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Evacuated to the countryside, she realises there are more dangers than German bombs in wartime. In summer 1939, Canadian-born teacher Victoria McKaye takes up a new position at a London school, only to shortly coordinate the evacuation to the countryside with standoffish spinster Beatrice and young, quiet Nell. Arriving in the village of Hazelbury, Victoria sorts out billets for her young charges and meets Louis Granger, a naval officer. As their friendship turns to something more, she notices some strange behaviours - including him meeting with foreign men in secret locales.

From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Auschwitz. Fredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts . . . Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death...

Combinando de forma magistral la ficción con datos históricos, Mario Escobar sitúa al lector en la terrible situación de los judíos polacos y su lucha por la supervivencia en el Gueto de Varsovia. Varsovia, 1939 Agnieszka Ignaciuk y su hijo, Henryk, llegan al orfanato de Korczak poco antes...

Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation. But when the Germans demand the names of her Jewish students, Adele is spurred into action. She can't stand silent while they're taken from her. Hiding her Jewish pupils in the school attic, Adele puts her life on the line in search of an escape.

In a day when most religious leaders were known for their efforts to discredit the ministry of Jesus, there came one who earnestly sought Him. In a day when most religious leaders mocked Jesus as He hung on a cross, there came one who meekly helped bury His body. And in a day when most religious leaders felt threatened by Jesus, there came one who courageously chose to take a stand for Him. This is the story of a teacher called Nicodemus who God used to teach what it means to seek God, not only in word, but also in deed.

The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is a heartrending and deeply moving story of love and hope in World War II from the USA Today bestselling author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon. The war taught her to fight. The children taught her to hope... Inspired by real acts of bravery and resistance...

Estamos en 1915 y la apertura de la Residencia de Señoritas en Madrid trae vientos de esperanza a las jóvenes que anhelan ir a la universidad, que se cortan el pelo, se suben la falda y adoptan la bandera de la igualdad. Por los capítulos de este audiolibro, que recoge fielmente lo que aconteció, transitan entre otros relevantes personajes Victoria Kent, Clara Campoamor, Zenobia Camprubí, Josefina Carabias, Maruja Mallo o María Zambrano, mujeres de carne y hueso que tuvieron claro su relevante papel para conseguir que la sociedad avanzara.

Por los capítulos de este audiolibro, que recoge fielmente lo que aconteció, transitan entre otros relevantes personajes Victoria Kent, Clara Campoamor, Zenobia Camprubí, Josefina Carabias, Maruja Mallo o María Zambrano, mujeres de carne y hueso que tuvieron claro su relevante papel para conseguir que la sociedad avanzara. La Residencia de Señoritas fue la semilla que la guerra no consiguió secar del todo y que aún hoy sigue dando frutos. Un lugar en el comenzó a escribirse el futuro.

A tale of hardship and social injustice, Miss Purdy's Class by Annie Murray is a heartfelt saga with strong emotional relationships at its heart, read by actress Annie Aldington. In the New Year of 1936, Gwen Purdy, aged twenty-one, leaves her home to become a schoolteacher in a poor area of...