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March 1941. Joseph Gunner, an ex-cop of Swedish heritage, arrives back in Glasgow after being wounded in combat. His old boss Drummond persuades him to help investigate a body found in the wreckage of a bombed-out building. When the body turns out to be of a German, mutilated to disguise his identity, Gunner finds himself embroiled in a high level conspiracy that may well cost him his life.

In the glamorous world of 1940s New York, Hattie James is a rising star, enchanting audiences at the iconic Copacabana Club. But her glittering life is shattered by a shocking phone call: her father, a respected diplomat, has been arrested for espionage, accused of aiding Nazi Germany. As her world crumbles, Hattie is plunged into a whirlwind of danger and deceit. Following her father's dramatic escape and alleged betrayal, Hattie is coerced by the FBI to aid their hunt. Her mission: infiltrate Rio de Janeiro's high society and uncover the truth about her father's loyalties.

A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific—not two—and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this strange new device.

Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every opportunity. But his survival instincts are put to the ultimate test when he and four other grunts are given a deadly mission: venture into the perilous No Man’s Land to euthanize a wounded comrade. What they find amid the ruined battlefield, however, is not a man in need of mercy but a fallen angel, seemingly struck down by artillery fire.

Stalin ya no está entre los vivos. En 1954, después de tres décadas preso en campos penitenciarios, Iván Grigórievich regresa a Moscú para comprobar que la vida allí ha seguido sin él. Desde el desangelado reencuentro, cargado de contención y culpa, con su primo Nikolái, un científico que siempre se ha mantenido fiel al Partido, o el paseo por el lugar donde vivía la mujer a la que amaba, Iván toma conciencia de la magnitud de la tragedia: la libertad no sólo ha sido asesinada en la política, sino también en la agricultura, en la filosofía y, sobre todo, en el alma de los rusos.

Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. At Cressingdon, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch and to await the arrival of a longed-for guest. Britain is on the cusp of war, but in the idyllic Sussex countryside anything feels possible. It is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy and will change Ivy’s life forever.

Im eisigen Winter 1945, als das Deutsche Reich kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch steht, flieht Emma mit ihren beiden Kindern vor der Roten Armee in den Westen. Doch der kleine Jakob wird auf der Flucht krank und seine einzige Rettung ist ein Krankenhaus. Kaum hat Emma ihren geliebten Sohn einer Krankenschwester anvertraut, werden sie von den sowjetischen Truppen eingeholt und die dramatische Schlacht um Posen beginnt. Emma muss eine herzzerreißende Entscheidung treffen: Soll sie weiter nach Ihrem verschwundenen Sohn suchen oder ihre Tochter in Sicherheit bringen.

Siamo a Trieste, la guerra è appena finita. Un uomo beve un caffè al bancone del bar. Qualcuno lo chiama, lui si gira ma sente già la canna di una pistola puntata contro la schiena. Tutti lo conoscono come "Bambino": è stato la camicia nera più spietata della città. Una storia veloce quanto un proiettile che attraversa guerre, confini, tradimenti.

Porta lutte pour que le colossal char blindé reste entre la colonne des soldats. Un moment d'inattention et il aurait pu écraser la compagnie au complet. Une énorme boule de feu tombe juste devant le char, entre les sapins. Les soldats panzer plongent hors des blindés pour chercher refuge. Les yeux remplis de terreur et les cœurs battant à grands coups, ils attendent la mort, sous le soleil. Un mur de feu gigantesque s'érige vers le ciel. - Organes de Staline, murmure Heide craintif. Porta accélère le moteur.

Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France. Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort.

Hong Kong, 1941. Following the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family flee to Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a sheltered - if lonely - existence overseeing her daughter Qiang's education, resisting the hostility of her husband's concubine, while managing the household alongside her devoted maid, Biyu.

It’s 1913 when Mina, the young and carefree daughter of a Jewish merchant, roams into a forest on the edge of the Baltic Sea looking for mushrooms. Instead, she encounters a gang of unruly, charismatic Bolsheviks—an adventure that will become the stuff of familial lore for generations to come. Intending to save her from further corruption, and in an act that forever changes the trajectory of their family’s life, Mina and her eldest brother, Jossel, board a ship to England.

Shrouded in scandal and secrets, Arilee Rutledge’s family is as tangled as the thorns surrounding their unwelcoming antebellum mansion. When her brother Davis returns from the Great War, she hopes they will make a new start after a season of devastation. But Davis is haunted by their younger brother’s death and his wife’s committal to the state asylum; while he loses himself in his work, Arilee continues raising his children. Determined to control at least one area of their lives, the siblings hire a former acquaintance to restore their dilapidated home.

Berlin, 1939. Tears pouring down her cheeks, Rosa pushes through the crowds and thrusts the basket containing her darling newborn twins at the woman closing the door to the carriage. All she can say is please take them. Then she runs, praying the train will reach England safely…

Zum 150. Geburtstag des großen Autors und Literatur-Nobelpreisträgers: Ein historischer Kriminalroman, der Thomas Mann auf noch nie gelesene Weise lebendig werden lässt. "Der Dichter hatte sich vom Strandkorb erhoben und die Jagdszenen beobachtet. Als ich im bescheidenen Triumph die Arme mit den aufgefangenen, zerknitterten Blättern hob, schlug er sich auf die Oberschenkel und klatschte dann in die Hände. "Ganz vortrefflich!", rief er, und mir ging das Herz auf." Eine schillernde Hommage an Thomas Mann und eine spannende Erzählung über Mut, Freundschaft und die Kraft der Literatur, die Welt zu verändern.

Nascida e criada num vilarejo nas charnecas de Yorkshire, Leah trabalha com a mãe na casa da influente e complicada família Delancey. Mais bonita a cada dia que passa, ela chama a atenção de Madelaine Winter, dona da agência de modelos mais bem-sucedida da Europa, e sua vida se transforma totalmente.

Atrincherados en la llamada muralla del Atlántico, las tropas nazis esperan la inminente invasión aliada. En Inglaterra se prepara la mayor armada que ha conocido el mundo, hombres y máquinas se reúnen en una cantidad nunca vista. En ese inicio del verano de 1944, un profesor español, exiliado tras combatir en el bando republicano, avisa de que los alemanes poseen una nueva y terrorífica arma; una arma devastadora, cuyo creador, un científico judío, asegura que puede acabar con una sola explosión con todas las tropas acantonadas al sur de Inglaterra.

After a family tragedy and a broken engagement dramatically alter her circumstances, Lady Elizabeth Ingham seeks employment by training to be a nanny. Known only as Lizzie, she secures a post at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor to care for a four-year-old boy, Charlie, who badly needs her kindness and understanding. When Lizzie arrives at the manor, she is appalled at Charlie’s condition. He is a little wild thing; his hair is a tangled mass of ringlets, and he does not speak but screams and kicks most of the time. The family and staff are at their wits’ end and no one expects Lizzie to stay.

Sven Elversson se ve obligado a abandonar su tierra de adopción, Inglaterra, tras formar parte de una expedición fracasada al Ártico en la que, para sobrevivir, se rumorea que sus miembros llegaron a cometer canibalismo. Con la intención de empezar de nuevo, regresa al hogar paterno en su Suecia natal. Sin embargo, los rumores acaban llegando también a la pequeña parroquia del pastor Edvard Rhånge, quien decide excomulgarlo

Berlin, 1944: Amira and Gisele have been best friends since they were children, and now Gisele is the only person who knows Amira’s secret. A secret that puts her and everyone she loves in unimaginable danger amid the daily horror and violence of Nazi Germany. With the threat of exposure drawing closer, Gisele’s suggestion that Amira marries her friend Fred, a famous pianist, might just be the lifeline she needs to keep them both safe. Because Fred has secrets too.