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Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses"—and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere.

Intrepid archaeologist and superior sleuth Amelia Peabody returns in A River in the Sky. In this breathtaking new adventure, New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters transports the indomitable Amelia and her family, the Emersons, from their usual milieu, early twentieth-century Egypt, to an exciting—and dangerous—new locale: Palestine! A tale full of atmosphere, intrigue, and thrills, A River in the Sky is further proof that “Peters has few rivals” (Houston Chronicle).

Screenwriter: The protagonist, Owen Jant, is a young screenwriter who comes of age in the 1930s at the intersection of Hollywood, the Depression, and the heyday of the Communist Party. At every turn, he is finding, and losing, his way. Hollywood star: The glamorous Palmyra Millevoix - complex, gifted, mysterious - is a star more agitated than pleased by her fame. She could have been Grushenka, siren of the Karamazov saga, if she had not been a Hollywood star.

Brought to you by Penguin. An uplifting true story of finding love after the horrors of war. For fans of THE TATTOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS It's 1945, and Miklos is looking for love... He whistles up a list if 117 Hungarian women from his village, and...

The final installment in The Red Cross Orphans series from the Globe & Mail bestselling author! When the war is over, what will remain? With six hard years of war behind her, former nurse Kitty McCarthy should be facing a bright future. But her husband Michael shatters her peace in an instant...

Peter Woods is content to live a gadfly life, darting from one experience to the next with no thought of responsibility, commitment or the future. He has no desire to grow up. Stable, sober banker Wendell Rhodes has only recently discovered an underground London club where men meet and briefly mingle. At Ever Lads, Wendell encounters Peter and flint strikes tinder. The two opposites discover in the other what each lacks, but the journey from lust to love isn't easy.

The shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents, Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware (Gilly for short) has endured 24 years of rigorous mollycoddling form his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit. So when Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. No sooner has he entered this new and dangerous world than is he plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnap and adventure.

Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally meet, on board a ship to New South Wales, Australia, they are bound by their affinity for gambling and risk, their loneliness and their awkwardly blossoming mutual affection.

Newly born Judith is found in by eccentric Squire Gauntry in the chilled sombre ruin of a house on a bitter winter's night, her parents having died at her birth. With such a tenuous start, the child grows up to have an intense lust for life and curiosity for every new experience. She is the natural heir to both her parents' temperaments. With the wilfulness of her mother and the stubbornness of her father, she is redeemed by a compulsion to tell the truth and a willingness to help anyone she loves in time of trouble or distress.

Bente liebte ihren Job als TV-Sommelière im schwedischen Fernsehen, bis ihre Karriere aufs Abstellgleis geriet. Als sie von einem Schiffswrack in der Bretagne hört, in dem eine geheimnisvolle Weinflasche aus dem Jahr 1944 gefunden wurde, ist sie fasziniert. Gemeinsam begeben Bente und Didrik sich in Frankreich auf Spurensuche. Dort stoßen sie auf die Geschichte einer verbotenen Liebe – und merken, dass diese auch heute noch ihr Leben ändern kann.

An endearing stand-alone story from best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith. Val was working as a land girl when the Americans arrived at the nearby airfield in 1944. Mike, a young American airman, came into her life soon after, and so, too, did Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighbouring farm and taken in by her aunt. Little persuasion was needed for Mike to take Peter Woodhouse to the airbase, and over time he became the mascot of the American squad.

In the darkness of war, light shines from the pages of a book… For as long as Alice Carmichael can remember, the only thing she’s been able to count on is the written word. The war may have taken everything from her, but the stories she cherishes provide solace and escape into a world that...

After five long years of endless warfare, Red Cross nurse Kitty Pattison has seen her share of heartbreak and loss. And now, with her beloved fiancé Dr Michael McCarthy recuperating from a head injury across the ocean in Canada, and her dear friends Trixie and Jo scattered to the four corners of the war effort, it’s harder than ever to battle through the heavy-hearted moments that mark the passing days. But as she tends to the lost and wounded, Kitty finds a resilience of spirit within herself she never thought imaginable

The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel! Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does nothing to heal the pain of spending every minute waiting to hear the worst… As the Second World War rages on, nurse Kitty...

Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naïve and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges to help those most in need. It’s one of the most nerve-wracking moments of her life, but then she meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged in the fire of life on the wards during the Blitz.

As Hitler’s bombs rain down on a battered and beleaguered Britain, Ruby Shadwell is dealt the most devastating blow - her entire family lost during the Coventry Blitz. Alone and with the city in chaos, Ruby is determined to survive this war and rebuild her life. And a chance encounter with street urchin Tommy gives Ruby just the chance she needs. Because Tommy brings with him Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton.

Der Traum von Liebe und Freiheit im Zeichen von Propaganda und Hass. 1925: Berlin ist die flirrende Metropole Europas. Nach dem Chaos von Straßenkämpfen und Inflation gibt es nur noch eine Richtung: aufwärts! Auch für Rahel und Tino brechen goldene Zeiten an. Während sie zum neuen Star der Ufa ausgerufen wird, treibt er den kometenhaften Aufstieg der Filmfabrik voran. Aber dunkle Wolken ziehen auf, Nazis marschieren durch die Straßen, und unversehens wird Rahels und Tinos Liebe auf eine Probe gestellt, die stärker zu sein droht als sie.

Unermüdlich kämpft sie für ihre Liebe und ihren großen Traum. Westfalen, 1928: Endlich scheint all das, was sich die junge Ärztin Leni erträumt hat, in Erfüllung zu gehen. Immer mehr Patienten aus dem Dorf strömen in ihre Praxis, und auch ihrem Familienglück steht nichts mehr im Wege, nun da sie ihrer großen Liebe das Jawort gegeben hat. Doch Matthias findet keine Arbeit. Seine einzige Chance scheint ausgerechnet die Kaffeemanufaktur von Lenis Mutter zu sein, mit der sie nach wie vor auf Kriegsfuß steht. Zweifel überkommen Leni, denn was ist, wenn Matthias erneut die Flucht ergreift?

From the author of Comeback Love, a sweeping, panoramic tale of 20th-century America, chronicling the decades-long love affair between a Jewish immigrant and the granddaughter of a slave. Julian Rose is only 15 when he leaves his family and Germany for a new life in 1920s America. Lonely at first, he eventually finds his way - first by joining up with Longy Zwillman and becoming one of the preeminent bootleggers on the East Coast, and later by amassing a fortune in real estate.

London, 1907: Die junge Adlige Victoria lebt allein mit dem Butler ihres verstorbenen Vaters. Sie halten sich über Wasser, indem Victoria als Fotografin und Hopkins bei einer Zeitung arbeitet. Als auf einem Ball hässliche Andeutungen über ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis laut werden, kommt es zum Eklat - und Victoria gerät gar unter Mordverdacht.