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The Paris Secret
(Paperback)
Natasha Lester; Read by Penelope Rawlins, Melle Stewart
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War brings them together. Will liberation tear them apart?
'Wonderful... A heartbreaking story of the power of love and
forgiveness' JILL MANSELL 'A tender, thrilling story of love and
family secrets in time of war' RACHEL HORE 'I was so engrossed. A
wonderful, moving, ultimately uplifting book' LESLEY PEARSE From
the bestselling author of WHILE PARIS SLEPT, a powerful and
beautiful story of two people bound by love, divided by war and
entwined forever by sacrifice. Paris 1944. Elise Chevalier knows
what it is to love...and to hate. Her fiance, a young French
soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line. Living
amongst the enemy Elise must keep her rage buried deep within.
Sebastian Kleinhaus no longer recognises himself. After four years
spent fighting a war he doesn't believe in, wearing a uniform he
despises, he longs for a way out. For something, someone, to be his
salvation. Brittany 1963. Reaching for the suitcase under her
mother's bed, eighteen-year-old Josephine Chevalier uncovers a
secret that shakes her to the core. Determined to find the truth,
she travels to Paris where she discovers the story of a dangerous
love that grew as a city fought for its freedom. Of the last stolen
hours before the first light of liberation. And of a betrayal so
deep that it would irrevocably change the course of two young lives
for ever. 'Love, loss, bravery... Ruth is an exceptional
storyteller, bringing the past back to life and shining a light in
the darkness' ERICKA WALLER 'Kept me captivated on every page'
PRIMA MAGAZINE 'From the moment I started reading, I could not put
it down ' REAL READER REVIEW 'An excellent read for fans of WW2
fiction ' REAL READER REVIEW 'A gripping story, well-written and
about little-known events ' REAL READER REVIEW 'Outstandingly
beautiful and brilliantly poignant ' REAL READER REVIEW 'I devoured
the characters, marvelled at the storyline and really didn't want
it to end ' REAL READER REVIEW Acclaim for the unforgettable
international bestseller WHILE PARIS SLEPT: 'A gripping tale of
love and sacrifice' WOMAN & HOME 'You'll have your heart in
your mouth and tears on your cheeks as it reaches its rich,
life-affirming conclusion... Had me completely and utterly
enraptured' LOUISE CANDLISH 'What a book... Emotional and
heartrending...absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks
throughout. A wonderful achievement' JILL MANSELL 'I absolutely
loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it
moved me to tears. A fabulous read' LESLEY PEARSE 'A heartbreaking
debut' JANET SKESLIEN CHARLES, AUTHOR OF THE PARIS LIBRARY 'An
amazing story of love, resilience and the human spirit' TRACY REES
'Brace yourself for a brilliant read. This will tug at your
heartstrings' BEST 'Made me think and cry and rage and smile at
mankind's capacity for both terrible, heartbreaking cruelty and
beautiful, selfless love' NATASHA LESTER
A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this
pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police
Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr
Orchard keeps wandering off in his pyjamas, little Sylvia Satin is
having a birthday party, and a bookmark has been reported stolen.
Inspector Betty Church - one of the few female officers on the
force - is longing for something to get her teeth into... When a
bomb is dropped on Sackwater, it seems the war has finally reached
them. But Betty can't stop Adolf, however hard she tries. So when a
dead man is found on the beach, she concentrates on hunting an
enemy much closer to home. 'Eccentric and entertaining with a
nicely complex plot'Crime Review. 'A wonderfully gripping
old-fashioned murder mystery' The Lady.
The Fifth Column is a thrilling novel about the only man who can
thwart a Nazi sympathizer uprising in New York during the Second
World War, from bestselling author Andrew Gross. A Man in Trouble
February 1939 and Europe is on the brink of war. Charles Mossman is
in a bar in Hell's Kitchen, New York, reeling from the loss of his
job and his failing marriage, whilst outside thousands of Nazi
sympathizers are attending a hate-spewing rally. As he confronts
one, Charles makes a horrendous mistake with deadly consequences. A
City of Secrets Two years later, Charles is released from prison
and tries to reunite with his family. The US has kept out of the
war for now but the pressure in the city is rising as those
sympathetic to the Nazi cause lay the foundations for what lies
ahead. The Enemy Within As he tries to make amends with his wife
and daughter, Charles starts to understand that surrounding them
there are forces that will use any means necessary to bring about
the downfall of his nation. And when his daughter is befriended by
a seemingly amiable Swiss couple, it brings to the surface his
fears of a 'Fifth Column' of embedded German spies in their new
neighbourhood. All Charles wants is to redeem himself as a husband
and father, but sometimes a man must do questionable things to
stand up for his family and what he believes, even sacrificing his
life to do so . . .
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To Die in Spring
(Paperback)
Ralf Rothmann; Translated by Shaun Whiteside
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Walter Urban and Friedrich 'Fiete' Caroli work side by side as hands on a dairy farm in northern Germany. By 1945, it seems the War's worst atrocities are over. When they are forced to 'volunteer' for the SS, they find themselves embroiled in a conflict which is drawing to a desperate, bloody close. Walter is put to work as a driver for a supply unit of the Waffen-SS, while Fiete is sent to the front. When the senseless bloodshed leads Fiete to desert, only to be captured and sentenced to death, the friends are reunited under catastrophic circumstances.
In a few days the war will be over, millions of innocents will be dead, and the survivors must find a way to live with its legacy.
An international bestseller, To Die in Spring is a beautiful and devastating novel by German author Ralf Rothmann.
February 1941 The world is at war and Joyce Cooper is doing her bit
for the war effort. A proud member of the Civil Defence, it is her
job to assist the people of Notting Hill when the bombs begin to
fall. But as the Blitz takes hold of London, Joyce is called upon
to plot the devastation that follows in its wake. Night after night
she must stand before her map and mark the trail of loss and
suffering inflicted upon the homes, families and businesses she
knows so well. February 1974 Decades later from her basement flat
Joyce watches the world go by above her head. This is her haven;
the home she has created for herself having had so much taken from
her in the war. But now the council is tearing down her block of
flats and she's being forced to move. Could this chance to start
over allow Joyce to let go of the past and step back into her life?
An emotional and compelling historical fiction novel perfect for
fans of Fiona Valpy, Mandy Robotham and Catherine Hokin. Readers
love Jan Casey: 'Captivating, heart-wrenching'saga... I adamantly
recommend' NetGalley Reviewer, 'A story of courage and hope'
NetGalley Reviewer, 'Drew me in straight away and I just wanted to
keep on reading until I finished it' NetGalley Reviewer,
'Gut-wrenching and hopeful, this book is just beautiful. I stayed
riveted the entire time and could not put it down' Goodreads
Reviewer, 'Full of fervour and the characters grow from beginning
to end! I could not put the book down!' NetGalley Reviewer, 'A book
that you won't want to put down. I loved all the characters and
where this book took me. A lovely read' NetGalley Reviewer, 'Was
desperate to see how it panned out... Very interesting reading it
from both sides rather than just your own country. Recommend it'
NetGalley Reviewer,
An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and
found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the
Moon Girls. Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of
happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive
bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and
thread. It's said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is
guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World
War II leave Soline's world and heart in ruins and her faith in
love shaken. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along
with her broken dreams, determined to forget. Decades later, while
coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant
leases Soline's old property and discovers a box containing letters
and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. When Rory returns the
mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in
Rory's and Soline's lives begin to surface. It's clear that they
were destined to meet-and that Rory may hold the key to righting a
forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and,
perhaps, a little magic.
When all seems lost, will her mother's legacy keep her safe? Praise
for Anne Baker's Merseyside sagas: 'A stirring tale of romance and
passion, poverty and ambition' Liverpool Echo Aimee Kendrick is no
stranger to heartache. Having lost her father during the Great War
and her mother, a famous French impressionist painter, in a tragic
accident, Aimee is brought up by her troubled grandparents on the
banks of the river Mersey. She works hard at her art lessons and is
encouraged to believe she has inherited her mother's gift, but it
is her childhood friend and fellow student Frankie Hopkins who
shows greater talent. When Frankie joins the Kendrick's textile
mill to work on new fabric designs, Aimee begs her grandfather to
teach her how to run the business. Working together, Aimee and
Frankie become much more than friends but then they find themselves
involved in family problems and it is impossible to know what the
future holds.
A captivating World War II story with a high-stakes ending that
explores the moral dilemma of helping the enemy. 'This is an
intense, thought-provoking, and deeply satisfying read.' TEACH
SECONDARY 'This book grabbed me from page one' HISTORICAL NOVEL
SOCIETY Summer, 1941. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being
fought by a faceless enemy, marching across places he's never seen.
Until the night it comes to him. A German plane is shot down over
the woods that his Dad looked after, before he went off to fight.
Peter rushes to the crash site to find something exciting to keep.
But what he finds instead is someone: a young and injured German
airman. The enemy. Here. And in trouble. Suddenly, helping him
seems like the right thing to do ... An exciting and
thought-provoking World War II adventure for ages 9 and up Perfect
for fans of Michael Morpurgo, Michelle Magorian and Phil Earle From
the acclaimed author of Nisha's War and My Brother's Secret
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Madeleine
(Hardcover)
Euan Cameron
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"Immersive, nuanced, impeccably researched" IAN RANKIN "Beautifully
written and moving" ALLAN MASSIE "Poignant, nostalgic and redolent
of the smell of France" SIMON BRETT Family history has always been
a mystery to Will Latymer. His father flatly refused to talk about
it, and with no other relatives to consult, it seems that a mystery
it shall always remain. Until of course, Will meets Ghislaine, his
beautiful French cousin, in a chance encounter that introduces him
to his grandmother, Madeleine, shut away in a quiet Breton manor
with her memories and secrets. Before long, Will has been plunged
headlong into the life of Madeleine's great love, his longlost
grandfather, Henry Latymer. Reading Henry's old letters and diaries
for the first time, Will discovers an idealistic young man, full of
hopes and optimism - an optimism that will gradually be crushed as
the realities of life under the Vichy regime become glaringly
clear. But the more Will delves into Madeleine and Henry's past,
and into France's troubled history, the darker the secrets he
discovers become, and the more he has cause to wonder if sometimes,
the past should remain buried.
When Esme's past as a secret operative comes calling, she must
choose - her husband or her job?After a bomb destroys Esme's London
home, killing her son instantly, she moves to her old country house
in Devon to begin the impossible task of recuperating. Soon she is
drawn back into the world of espionage, and as her marriage starts
to crumble, a local airman pulls her closer. Meanwhile her cousin
Louise is awaiting confirmation that she can relocate to Canada to
be with her husband, Douglas. Biding her time back home, she
notices her father behaving strangely and disappearing at odd hours
to wander the nearby cliffs. With rumours of spies afoot, she needs
to learn the truth before anyone else does... Louise and Esme still
have battles to overcome as the war continues. Will Esme betray her
wedding vows or can she find her way back to Richard? A stunning
and heartwrenching Second World War saga, for fans of Liz Trenow
and Ellie Curzon. Praise for Ties That Bind:'Wow what a book it is!
I had every feeling possible while reading this book. This was such
a beautiful yet emotional story, and I really and truly felt for
each and every character, I welled up with tears at times, I smiled
and cooed when it came to it. I really struggled to put the book
down.' Reader review 'If you love family saga and wartime books you
will definitely love this.' Reader review
'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times Spring, 1941. The
war in the West is as good as won. Nation after nation has fallen
before the Reich's armies. Only Britain endures, her cities under
nightly bombardment from the Luftwaffe. Berlin would happily call
off the bombers in exchange for a peace treaty. Hitler would like
to persuade Britain to turn her back on Europe, to attend to her
precious Empire instead, to allow Germany a free hand to deal with
the real enemy in the East. Peace, perhaps, but at what cost? For
Churchill the price is too high; but for others within the British
establishment, it is a price worth paying. On both sides of the
channel, advocates of total war or peace-at-all-costs are at each
others' throats - all unaware that Rudolf Hess, Hitler's quiet,
contemplative deputy, has already taken radical steps to change the
fortunes of the war... Raid 42 is part of the SPOILS OF WAR
Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born
of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events
of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author
GRAHAM HURLEY, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows
the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order,
with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror
the war that shattered the globe.
A PopSugar Best Book of the Year! Readers of Heather Morris's The
Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen's Gambit won't
want to miss this amazing debut set during World War II. A young
Polish resistance worker, imprisoned in Auschwitz as a political
prisoner, plays chess in exchange for her life, and in doing so
fights to bring the man who destroyed her family to justice. Maria
Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a
member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied
Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years. Captured by the
Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is
sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realizing her ability to play
chess, the sadistic camp deputy, Karl Fritzsch, decides to use her
as a chess opponent to entertain the camp guards. However, once he
tires of exploiting her skills, he has every intention of killing
her. Befriended by a Catholic priest, Maria attempts to overcome
her grief, vows to avenge the murder of her family, and plays for
her life. For four grueling years, her strategy is simple: Live.
Fight. Survive. By cleverly provoking Fritzsch's volatile nature in
front of his superiors, Maria intends to orchestrate his downfall.
Only then will she have a chance to evade the fate awaiting her and
see him punished for his wickedness. As she carries out her plan
and the war nears its end, she challenges her former nemesis to one
final game, certain to end in life or death, in failure or justice.
If Maria can bear to face Fritzsch-and her past-one last time.
'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times 1937. Flying for the
infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war,
Merz has been able to unleash the fearsome potential of the
Luftwaffe's newest weapon against his opponents. In Dieter's hands,
the Messerschmitt Bf-109 is as graceful as a matador's killing
strike: la estocada. Scotsman and ex-marine Tam Moncrieff is
recruited by a nameless intelligence agency in London to go to
Germany and sound out Hitler's resolve. Does he really intend to
invade Czechoslovakia? Do his generals support him? Can the march
to war be stopped? As duty collides with conscience, fate will
bring both men together. In a world wedded to violence and
ambition, desperate steps must be taken. To avoid war a killing
strike is needed. The question is, who is the matador, who is the
bull? Estocada is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a
thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the
most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II.
From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author GRAHAM HURLEY,
this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to
explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with
compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the
war that shattered the globe.
For fifty years Mollie Panter-Downes' name was associated with "The
New Yorker", for which she wrote a regular "Letter from London",
book reviews and over thirty short stories; of the twenty one in
"Good Evening, Mrs Craven", written between 1939 and 1944, only two
had ever been reprinted - these very English stories have, until
now, been unavailable to English readers. Exploring most aspects of
English domestic life during the war, they are about separation,
sewing parties, fear, evacuees sent to the country, obsession with
food, the social revolutions of wartime. In the "Daily Mail" Angela
Huth called "Good Evening, Mrs Craven" 'my especial find' and Ruth
Gorb in the "Ham & High" contrasted the humor of some of the
stories with the desolation of others: 'The mistress, unlike the
wife, has to worry and mourn in secret for her man; a middle-aged
spinster finds herself alone again when the camaraderie of the
air-raids is over...'
An unforgettable novel of mothers and daughters, wives and muses,
secrets and outright lies 'Freud is a modern literary rarity: a
born storyteller' THE TIMES 'Such a powerful book' RICHARD CURTIS
'Delivers an emotional punch that left me in tears' RACHEL JOYCE
'Utterly compelling' HANNAH ROTHSCHILD 'I couldn't love it more'
POLLY SAMSON 'I loved this book' AMANDA CRAIG 'Completely,
inspiringly wonderful' BARBARA TRAPIDO 'Breathtakingly beautiful'
JULIET NICOLSON AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF 2021 Rosaleen is still
a teenager, in the early Sixties, when she meets the famous
sculptor Felix Lichtman. Felix is dangerous, bohemian, everything
she dreamed of in the cold nights at her Catholic boarding school.
And at first their life together is glitteringly romantic -
drinking in Soho, journeying to Marseilles. But it's not long
before Rosaleen finds herself fearfully, unexpectedly alone.
Desperate, she seeks help from the only source she knows, the local
priest, and is directed across the sea to Ireland on a journey that
will seal her fate. Kate lives in Nineties London, stumbling
through her unhappy marriage. But something has begun to stir in
her. Close to breaking point, she sets off on a journey of her own,
not knowing what she hopes to find. Aoife sits at her husband's
bedside as he lies dying, and tells him the story of their
marriage. But there is a crucial part of the story missing and time
is running out. Aoife needs to know: what became of Rosaleen?
Spanning three generations of women, I Couldn't Love You More is an
unforgettable novel about love, motherhood, secrets and betrayal -
and how only the truth can set us free.
For readers of Schindler's List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas comes a heart-breaking story of the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances.
In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too.
So begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the Holocaust: the true love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An irresistible tale which
showcases the transformative power of literacy, reminding us of the
hope and sanctuary our neighborhood bookstores offer during the
perilous trials of war and unrest." --KIM MICHELE RICHARDSON,
author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek August 1939: London
prepares for war as Hitler's forces sweep across Europe. Grace
Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers
and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she
expected. And she certainly never imagined she'd wind up working at
Primrose Hill, a dusty old bookshop nestled in the heart of London.
Through blackouts and air raids as the Blitz intensifies, Grace
discovers the power of storytelling to unite her community in ways
she never dreamed--a force that triumphs over even the darkest
nights of the war. "A gorgeously written story of love, friendship,
and survival set against the backdrop of WWII-era London."
--JILLIAN CANTOR, author of In Another Time and Half Life "A love
letter to the power of books to unite us, to hold the world
together when it's falling apart around our ears. This fresh take
on what London endured during WWII should catapult Madeline Martin
to the top tier of historical fiction novelists." --KAREN ROBARDS,
author of The Black Swan of Paris Don't miss Madeline Martin's
newest historical novel, The Librarian Spy.
A story of courage and bravery from a Jew behind enemy lines during
the Second World War. How many secrets can one family hold? Levi
Horowitz isn't a natural-born soldier. But in November 1938, Berlin
is a volatile place for a Jew, and the talented young musician
secures passage to Switzerland. Instead, Levi is taken to a Danish
border checkpoint and from then on his war becomes secret, even
from those he loves best. In 2017, a recording emerges, showing
Levi in 1945 and revealing a story in equal parts shocking and
heroic. It is a journey that leads him face-to-face with Hitler,
and into a position to change the final outcome of the war. Levi's
War follows on from the enthralling historical novels The Keeper of
Secrets and Rachel's Legacy, this time tracing the story of the
eldest Horowitz son. Whether you're discovering Julie Thomas's
books for the first time, or making a return visit to the saga of
the Horowitz family, Levi's War will leave you utterly breathless.
Praise for The Keeper of Secrets 'Thomas's writing comes alive when
describing the glories of music and the alchemy of its
extraordinary practitioners. She has also managed to portray the
horror of life in Dachau with pinpoint accuracy and emotional
conviction.' NZ Listener 'Originally self-published as an ebook,
gaining widespread popularity and rave reviews, The Keeper of
Secrets is the culmination of years of meticulous research, for
which the reader reaps the rewards. Prepare to be swept up in a
captivating story that both entertains and informs.' Australian
Women's Weekly 'I can see why it's been so successful. The Keeper
of Secrets is holocaust fiction with a difference, a compelling
tale about a precious violin and the people who love, play and
covet it.' Herald on Sunday
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