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تعتبر رواية (امرأة من طهران)، للروائية الإيرانية المعاصرة "فريبا وفي"، من أنجح الآثار الأدبية في اللغة الفارسية خلال السنوات القليلة الماضية. الرواية صدرت في...

Surrey, England, 1938. After 30 devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband’s appeal for divorce. It’s Ellie’s opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She’s taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora—each needing escape—impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France.

In the simmering heat of August 1967, a kaleidoscopic minivan carrying a band of hippies – adorned with long hair, beards, beads, sandals, and granny dresses – pulls up at the gates of Ft. Gordon, Augusta, GA, then the heartland of the Military Police. Their mission is unconventional: to instruct the 25th Infantry Division, 60th Mine Scout Dog Platoon in harnessing the keen senses of dogs to detect landmines, trip wires, and hidden tunnels. The air crackles with animosity as two worlds collide: the free-spirited and the regimented.

Lennox MacVey, chieftain of Clan MacVey, is haunted by memories of being kidnapped as a child by a man named Egan. Now seven and twenty years old, the nightmares of the event are becoming clearer, beckoning him to right the wrongs committed against him. For Meg, life has become unbearable. Trapped in a loveless home and reeling from her sister Tamsin’s departure, her father’s chilling announcement changes everything: she’s to be sold to a baron who wants nothing more than an heir. Refusing to accept this fate, Meg flees, determined to find Tamsin and carve out her own future.

In the shadows of the hollow hills, a queen's destiny unfolds. Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly. Forces move in the shadows to destabilize the Brigantes. Working to root out resistance, Queen Cartimandua finds an unlikely ally in deposed Prince Venutiux—much to his wife’s dismay. Even with King Eddin’s support, facing an unnamed enemy proves difficult. Darkness, in the shape of an eagle, looms for them all.

England, 1941: Heartbroken villager Winnie has only just lost her husband when she’s asked to house an evacuee from the city. Will these two lonely souls heal each other’s broken hearts? An inspiring and emotional story of love, loss and hope in the darkest of days. After her husband died fighting for their country, Winnie is heartbroken, reeling, and suddenly solely responsible for the struggling family pub. With nothing else to focus on, she pours her heart and soul into her work, trying desperately to keep afloat.

The Supernatural Story of Hanukkah. A supernatural epic novel about the Abomination of Desolation predicted by the Bible prophet Daniel that was fulfilled in the books of the Maccabees in the Apocrypha. This is Part 2 of 2 novels. After the story in Part 1, Judah Maccabee now leads a growing force of Jewish guerrilla freedom fighters in Israel against the ruthless Greek forces of Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes. Judah takes a beautiful Greek princess hostage. Her name is Laodice V, and she hates her uncle the king.

The Supernatural Story of Hanukkah. A supernatural epic novel about the Abomination of Desolation predicted by the Bible prophet Daniel that was fulfilled in the books of the Maccabees in the Apocrypha. This is Part 1 of 2 novels. In Israel, reluctant Jewish mercenary warrior Judah Maccabee falls in love with a beautiful and passionate Greek convert to Judaism, Sophia. They marry and settle down to start a family around Judah’s four brothers and their father in Jerusalem.

UNA TRAGEDIA DIMENTICATA DELLA SECONDA GUERRA MONDIALE. UN'INGIUSTIZIA E UN RICORDO CHE FA ANCORA MALE. Londra, 1940. Jacopo Abramo Errera, giovane ebreo veneziano, ha abbandonato l'Italia per sfuggire alle retate del governo fascista. Dopo la dichiarazione di guerra di Mussolini, però, il governo inglese lo etichetta come nemico e collaboratore del regime. Il suo è il destino di moltissimi innocenti che hanno raggiunto il Regno Unito: Churchill ha ordinato di rastrellare italiani, tedeschi e austriaci senza distinzione.

En 1903, en Sibérie, un tigre sème la terreur parmi la population. Face à l’affolement général, le Tsar promet une récompense mirobolante à qui tuera le félin. Le jeune Ivan se met alors en chasse. Mais rien ne va se passer comme prévu.

Baviera, 1944. C'è profumo di sapone di Marsiglia e di latte dolce nel reparto maternità di Heim Hochland dove Renée ha trovato rifugio. Nonostante non parli tedesco, tra tovaglie floreali e zuppiere fumanti quel posto le sembra piú una casa per vacanze che una clinica. Ci è arrivata esausta e impaurita dopo il duro viaggio dalla Francia. Appena ha scoperto di essere incinta di Artur, l'ufficiale delle SS, è scappata via.

En el invierno de 1990, fracasado su proyecto para una película sobre Rossini, Robert Altman abandona Italia. Pide algo para leer en el avión, su secretaria le da varios libros de Raymond Carver y, cuando llega a los Estados Unidos, Altman tiene la certeza de que allí hay otra película.

Sono gli anni del secondo conflitto mondiale; Katherine Lind è una ragazza straniera che ha trovato lavoro nella biblioteca di una piccola città della provincia inglese, diretta dall'insopportabile signor Anstey. Un giorno riceve una lettera: è di Robin Fennel, il suo vecchio amico di penna, una delle poche persone che conosce nel paese. Il pensiero di Katherine corre subito alla leggendaria estate dei suoi sedici anni, passata nella casa dei Fennel, e all'attrazione nata tra lei e Robin. Non si sono mai più sentiti da allora, ma lui - che è sotto le armi - le annuncia una visita.

Das Gesetz des Dschungels besagt: Jeder kämpft für sich allein! Dieser Grundsatz gilt nicht nur in der Welt der Menschen, sondern auch im Reich ihrer schlimmsten Widersacher — den Dämonen. Zone Null der Dämonenwelt unterscheidet sich nur wenig von Zone Null der Menschen. Die Ressourcen sind genauso knapp, die Kreaturen genauso bösartig und die Gesetzlosigkeit genauso offensichtlich. Doch wenn es hart auf hart kommt, kennen die Himmel keine Gnade. Wenn Zone Null einer fremden Welt erobert werden muss, gibt es kein Zurück. Schließlich ist der Weg zur Unsterblichkeit nur den Starken vorbehalten.

King Harold lies dead on the battlefield, and William of Normandy has been crowned King of the English in Westminster Abbey. Far to the north, however, Oslac, thegn of the village of Acum, has only one thought on his mind. Revenge. Descended from the ancient line of the Kings of Bernicia, Oslac is a man of honour for whom debts must always be repaid.

He thinks she's a maid. She thinks he's a penniless poet. ‘Tis the season for a misunderstanding! Julian Knight cannot believe his luck. Meeting his literary hero is a dream come true, but spending a month in the fellow’s home is bliss. A few weeks away from his life of ledgers and finances to bask in their shared love of poetry and hone his skill at the feet of a master. It couldn’t be more perfect…Until he mistakes their eldest daughter for the maid. Now, the lady is determined to make the holidays uncomfortable for him. There must be a way to get back into her good graces!

1940: Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain. To safeguard the Crown Jewels from the Nazis, Winston Churchill devises a daring gamble to have them shipped overseas. The priceless artifacts will be secretly removed from the Tower of London and driven north to Scotland by two operatives posing as a young married couple, to be taken from there to Canada.

James Lovell desperately wants to help the American cause, but alone in a cold, dark cell in the Boston Stone Jail, his dreams seem a faint illusion. In icy March winds, pounded by the Americans’ cannon, General Howe evacuates British troops and Loyalists from Boston. James Lovell is forced into a ship bound for Halifax, while his father and family take passage for the British stronghold in the ship’s upper berth. In jail in Halifax, James can only write letters and pray for release, hoping General George Washington will hear his appeal.

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