Résultats pour "Novelle" dans XXe siècle

From the author of the Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley's The Italian Girl takes you from the back streets of Naples to the world's finest opera houses on a poignant, unforgettable journey of love, betrayal and self-discovery. Read by Yolanda Kettle (Philippa Gregory's The Queen's Fool)...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies, read by Avita Jay. Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected.

“Allende is one of the most important novelists to emerge from Latin America in the past decade.”—Boston Globe An enthralling tale of one man's search for love and his struggle to contend with the pain and deprivation that shaped him. Born in the Hispanic barrio of Los Angeles, Gregory...

🕯️ Discover MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Rosie Clarke's next gritty instalment of her bestselling Blackberry Farm family saga series...❤️ Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Fenella J Miller and Patricia McBride💔 The war is ending. But for the family at Blackberry Farm, a new chapter is only...

A BRAND NEW powerful and emotional historical novel from Jina Bacarr, bestselling author of The Orphans of Berlin. Paris, 1943: How much will one mother sacrifice to save the innocent? Lia di Montieri is the star of the flying trapeze, risking her life every night. But by day, it’s her...

To save their lives, she must put hers on the line. Berlin, 1939 As war breaks out across Europe, Clara - a British midwife married to a German officer - finds herself an outsider in the place she has called home for nearly a decade. Dismissed from her hospital and powerless as a pregnant Jewish...

Bloomsbury presents The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough, read by Nicolette McKenzie. An endearing tale, full of wit, warmth and romance, from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds. The Hurlingford family have ruled the small town of Byron, nestled in the Blue Mountains, for...

'A wonderfully satisfying read: love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with' – Santa Montefiore An Island full of secrets . . . Summer, 1929. Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it...

An epic first love. A second chance . . . 'One of our most prolific and talented writers’ – Santa Montefiore Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James...

“As juicy and enlightening as a page in Meghan Markle's diary.”—InStyle “Presidential darling, America’s sweetheart, national rebel: Teddy Roosevelt’s swashbuckling daughter Alice springs to life in this raucous anthem to a remarkable woman.”—Kate Quinn, New York Times...

Paris 1912 is only the beginning. Relentless time traveler Jennifer Cloud wants a little one-on-one time with her man and possibly, if it’s not asking too much, a proposal. But when a mysterious brigand sabotages her fellow time travelers and disrupts her love life, Jen must embark on a very dangerous vacation. As Jen searches for the brigand, she discovers a valuable gem has been stashed amongst the trunks of a wealthy socialite destined to board the Titanic. The problem is the socialite’s name is on the list of lost souls from that horrible night, April 14, 1912.

“Powerful and haunting . . . an intimate and unforgettable tale that transports the reader to the heart of Imperial Russia.” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba This sweeping novel takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of...

Brought to you by Penguin. ONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE? A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife In 1943, Contessa Sofia de' Corsi's peaceful Tuscan villa among the olive groves is upturned by the...

An utterly gripping and heart-wrenching tale of forbidden love, family loyalty, and long-buried secrets — perfect for fans of The Nightingale, The Island of Sea Women, and Kate Quinn. ✨ Lucia loved her brother Dinu to the depths of her soul, but she also worried about him. He was intelligent...

The paper is stiff and brittle with age as Kate unfolds it with trembling hands. She gasps at the pencil sketch of a rippling waterway, lined by tall buildings, curving towards the dome of a cathedral. She feels a connection deep in her heart. Venice. England, 1941. When Kate Arden discovers a...

An emotionally beautiful wartime novel, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah A secret, a sacrifice, and a scandal... Summer 1939 When war breaks out, Sylvie is marooned with her cousin Nell's family in the Chiltern hills and cannot return to her Normandy home. During the early days of rationing...

Brought to you by Penguin. The festive follow-up to The Rose Queen, from beloved Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn... Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she is more determined than ever to sign up and do her bit. Joining the...

The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend, Patience Murphy.

Keep her secret Keep her safe On the 14th November 1940, Hitler’s bombs rain down on Coventry. From the rubble of a bombed-out family home, a young girl is saved… This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Secret Wife by Gill Paul As the...

Paris, Christmas 1933. The Strasbourg express crashes into a local train outside Paris, leaving wreckage and broken bodies strewn on the tracks. On board is Gilles Malroux. In the chaos and confusion, he swaps his identity papers with a stranger, steals a suitcase and vanishes. Gilles' sister...