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A Jewish Girl in Paris
Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn’s A Jewish Girl in Paris is a powerful novel about forbidden love. 'In this vivid, affecting novel of intertwined destinies and the enduring power of love against the bleakest odds, Levensohn weaves a tale saturated with historical accuracy and yet surprisingly intimate.' - Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark Paris, 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl, Judith, meets a young man, the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer – his family will never approve of the girl he has fallen in love with. As the Germans impose more and more restricti...
A Jewish Girl in Paris
Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn's A Jewish Girl in Paris is a powerful novel about forbidden love, adapted from a translation by Jamie Lee Searle.'In this vivid, affecting novel of intertwined destinies and the enduring power of love against the bleakest odds, Levensohn weaves a tale saturated with historical accuracy and yet surprisingly intimate. A Jewish Girl in Paris delivers romance and intrigue to spare, but the novel's real power lies in its portrayal of how deeply and sometimes mysteriously we can find ourselves connected to the past, and to each other.' - Paula Mc Lain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wif...
The Redemption of Isobel Farrar
England, 1926. Lady Isobel Farrar, an ageing widow with a colorful past, has returned home after years of living abroad. As she moves back into Halcyon Hill, her beloved country house, she finds herself dwelling on a long-buried secret. In the wake of a terrible tragedy when she was young, Isobel gave up a child for adoption, and now she can't help but wonder what became of him. Life has not been kind to Frank Brodie. Cruelly mistreated by his adoptive parents, he spent his young adulthood struggling to survive on the harsh streets of London, before the Great War took him away to the trenches. Now he has found safety with Arthur, an older man who loves and protects him. But something is still missing from Frank's life. When mother and son are finally reunited, will they be able to lay the past to rest?
Valhalla
May of Teck, only daughter of a noble family fallen from grace, has been selected to marry the troublesome Prince Eddy, heir to the British throne. Submitting to the wishes of Queen Victoria and under pressure from her family, young May agrees. But just as a spark of love and devotion arises between the young couple, Prince Eddy dies of influenza. To her horror, May discovers she is to be married to the brother, Georgie, instead, a cold and domineering man. But what can she do? From the author of The Prince of Mirrors comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the most formidable queens of Britain.
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Tra di noi una vita intera
Tre donne, tre epoche, tre destini indissolubilmente legati da una promessa Parigi, 1940. Judith, giovane studentessa ebrea, è minacciata dall’occupazione nazista ed è ormai costretta a vivere in clandestinità. Insieme al fidanzato Christian, figlio di un ricco banchiere, progetta una fuga in Svizzera ma, a poche ore dalla partenza, il suo nascondiglio viene scoperto e lei deportata. Da allora non si sa più nulla di lei. Montreal, 1982. Jacobina non ha mai avuto un buon rapporto con il padre e sono decenni che vive a Washington, ma adesso il padre è in punto di morte e le ha chiesto di andare al suo capezzale per farsi fare una promessa solenne: Jacobina deve impegnarsi a cercare Judi...
L'Echo des promesses
Trois femmes, trois vies, une promesse ! Paris 1940 : Dans la Ville lumière, sous l'occupation allemande, Christian, le fils d'un banquier est amoureux de Judith, une jeune étudiante juive. Le jeune couple envisage de fuir, mais soudain Judith disparaît sans laisser aucune trace... Montréal, 1982 : peu avant sa mort, Lica Grunberg confesse à sa fille, Jacobina, qu'elle a une demi-sœur issue d'une relation précédente. Dans les tumultes de la guerre, Lica a cependant perdu tout contact avec sa fille aînée, un abandon qu'il a regretté toute sa vie. Sa dernière volonté : que Jacobina retrouve sa demi-sœur et récrée ce lien que son père a brisé à jamais. Washington DC, 2006 : Béatrice, la quarantaine, en poste à la banque mondiale, cherche de plus en plus un sens à sa vie. Quand elle rencontre une vieille dame, grâce à une association qui vient en aide aux personnes démunies, elle n'imagine pas combien sa vie va changer. Car elle va être confrontée à une demande particulière : aider à tenir une promesse...
The Secret Orphan
The USA Today bestseller This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Don’t miss The Red Cross Orphans, the brand new historical novel from Glynis Peters coming in November 2021
Una chica judia en paris
Inspirada en hechos reales y ambientada en el contexto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Una chica judía en París es una poderosa novela sobre el amor prohibido PARÍS, 1940. La ciudad está bajo ocupación alemana. Una joven judía, Judith, conoce a un joven, hijo de un rico banquero y simpatizante de los nazis; su familia nunca aprobará a la chica de la que se ha enamorado. A medida que los alemanes imponen másy más restricciones a los judíos parisinos, la pareja planea huir del país en secreto. Pero antes de que puedan escapar, Judith desaparece... MONTREAL, 1982. Poco antes de su muerte, Lica Grunberg le confiesa a su hija que tiene una media hermana mayor, Judith. Lica escapó de los ...
Trapped
Louisa hates Ash Springs more than anything. She dreams of escaping the tiny village in the Nevada desert, of finding excitement and adventure. On a camping trip to Sequoia National Park with her four brothers, she meets the mysterious Brendan, and her life takes a dramatic turn... because for Brendan, it's not a chance encounter at all. He's been meticulously planning every step of Louisa's abduction. Brendan whisks her away to the Canadian wilderness, an endless expanse of spruce trees and blue sky, populated only by wolves and ermines. He tells her she's the light in his darkness. As her days of imprisonment turn to weeks, Louisa is forced to confront not only her own desperate terror, bu...
