dass Sie diesen Bunker verlassen und den nationalsozialistischen Geist nach draußen tragen. Sie müssen die Leute, die uns nicht verraten haben, zusammenbringen und sollten alles dafür tun, ein Netzwerk zu knüpfen!" Der Krieg ist für die Deutschen endgültig verloren, Naumann gelingt als einem der wenigen die Flucht.

Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. When Sara and her sisters are transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, their talent becomes a lifeline. Their survival hinges on sewing beautiful dresses for the wives of SS officers and Nazi dignitaries. Amidst the horrors and suffering, Sara's determination, her sisters' unwavering courage, unyielding defiance, and the unexpected friendship with a member of the Sonderkommando become beacons of hope.

Set against the backdrop of the construction of the Berlin Wall, The Last Secret Kept explores the beauty of individualism while demolishing the invisible walls built between ourselves and our loved ones.