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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > Second World War fiction
'If you enjoyed The Tattooist of Auschwitz, read The Huntress by
Kate Quinn' The Washington Post 'Fascinating, brilliantly written,
enthralling - just phenomenal' Jill Mansell *From the bestselling
author of The Alice Network* On the icy edge of Soviet Russia, bold
and reckless Nina Markova joins the infamous Night Witches - an
all-female bomber regiment. But when she is downed behind enemy
lines, Nina must use all her wits to survive her encounter with a
lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress. British war
correspondent Ian Graham abandons journalism to become a Nazi
hunter, yet one target eludes him: the Huntress. And Nina Markova
is the only witness to escape her alive. In post-war Boston,
seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is increasingly disquieted by the
soft-spoken German widow who becomes her new stepmother. Delving
into her past, Jordan slowly realizes that a Nazi killer may be
hiding in plain sight. Shining a light on a shadowy corner of
history, The Huntress is an epic, sweeping Second World War novel
from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network.
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Madeleine
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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.
In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission
that will bring him a great deal of money - and maybe get him
killed. But if he's clever enough, he'll avoid any trouble. All he
has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man,
a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer
won't find it. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis
who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist.
But when one of his hiding spaces fails horribly, and the problem
of where to hide a Jew becomes terribly personal, Lucien can no
longer ignore what's at stake. The Paris Architect asks us to
consider what we owe each other, and just how far we'll go to make
things right. Written by an architect whose knowledge imbues every
page, this story becomes more gripping with every soul hidden and
every life saved.
London, 1944.
Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here a secret community thrives: with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café and a theatre offering shelter, solace and escape from the bombs that fall above.
Along with her glamorous best friend and library assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it seems it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive.
Based on true events, The Little Wartime Library is a gripping and heart-wrenching page-turner that remembers one of the greatest resistance stories of the war.
Yona has used her knowledge of the wilderness to help hundreds of
Jews escape the Nazis. But what happens when a secret from her past
emerges and threatens everything? After being stolen from her
wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of
eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her
kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however,
when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror.
Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to
teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest - and in
turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her
heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and
escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come
together in a shocking collision that could change everything.
Praise for Kristin Harmel: 'A powerful story of survival and
resilience. I couldn't put it down' - Heather Morris 'A cracking
story and characters that zing from the page. Totally immersive' -
Liz Trenow
"Boldly published, beautifully designed, dazzlingly written. . .
. Profound as Katherine Mansfield, restrained as Jane Austen, sharp
as Dorothy Parker."--Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, "The
Independent"
For fifty years, Mollie Panter-Downes' name was associated with
"The New Yorker." She wrote a regular column ("Letter from
London"), book reviews, and over thirty short stories about English
domestic life during World War Two. Twenty-one of these stories are
included in "Good Evening Mrs Craven"--the first collected volume
of her work.
Mollie Panter-Downes writes about those coping on the periphery
of the war who attend sewing parties, host evacuees sent to the
country, and obsess over food and rationing. She captures the quiet
moments of fear and courage. Here we find "the mistress, unlike the
wife, who has to worry and mourn in secret for her man" and a
"middle-aged spinster finds herself alone again when the
camaraderie of the air-raids is over."
""Don't think I'm being stupid and morbid," she said, "but
supposing anything happens. . . . You might be wounded or ill and I
wouldn't know." She tried to laugh. "The War Office doesn't have a
service for sending telegrams to mistresses, does it?""
Mollie Panter-Downes (1906-1997) published her first novel, "The
Shoreless Sea," when she was seventeen, which became a bestseller.
She wrote three more popular novels as well as articles, short
stories, and the very popular column "Letters from London" for "The
New Yorker."
'An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance.
Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved
it!' RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden
_______________________________ Their love is a death sentence. But
can it keep them alive? Czechoslovakia, 1944. In the dead of night,
a farm girl and a British soldier creep through abandoned villages.
Secretly married and on the run, Bill and Izabela are searching for
Izabela's brother and father, who are fighting for the Czech
resistance. They know their luck will not last. Captured by the
German army, it seems they must be separated - but they have
prepared for this moment. By cutting her hair and pretending to be
mute, Izabela successfully disguises herself as a British soldier.
Together, they face the terrible conditions of a POW camp, reliant
on the help of their fellow POWs to maintain their fragile
deception. Their situation is beyond dangerous. If Izabela is
discovered, she and Bill - and all the men who helped them - will
face lethal consequences. _______________________________ A novel
set in war-torn Czechoslovakia amid the extreme privations of a
prisoner of war camp, based on a true story of passion, heroism and
a love that transcends overwhelming odds.
_______________________________ 'Deeply moving and compelling ...
an epic journey not only across war-torn countries but deep into
the heart of what it is to be human. A heart-rending story
beautifully told.' JUDITH ALLNAT, author of The Poet's Wife and The
Silk Factory 'Heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure,
The Prisoner's Wife is an unputdownable novel ... finely crafted,
atmospheric, often nail-biting.' BEN KANE, author of The Eagles of
Rome series 'A story of danger, fear, determination and the
redemptive power of love in war-torn Europe. It is a story that
Hemingway might have envied.' JULIET GARDINER, author of Wartime:
Britain 1939 to 1945 and The Blitz: The British Under Attack. 'A
gripping novel that explores the question of how much the human
body, and the human spirit, can endure for the sake of love. The
wealth of authentic detail makes it feel like a memoir ... I feel
enriched to have read it.' GILL PAUL, author of The Lost Daughter
and The Secret Wife 'The Prisoner's Wife seamlessly and skilfully
breathes intense, fully realised life into the stark scenes it
describes. I was by turns moved, outraged and humbled' DEBORAH KAY
DAVIES, author of True Things About Me 'A powerful page-turner'
MARIE BENEDICT, New York Times bestselling author of Lady
Clementine 'You will be spellbound by this stellar novel. So richly
imbued with sensory details you'll be feeling every anguished
moment and every golden ray of hope.' SUSAN MEISSNER, bestselling
author of The Last Year of the War 'The most unique World War II
story I've ever read... Romantic, perfectly observed, inspiring,
and thrilling - The Prisoner's Wife is impossible to put down - and
when I did, I was teary-eyed. A complete winner.' SARAH-JANE
STRATFORD, author of Red Letter Days 'Tremendous ... this is much
more than a love story' GEORGINA CLARKE, author of Death and the
Harlot 'Engrossing, harrowing and heart-warming' ANN MORGAN, author
of Reading The World 'It's hard to imagine this novel is based on a
true story ... a story of hope and courage against all odds'
Woman's Weekly 'This is a beautiful book that will give any reader
in dark times a reason to believe in the continuing goodness of
people' NICOLA GRIFFITH, author of Hild
A fast-unfolding, untold tale of deception, betrayal and romance
leading to a tense life-or-death climax in occupied France. The
strange brigadier who hardly speaks... Leo, his feisty pilot
daughter... Labrador, the vengeful Pole... Henry Dunning-Green,
Leo's boring suitor... Adrian Russell, the treacherous master
spy... ... All linked by SOE Somerville, the top secret Second
World War finishing school for spies on England's south coast, and
its local community: A melting pot of intrigue and
counter-intrigue. This is the first fictional treatment of life at
the famous Special Operations Executive 'finishing school' for
spies, SOE Beaulieu in the New Forest (renamed SOE Somerville).
It's also the first fully realised fictional portrait of master spy
and traitor Kim Philby (renamed Adrian Russell) who lectured at SOE
Beaulieu. Many of the events actually took place.
LONDON, 1942. A killer going by the name of 'Crimson Jack' is
stalking the wartime streets of London, murdering women on the
exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888. Has
the Ripper somehow returned from the grave? Is the self-styled
Crimson Jack a descendant of the original Jack or merely a madman
obsessed with those notorious killings? In desperation Scotland
Yard turn to Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective.
Surely he is the one man who can sift fact from legend and track
down Crimson Jack before he completes his tally of death. As Holmes
and the faithful Watson tread the blacked out streets of London,
death waits just around the corner. Inspired by the classic film
series from Universal Pictures starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel
Bruce, which updated Sherlock Holmes to the 1940s, this is a brand
new adventure from the acclaimed author of The Thirty-One Kings,
Castle Macnab and the Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries.
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Akin
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Emma Donoghue
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In the Mouth of the Tiger is an epic story of adventure, love,
mystery and intrigue set in Malaya, in the colourful and turbulent
years before and after World War 2. Nona Orlov, a young Russian
refugee abandoned in colonial Penang, falls in love with an
Englishman who offers escape from her tawdry hand-to-mouth
existence and catapults her into a world of mansions, expensive
cars, well-bred horses and luxurious yachts. But Denis
Elesmere-Elliott is much more than the urbane, wealthy
man-about-town that he appears, and Nona is plunged into a dark
world of treachery, violence and sudden death. As the mysteries
multiply, Nona realises that, if she is to survive, her courage
must match those of the tigers that frequent the jungles around
her. Reviewed in the Sydney Morning Herald Who was the real James
Bond? 'The Man of Mystery Uncovered' when Derek Emerson-Elliot
spoke to Mornings about the revelation that his father was a spy.
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