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Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lilly from following her heart. When war breaks out, the spirited young woman seizes her chance for independence. Defying her parents, she moves to London and eventually becomes an ambulance driver in the newly formed Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps - an exciting and treacherous job that takes her close to the Western Front.

If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried every fad diet out there in a desperate attempt to get fit - paleo, keto, gluten-free, Atkins - with little to no results. You’ve probably been frustrated with having to follow strict rules that seem impossible to make a part of your life. Maybe, you need to lose weight, as most of us Americans do. Perhaps, you are okay with your weight, but want to find a way to maintain healthier eating habits.

It's the spring of 1924, and Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr has just arrived in France. On the mend after a near-fatal illness, she is ready to embrace the restless, heady allure of the City of Lights. Her parents have given her one year to live with her eccentric aunt in Paris, and Helena means to make the most of her time. She's quickly drawn into the world of the Lost Generation and its circle of American expatriates, and, with their encouragement, she finds the courage to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.

In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. She jumps at the chance, for it's an opportunity not only to prove herself, but also to start fresh in a city and country that know nothing of her humble origins. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.

This audiobook talks about a popular low-carb diet - the ketogenic diet - popular with people who feel low carb diets are effective. This is part of a three-book series that covers different diets. However, what's different about this book (and others) is the fact that I am presenting to you my research findings complete with the framework I built on the Ketogenic diet - essentially an objective review of the diet based upon authenticated scientific research.

This book is part of a three-book diet series where I take a research-based approach and explore the ins and outs of three popular diets. In my first book, I have talked about the ketogenic diet and my research, which validates that it's one of the best low carb diets to lose weight provided that you follow it carefully and with devotion. In this book, I discuss the Mediterranean diet, its benefits, and how it can help steer you towards a healthy lifestyle.

This book is based on one of the researches I carried out for a company in which I will be covering my research on three popular diet regimens - the Ketogenic diet, Mediterranean diet and Fast Metabolism Diet.

Una novela sobre las mujeres que crearon el traje de novia que hizo soñar a toda una época. Elegante como The Crown, cautivadora como El tiempo entre costuras. Londres, 1947. Asediados por el frío invierno, los británicos padecen el racionamiento a pesar de su victoria en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pero Buckingham Palace remontará los ánimos de la nación con el anuncio del compromiso de la princesa Isabel. Para Ann y Miriam, bordadoras en el taller de un famoso modisto, la boda es más que una celebración.

After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys with the women at her boardinghouse.

From the internationally best-selling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the 20th century - Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown - and the fascinating women who made it.

It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel. Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotel’s front door, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and, barring disaster, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edie’s luck might just be turning, all thanks to a young queen about her own age.

It is the autumn of 1943, and life is becoming increasingly perilous for Italian Jews like the Mazin family. With Nazi Germany now occupying most of her beloved homeland, and the threat of imprisonment and deportation growing ever more certain, Antonina Mazin has but one hope to survive - to leave Venice and her beloved parents and hide in the countryside with a man she has only just met.

Mentre osserva affascinata i deliziosi fiori ricamati a mano che la nonna le ha lasciato in eredità, Heather Mackenzie si rende conto che sono identici a quelli dello straordinario abito che la regina Elisabetta II aveva indossato quasi settant'anni prima, il giorno in cui, ancora principessa, era andata in sposa a Filippo Mountbatten. Le sono arrivati in una vecchia scatola che contiene anche una fotografia di nonna Ann insieme a Miriam Dassin, una famosa artista sopravvissuta all'Olocausto.

Terrore e speranza, amore e sacrificio: un romanzo ispirato a una storia vera. 1943. Per gli ebrei italiani la situazione si fa di giorno in giorno più difficile e pericolosa. I nazisti hanno occupato gran parte del paese, e il rischio di essere imprigionati e deportati è sempre più concreto. Per Antonia Mazin, ormai, l'unica speranza di sopravvivere è lasciare la città e i genitori, cambiare nome e rifugiarsi in campagna insieme a un uomo che conosce appena, Niccolò Gerardi.