Showing results for "Katherine" in 20th Century

1944 - The Isle of Wight: 16 year-old Constance’s life on the island is sheltered until the death of her brother, brings the reality of war crashing down around her. He leaves behind his pregnant widow, Ginny. When Constance meets a handsome Canadian airforce man, she’s eager to escape her grief and be swept up by first love. It’s a love which has ramifications she could never envisage. Present day: When young British backpacker, Isabel Stark happens across a car accident on a lonely stretch of road in the South Island of New Zealand her life changes forever.

England, 1889. In her family’s rambling manor house in Dorset, fifteen-year-old Theodora Hallewell dreams of magic, adventure, and Toby Meriwether. As Toby prepares to leave for university, Theo plans a midnight gathering—one last chance to make Toby notice her. By dawn, a tragic mistake will shatter the world as they know it.

Throughout the 1940s, forgers helped thousands of children escape Nazi France. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Kristin Harmel reimagines their story... Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Book Thief. In 1942, Eva is forced to flee...

When investigative journalist Clay MacIntyre stumbles upon a moonstone brooch that transports him back in time to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that could irrevocably change the entire MacKlenna Clan. Desperate to rescue his friend, Patrick Mallory and a group of family members embark on an adventure to the 1901 Expo, where romance blooms and danger lurks in the shadows.

An aspiring makeup artist takes on predatory Hollywood in this addictive debut novel with bite—a sultry, thrilling blend of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Killing Eve, and A Promising Young Woman. It’s 1950 and Loretta Reynolds is newly arrived in Hollywood, fresh off a con that brought...

In the thick of the Cold War, a betrayal at the highest level risks the lives of two courageous female spies: MI6’s best Soviet agent and the CIA’s newest Moscow recruit. Vienna, 1954 After losing everyone she loves in the final days of World War II, Ingrid Bauer agrees to a hasty marriage...

"Fans of codebreakers, spies, and Cold War dramas will be entrapped by Reay's tale of courage, love, and honor set against the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall." - Booklist Starred Review Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker...

England, 1922. Zunächst stellt die Ankunft einer Fremden die Idylle und Ordnung des kleinen Dorfes Slaughterford in Wiltshire auf eine harte Probe. Kurz darauf geschieht ein Mord. Verdächtigt wird ein Kriegsheimkehrer, doch zwei Frauen glauben an seine Unschuld. Eine Spurensuche führt das ungleiche Paar in die angrenzenden tiefen Wälder und zu einer Liebe, die unschuldig begann und mehrere Bewohner des Dorfes voller Schuld zurückließ.

Clare folgt ihrem Mann, als sie 1921 von England in die Hitze Apuliens reist. Boyd arbeitet dort als Architekt für den reichen Grundbesitzer Leandro Cardetta, und möchte, dass Clare den Sommer bei ihm verbringt. Doch Boyd empfängt sie abweisend und scheint etwas zu verbergen. Auf sich allein gestellt erkundet Clare die fremde Umgebung und lernt dabei Ettore kennen, den Neffen des Grundbesitzers. Clare fühlt sich unbändig zu ihm hingezogen - zu einer Welt, in die sie nicht gehört und die droht, für beide zum Verhängnis zu werden.

A stunning atmospheric novel in the great tradition of DEATH ON THE NILE and Patricia Highsmith - tells of a young girl's journey on a cruise liner from England to a new life on the brink of the Second World War. 'Thrilling, captivating. Simply stunning' Daily Express 5 ***** 'An exquisite tale...

Catherine wrestles with self-pity after a machine-shop accident. With her fiancé and brothers on the front lines in France, she must find a new way to fight on the home front. At her side are her steadfast GWR friends, among them Maggie, facing the loss of her father and family home, and Lily, desperate for news of her childhood sweetheart. All are determined to keep morale high and do their bit to win the war.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh, read by Katherine McEwan. Stepping off the boat in Mombasa, eighteen-year-old Rachel Fullsmith stands on Kenyan soil for the first time in six years. She has come home. But when Rachel reaches the family farm at...

Following her recent marriage to Lucas, Louisa is delighted to discover she is expecting. But after everything she’s lost since the war began, dare she believe that this is a sign of brighter days ahead? Meanwhile, Louisa’s friends Kate and Jeannie struggle to balance factory work alongside their responsibilities at home, with shortages, illness and bad news from the front putting them under ever more pressure. Then unexpected news means that Jeannie can finally get her heart's desire but can she accept her happiness at someone else's expense?

Novembre 1943. Les combats font toujours rage sur le continent. Bien qu'elle habite un village côtier du Devon, au sud-ouest de l'Angleterre, Carol Porter n'est pas épargnée par le conflit. La jeune femme, qui a déjà perdu son mari au combat, va bientôt devoir quitter sa maison : l'état-major allié a en effet réquisitionné la zone sur laquelle elle se trouve pour préparer le futur débarquement de Normandie... Pauline, la sœur aînée de Carol, doit de son côté surmonter d'autres épreuves.

Porstmouth, mars 1943. April, qui s'était engagée avec son amie Paula dans les forces féminines de la Royal Navy, est contrainte de quitter la base militaire et l'armée, où elle avait trouvé une mission qui lui plaisait et l'amour dans les bras d'un séduisant GI. Rejetée par sa mère et confrontée à un avenir incertain, elle se réfugie à Cliffehaven, sur la côte sud-est de l'Angleterre, où son oncle Stan est chef de gare. Sur place, elle emménage à la pension du Bord de mer.

Début 1944, Anne, la fille aînée de Peggy Reilly, est partie s'installer dans le Somerset, au sud-ouest de l'Angleterre, avec ses deux enfants. La vie de la jeune enseignante y est moins dangereuse qu'à Cliffehaven, le village côtier où réside sa mère et que survolent de nombreux avions de combat. Pourtant, Anne vit dans l'angoisse de ne jamais revoir Martin, son époux. Pilote et formateur dans la RAF, il multiplie les missions de plus en plus risquées en territoire ennemi.

When war is declared, Lily sees an opportunity to escape her domineering father: she will join the Great Western Railway factory to win her financial independence and move out of home. Maggie doesn’t want to simply follow in her sisters’ footsteps and work in the laundries at the GWR. So, when the chance comes to volunteer for men’s work in the machine shop, she’s the first to raise her hand. Catherine, a clerk in the GWR office, has been helping with London’s evacuation efforts, organising trains to move children out of the city.

Workers in the Clarks shoe factory, at the heart of the village, have left for the army in droves, and news from the Front seems to grow darker by the day. When lifelong friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate receive the news they had been fearing, all hope seems lost. And Louisa’s world will be rocked further when she makes another discovery, one that will see her cast out by her family, changing her life forever.

From the author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year The House Between Tides comes a sweeping and atmospheric story of family ties, interwoven mysteries, love and redemption, set between Scotland and Newfoundland.

1952. In the fragile atmosphere of post-war Paris, Sophie Bernot is training as a heart surgeon. A young woman in a man's world, Sophie is determined to bury her past and forge her medical career, whatever the costs. Across the channel, Sebastian Ogilvie is burning with ambition for his first architectural project. As his schemes lead him to France, and to a chance encounter with Sophie, his future seems full of promise.