Titres dans XXe siècle

Schiff der verlorenen Träume: Ein historischer Liebesroman über die Titanic Ein Schiff der Wunder. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Ein Schicksal, das alles entscheidet. Im Frühjahr 1912 sticht die Titanic, das größte und prächtigste Schiff der Welt, in See – ein Meisterwerk der Technik, das als "unsinkbar" gilt. An Bord befindet sich die junge Catherine Harding, deren Reise von Southampton nach New York ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Was als luxuriöser Traum beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einem Albtraum aus Geheimnissen, verbotener Leidenschaft und unausweichlichem Schicksal.

In 1940, as the shadows are lengthening over Europe, painter Louis Duval decides to leave his studio in Brittany and, in his small motor boat, make the short but perilous journey to England. His aim is not to flee from the enemy, but to join the Resistance to fight for his beloved France. He...

Paris, 1939. Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day....

Año 1940. Europa está en manos de los nazis. En plena posguerra, Madrid pasa hambre y se ha convertido en un hervidero de espías de todas las potencias mundiales. Harry Brett, un antiguo soldado inglés que participó en la guerra civil y trabaja para el servicio secreto británico, debe ganarse la confianza de un antiguo condiscípulo, Sandy Forsyth, a fin de averiguar a qué negocios turbios se dedica en la España de Franco.ció tras la Batalla del Jarama.

Dunkle Wolken am Horizont. Ein neues Jahrzehnt bricht an. Die "Waldfriede"-Saga geht weiter! Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1933. Gerade als sich das Waldfriede endlich einen Namen gemacht hat und Klinikleiter Conradi in die Berliner Chirurgische Gesellschaft aufgenommen wird, ziehen mit der Machtergreifung der Nazis dunkle Wolken am Horizont auf. Plötzlich steht das Waldfriede und sein Personal unter Beobachtung.

Anna Roth, jeune documentaliste à Princeton, a une mission : rencontrer Adèle, la veuve de Kurt Gödel, l'un des plus grands mathématiciens du XXe siècle, afin de récupérer les documents laissés par le grand mathématicien. Par petites touches, Adèle dévoile peu à peu l'histoire d'amour improbable, l'horreur nazie, le génie et les folies de son mari Kurt Gödel.

Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. What brought her to this moment? As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of Nazi occupation and fleeing in the night. Of hope and heartbreak in Switzerland; ambition, glamour and love in Paris. 

Lady of the house Octavia Cavendish lives like a bird in a gilded cage. With her family’s fortune, her husband, William, has made significant additions to the estate, but he too feels bound - by the obligations of his title as well as his vows. Their son, Harry, is expected to follow in his footsteps, but the boy has dreams of his own, like pursuing the new adventure of aerial flight. Meanwhile, below stairs, a housemaid named Emily holds a secret that could undo the Cavendish name.

Carmen empaca el último de sus abrigos mientras su esposo, Manuel, se acomoda indiferente la corbata frente al espejo. En Veracruz la espera el barco que los llevará hacia Europa en un último intento de darle color a una vida y un matrimonio insatisfactorios. Es 1914 y Carmen arde en deseos...

Der TikTok-Hit von Starautorin Taylor Jenkins Reid: Laut, pulsierend und so unterhaltsam wie eine richtig gute Party. Malibu, 1983. Die jährliche Sommerparty von Nina Riva, Surfstar und Supermodell, steht bevor. Es ist das Event des Jahres, und niemand möchte die Gelegenheit missen, um mit den berühmten Riva-Geschwistern zu feiern. Nur Nina wünscht sich an diesem Tag so weit weg wie möglich: Nachdem ihr Mann sie betrogen hat, würde sie die Party am liebsten abblasen.

London, present day. When Claudia discovers that her grandmother was born at Hope’s House, a home for unmarried mothers, everything she thought she knew about her family is shattered in an instant. Looking down at a faded family crest, she is determined to discover how it can possibly relate to her grandmother. Soon Claudia learns that the crest belongs to the Diaz family, once one of the wealthiest dynasties in Cuba. Impulsively Claudia books a ticket to Havana, feeling sure in her heart that she will be able to uncover her family’s true story.

Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman’s story, a story that could change the course of her summer - and her life. In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Château Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits.

Drei Romane über die Frauen von Bloomsbury von Stefanie H. Martin. Ein so überraschender wie mitreißender Roman über Virginia Woolf – Ikone der literarischen Moderne und der Frauenbewegung. Die Bloomsbury Group steht bis heute für geistige Freiheit und Liebe in all ihren Facetten. Eine große Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Frauen, die für Literatur leben: Virginia Woolf und Vita Sackville-West.

From the author of Near Miss comes another unmissable romance set on the ice. Only Ever You follows Bodhan Novotnak, a hockey player recently forced off the ice and behind a desk who accidentally reunites with his ex on a mutual friend’s retirement cruise. He still loves her. She’d do...

França, década de 1940. Os alemães, aos poucos, vão tomando espaço nas ruas parisienses, levando um constante clima de tensão à outrora despreocupada burguesia francesa. Nesse cenário, conhecemos Hélène, uma jovem sonhadora e individualista, e Jean, um rapaz bem-nascido que decide abandonar seus privilégios para lutar pelas causas operárias e, mais tarde, juntar-se à resistência antifascista. A partir da relação amorosa que os dois vivem e das relações com as pessoas que os cercam, mergulhamos numa inebriante espiral de sentimentos e questionamentos profundos: O que é o amor?

Detective Sergeant Aaron Fowler of the Metropolitan Police doesn’t count himself a gullible man. When he encounters a graphologist who deduces people’s lives and personalities from their handwriting with impossible accuracy, he needs to find out how the trick is done. Even if that involves spending more time with the intriguing, flirtatious Joel Wildsmith than feels quite safe. Joel’s not an admirer of the police, but DS Fowler has the most irresistible handwriting he’s ever seen. If the policeman’s tests let him spend time unnerving the handsome copper, why not play along?

A Distant Shore, a new Avon book, full description to follow when available...

Sicilia, inizio Novecento. A Castellatani gli uomini sono destinati a respirare la polvere dello zolfo. La grande miniera sulla collina è un dio crudele che divora i carusi e restituisce sudore, fatica e una promessa di lavoro. Teresa è cresciuta con un desiderio più grande della sua età: diventare maestra e insegnare ai bambini del paese come sognare un mondo migliore. Ma in una realtà in cui le scelte sono già scritte dalla tradizione, la sua vita si intreccia con quella di Giovanni, uno zolfataro che conosce i cunicoli sotterranei come le stanze di casa.

As the First World War shatters families, destroys friendships and kills lovers, a young Palestinian dreamer sets out to find himself. Midhat Kamal picks his way across a fractured world, from the shifting politics of the Middle East to the dinner tables of Montpelier and a newly tumultuous Paris. He discovers that everything is fragile: love turns to loss, friends become enemies and everyone is looking for a place to belong.

Maria, occhi a mandorla e pelle d'ambra, viene data in sposa a un uomo facoltoso e più grande di lei. Determinata e forte, scoprirà i piaceri di una vita piena a fianco del marito. Ma un viaggio a Tripoli accende una rovente storia d'amore, cui seguiranno vent'anni di incontri, di separazioni, di convegni clandestini. Un grande personaggio femminile sullo sfondo della Sicilia della prima metà del '900.