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Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors, Leah Thompson grows more beautiful with each passing day. When she catches the attention of the influential, troubled Delancey family, she knows her life will never be the same again. Years later, Leah takes the modelling world by storm, travelling from Milan to London and New York and living life in the lap of luxury. But her past follows her like a dark shadow, mysteriously intertwined with the tragic tale of two young siblings in Poland during the Second World War.

Normandy. Sark Island. London. The Pacific. The Littlefield siblings, separated by the grim tide of war, fight on all fronts. The Dame of Sark, the Littlefield matriarch, faces starvation on Sark Island, while Lance grapples with the Wehrmacht on French soil. With every step shadowed by death, his sole goal is to liberate Paris and prepare for the final assault on Germany. With World War II raging, the Littlefield's stories intertwine with old and new friends alike.

After his unbelievable encounter in the Paderborn forest near Wewelsburg Castle ("Wewelsburg" from Tendrils In the Dark), Captain John Hartman of the OSS finds himself convalescing in Allied hands. Plagued by nightmares, he must convince his superior officer that Heinrich Himmler is up to something terrible while also trying to understand himself what it all means.

C'era uno sport che veniva praticato nei campi di concentramento, il pugilato. Piaceva al Führer, piaceva alle guardie naziste che scommettevano sugli incontri, piaceva ai kapò che obbligavano i prigionieri a combattere di notte su ring improvvisati. Sono tornato per te racconta la storia di chi è sprofondato in quell'inferno e ne è uscito aggrappandosi a un ricordo. "In quella stanca e sventurata stagione che aveva già vendemmiato, nella quale le foglie a una a una cadevano dai tralci, Cono ripensò al bacio con Serenella quando erano accovacciati sotto le viti.

Bella is born into a life of comfort and privilege, with parents who adore her. They encourage her to travel and to speak her mind. But when she falls in love it reveals a long-buried secret at the very centre of her family. The layers of deception lead to tragedy, destroying all she holds so dear. However, change beckons for everyone as the threat of war looms. Bella and all around her must face a new beginning.

Holland, 1944: Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan has been given her toughest case yet. A key member of the Dutch resistance has been captured, and Nancy must play the role of a wealthy Nazi to win over a notorious SS officer, Detlef Keller, and gain crucial information. But as Nancy infiltrates the Dutch SS, she finds herself catching the eye of an even more senior member of the Party. Is Nancy in too deep, or can Tom reach her before she gets caught?

In den Wirren des Nazi-Regimes kämpft eine deutsche Jüdin darum, ihre Tochter aus den Klauen des Bösen zu retten. Paris 1941. Die deutsche Jüdin Sarah sitzt mit ihrer fünfjährigen Tochter Rebekka in Paris fest, während der zweite Weltkrieg tobt. In ihrer Verzweiflung versuchen sie, dem immer enger werdenden Korsett der Nazis zu entkommen und ins neutrale Spanien zu fliehen. I

Ein bewegender Roman über eine junge Frau in den Wirren der Nachkriegszeit, um Geheimnisse, Verlust und ein neues Leben. Von Bestsellerautorin Marion Johanning. Deutschland im Mai 1945: endlich Frieden. Mit ihrem Akkordeon auf dem Rücken macht die junge Emma van Kall sich auf den Weg in ihre zerbombte Heimatstadt Köln. Ihr Mann wird an der Ostfront vermisst, ihr Elternhaus wurde beschädigt und geplündert und die Familie ist gezeichnet von den schrecklichen Kriegsjahren. Aber das Leben geht weiter. Mit Tatkraft und Fantasie kämpft Emma um Essen, Heizmaterial und Medikamente für die kranke Mutter.

England, 1940. When Rose sees a parachute crash into the woods behind her house she rushes to help. Finding an injured young soldier, Rose’s first instinct is to care for him. As she pushes the hair back from his handsome face, Rose feels an instant connection. But when he speaks, her blood turns to ice. His name is Walter, he’s German and he’s an involuntary spy. He wants to turn himself in, even if it means he’ll be executed.

Frühling 1945: Es kann nicht mehr lange dauern, bis der Frieden endlich da ist und Johann heim kann zu seiner Braut Emmy und dem Neugeborenen. Nur wenige Wochen – die aber über Leben und Tod entscheiden. Als Johann und seine Kameraden nahe der Heimat stationiert sind, ergreifen sie die Chance und desertieren. Johann versteckt sich in der Scheune seiner Tante, die ihn versorgt, beide stets in der Angst, entdeckt zu werden. Nach einigen Tagen taucht plötzlich Frieda auf, das sechzehnjährige Nachbarsmädchen.

En un París sombrío, un americano recibe un misterioso paquete de manos de una pareja rusa, solo para ser atacado poco después por delincuentes. Mientras tanto, en un lujoso tren que recorre Europa, las vidas de una heredera en crisis, un detective enigmático y una serie de personajes intrigantes se entrelazan. Entre rubíes legendarios, secretos peligrosos y pasiones ocultas, Hércules Poirot deberá desentrañar un crimen que se convierte en un laberinto de sospechas.

Le due sorelle Williamson, Penny e Josephine, sono nell'ordine: veterane della Resistenza francese, ottime ballerine di foxtrot, grandi bestemmiatrici sempre pronte a bere un Martini ben fatto, e - ma è solo un dettaglio - ultranovantenni. Lo sa bene il nipote Archie, il loro "agente", che le scarrozza alle varie commemorazioni di fatti della Seconda guerra mondiale cui sono invitate come ospiti d'onore. Quel che Archie non sa è che il passato delle due care prozie non è esattamente limpidissimo.