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When Adelaide Anson-Gravetty finds out her father is not the man who raised her, she is both shocked and intrigued. Determined to find out more about her new family, she travels to the convent of Our Lady of Mercy in France to meet her aunt, the Reverend Mother. But when France falls to the German army, Adelaide and the nuns are soon in the thick of a war that threatens both their beliefs and their lives. Collaborating with the Resistance, sheltering Jewish orphans, defying the rulings of Vichy France: these are dangerous activities in dangerous times.

In der größten Buchhandlung Europas leistet die junge Frieda Wehlau stillen Widerstand, indem sie verbotene Literatur an Regimegegner verkauft. Hans wird an der Front vermisst. Als im April 1945 schließlich die Rote Armee einmarschiert, beginnt das wahre Grauen. Königsberg wird zu Kaliningrad. Von den 120.000 Zivilisten überleben nur 20.000 die folgenden zwei Jahre. Getarnt als Krankenschwester erlebt Frieda Hunger, Gewalt und Typhus. Sie sucht verzweifelt nach Hans, doch sie findet nur den Tod.

De 1930 à 1940, la famille Rochefort, disséminée dans le monde, vit les grands soubresauts d'une époque en ébullition. Aux premiers grondements de la guerre, c'est à Anduze, fief cévenol du clan, que tous se retrouveront. Autour d'un mystérieux personnage recouvrant la mémoire... De 1930 à 1940, vies et destins croisés des héritiers Rochefort. A Nîmes, Jean-Christophe, devenu le patriarche de la lignée, est parvenu à redonner un élan salutaire à l'entreprise de textile familiale.

Am 20. Juli 1944 sprengen die Verschwörer um Graf Stauffenberg den „Führer“ in die Luft. Doch dem Jubel über Hitlers Tod folgt gleich die Ernüchterung: Die Attentäter haben nicht genug Rückhalt in der Bevölkerung und bei der Wehrmacht. Ihre verzweifelte Lage zwingt sie zu einem Bündnis mit Heinrich Himmler und der SS. Im letzten Augenblick wendet Deutschland die Niederlage im Weltkrieg durch einen Atomschlag ab. Die Deutschen zwingen die Alliierten zu einem Frieden, der dem Reich die Grenzen vom April 1940 garantiert.

Bern, 20. Juli 1974: Die 56-jährige Lily Kolbe zerreißt wütend die Zeitung, die über die heute stattfindenden Gedenkfeiern zum gescheiterten Attentat auf Hitler vor 30 Jahren berichtet. Sie kann es kaum ertragen, dass an ihren Mann Fritz Kolbe und ihren ehemaligen Chef Ferdinand Sauerbruch nie erinnert worden ist. Die acht Mitglieder der bis heute unbekannten Widerstandsgruppe "Donnerstagsclub" hatten sich nach dem Krieg geschworen, alles geheim zu halten. Lily will das Schweigen jetzt brechen. Sie greift zum Telefon und ruft Eddie Bauer, einen Journalisten der New York Times, an.

Winter 1941/42, deutsche Stellungen in der Südukraine. Wilhelm Möckel, Unterarzt in der Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16, kämpft einen verzweifelten Kampf – er benötigt das Eiserne Kreuz I. Klasse. Es ist die einzige Chance, in den Offiziersrang aufzusteigen und beim Führer ein Gnadengesuch einzureichen, um seine halbjüdische Frau "arisieren" zu lassen. Eine Ausnahmeregelung der Nazis verspricht ihr "deutsches Blut", wenn er zum Helden wird... Als er Annemarie im Sommer 1932 kennenlernt, ist er wie vom Blitz getroffen.

Based on a true story The Nazi regime's bloody wake in Europe persists as they brutally send "undesirables" to their deaths in concentration camps. As a young Jew, Hannah leaves behind her mother and sister as she flees certain death, arriving in Le Chambon in search of refuge. Driven by their...

Iceland. December 1944. Tatiana Eliasdottir is looking forward to welcoming her niece Elea for Christmas. She’s determined to give the little girl a joyful holiday and take her mind off troubles at home. Soon, however, the publishing house where Tatiana works is flooded with orders thanks to the first issue of a seasonal book catalog. With the war causing so many shortages, Icelanders are eager to give their loved ones something that isn’t rationed, and books are the perfect solution to their dilemma.

Only last year, Fannie O’Brien was considered a beauty with a brain, and her future shone bright, despite the war in Europe. With her father’s sudden death and her brothers overseas, Fannie must now do the work of three men on their 200-acre farm—until eight German prisoners arrive and, just as Fannie feared, trouble comes too. Someone seems intent on causing “accidents,” and Fannie is certain the culprit is one of the two handsome older Germans—or possibly both. Can she manage the farm, keep the prisoners in line, and hold her family together through these turbulent times?

A recluse and a young woman discover that the scars of life are no match against an act of love. Iowa, 1903. All of Monticello believes Otis Taylor has been away fostering his musical genius. But the truth is that his father exiled him long ago, rejecting Otis's appearance and the scars that...

In the final days of Nazi Germany, the strength of one woman’s heart will determine the fate of a family. Prussia, 1945 The fall of the Third Reich is imminent. As the merciless Red Army advances from the East, the German people of Prussia await the worst. Among them is twenty-year-old Gisela...

Discover a breath-taking story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Secret A HIDDEN IDENTITY. A DANGEROUS LIE. A SECRET WAITING TO BE TOLD . . . 1943. War is raging, and after developing a successful propaganda campaign to recruit women...

“History, drama, and passion as effervescent as the resilient LeBlanc women and the champagne that bears their name. I highly recommend!” —Karen White, New York Times bestselling author In this captivating story of resilience, three generations of women battle to save their family’s...

1950. In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed war bride, Audrey needs the support of her American in-laws, whom she has never met. But she arrives to find that her longtime friend Eve Dawson has been impersonating her for the past four years. Unraveling this deception will force Audrey and Eve’s secrets - and the complicated history of their friendship - to the surface.

As Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annika’s story.

As war tears her country apart, Franca Chessari’s sole focus is on supporting her family amid Nazi occupation. But when her parents, both high-ranking partisans, go missing, Franca is compelled to take action - even if it means crossing enemy lines to save those she loves. Peter Weimer is a German soldier forced into a war he abhors. When he can take no more of the Nazi atrocities he’s been forced to witness, he deserts the German army - a decision that brands him as an enemy. When their paths collide, they are swept into an epic journey of chilling danger....

“Dazzles from start to finish.” —Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones Set against the backdrop of World War II, a sweeping, atmospheric novel of sacrifice, ambition, and commitment, and the secrets we keep from the ones we love It's 1927 when Alec and...

Im Jahr 1899 entflieht Josef Naumann, 20 Jahre alt, seinem vorbestimmten Leben in Hamburg und nimmt Arbeit in einem Handelshaus in Wladiwostok an. Dort erlebt er Konflikte und Kriege zwischen Russland, China, Japan und den Kolonialmächten. Im 1. Weltkrieg gerät er in zaristische Verbannung, lebt sieben Jahre in der Taiga und gründet dort eine Familie. Von Rotarmisten mit dem Tode bedroht gelingt ihm mit seiner Familie die Flucht in einem Pferdetreck durch kriegerische Fronten.

Spiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye. In...