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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.

10 giugno 1940. Mentre l'Italia di Mussolini entra in guerra, nel giardino incantato di una villa in Toscana quattro ragazzi giocano a tennis. La Storia irrompe dentro la loro giovinezza beata e li costringe a prendere in mano la propria vita. La Contessina Ottavia Valiani ha quattordici anni e il sole addosso. La sorella minore, Verdiana, la spia dall'ombra. È timida, bruttina, forse cattiva. Entrambe vivono la condanna insita nell'essere sorelle e anche donne: una è il metro di giudizio dell'altra.

New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8, Kim van Alkemade returns with a gripping and poignant historical saga in which an unmarried college student who’s given up her baby for adoption helps a Dutch Holocaust survivor search for his lost mother. 1960, New York City: College student...

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.

1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up, and the village of Sackwater moves on. Only Etterly's best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend calling for help. 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods....

Januar 1944: Während über der Eifel britische und amerikanische Bomber kreisen, gerät der wegen seiner Epilepsie nicht wehrtaugliche Egidius Arimond in höchste Gefahr. Er bringt nicht nur als Fluchthelfer jüdische Flüchtlinge in präparierten Bienenstöcken über die Grenze, er verstrickt sich auch in Frauengeschichten. Mit großer Intensität erzählt Norbert Scheuer in "Winterbienen" einfühlsam, präzise und spannend von einer Welt, die geprägt ist von Zerstörung und dem Wunsch nach einer friedlichen Zukunft.

Kiev. 1942. Larissa is a renowned embroiderer, surviving in occupied Ukraine as a seamstress in her ruin of a workshop. When an SS officer arrives to order a traditionally embroidered Ukrainian shirt, Larissa uses the opportunity to create a piece of art from her handiwork. Threading together the history and the horrors between the two enemies, she finds a way to express her defiance toward the Nazis and the local collaborators. But at what price? Prepare yourself for an unforgettable journey behind the Second World War’s eastern front.

Zora del Buono hat von ihrer Großmutter nicht nur den Vornamen geerbt, sondern auch ein Familienverhängnis, denn die alte Zora war in einen Raubmord verwickelt. Ihre Geschichte und die Folgen bis heute erzählt dieser große Familienroman. Die Slowenin Zora lernt ihren späteren Ehemann, den Radiologieprofessor Pietro Del Buono, am Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs kennen. Sie folgt ihm nach Bari in Süditalien, wo sie, beide überzeugte Kommunisten, ein großbürgerliches und doch politisch engagiertes Leben im Widerstand gegen den Faschismus Mussolinis führen.