Titres dans XXe siècle

1949: Als Elsa in Island ankommt, ist sie eine von vielen. Knapp dreihundert junge Frauen aus Deutschland sind dem Aufruf der isländischen Bauernpartei gefolgt, um dort ein Jahr auf Höfen zu arbeiten. Man hofft auf Arbeitskräfte sowie Heiratskandidatinnen, da viele Isländerinnen in die...

Little Germany, Manhattan, 1904: Eine verheerende Katastrophe hat das deutsche Viertel in Schockstarre versetzt. Trotz des schweren Schicksalsschlags kämpfen Lissi und Julia weiter für ihre Bäckerei und ihr persönliches Glück. Doch bald schon zeichnet sich ab, dass Little Germany nie mehr die Heimat sein wird, die das Viertel für sie geworden war. Noch einmal müssen die beiden jungen Frauen einen Neuanfang wagen. Als plötzlich zwei Männer aus ihrem alten Leben auftauchen, müssen sich Lissi und Julia ihrer Vergangenheit stellen.

Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN's debut novel, Nineteen Steps, is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II. Adding a deeply personal touch to the experience, Millie Bobby Brown narrates this story...

An unforgettable tale of lost love and buried truths, where the mysteries of a famous shipwreck hold the key to one woman’s future—and the truth of her mother’s final days. It’s been seven years since a tragic diving accident took her mother’s life, leaving Tula Cassidy with a crushing...

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.

Discover the BRAND NEW follow-up to One Last Summer of Innocence from MILLION COPY bestseller Rosie Clarke A devastating war. A forbidden love. And a secret that changes everything. Cambridgeshire With the First World War closing in, Harry and Kate are torn apart by a devastating secret that...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. One Elevator Ride That Changes Everything on September 11 On that fateful morning of September 11th, Emily Lombardo, caught in a whirlwind of distractions, steps into an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. In a twist of fate, she...

Bombay, late en 1913 bajo el calor sofocante de la India colonial. Madeline Bright acaba de llegar desde Inglaterra a un hogar que le resulta extraño en una ciudad tan deslumbrante como desconocida. Conoce a Luke Devereaux, audaz y carismático, que le muestra un mundo que Maddy nunca imaginó. Entre ellos nace un gran amor, marcado por las expectativas familiares y por un futuro incierto que amenaza con separarlos.

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller delivers an emotion-packed historical novel of love set against the breathtaking backdrop of the American West. When Susannah McKittrick leaves Nantucket for the boomtown of Seattle, she is hardly looking to strike it rich; she is...

Rêveuse et solitaire, Danielle est prisonnière d'un mariage toxique et sans amour. Son seul refuge se trouve dans l'écriture de son journal intime dans lequel elle raconte ses déboires, ses peines et ses espoirs... Et depuis l'incident qui a bouleversé sa vie, elle s'est promis une chose : éviter ces maudits envahisseurs ! Pas facile lorsqu'on tient un bar et que son mari se trouve être un membre actif de la résistance. Mais quand Patrick prend part à l'insurrection de Paris en ce mois d'août 1944 et ramène à son retour rien de moins qu'un officier SS, tout change.

Der Start der Saga um das Krankenhaus Waldfriede. 1919. Berlin leidet noch immer unten den Folgen des Ersten Weltkriegs. Um ihren privaten Kummer zu vergessen, hilft die junge Schwester Hanna mit Feuereifer beim Aufbau der neuen Klinik Waldfriede in Zehlendorf. So stolz sie auf die Anstellung ist, so ernüchtert ist sie nach Wochen kräftezehrender Arbeit. Nur ihr ausgeprägtes Pflichtgefühl gegenüber dem jungen Klinikleiter Dr. Conradi lässt sie durchhalten und sie genießt die vertrauensvolle Freundschaft, die sich zwischen ihnen entwickelt.

Deploring social injustice, Lady Deborah Claremont opens a staff agency, concealing the fact that she's a member of the aristocracy. But Deborah has become accustomed to keeping secrets. It began eight years ago in 1918 when her dashing French lieutenant was tragically killed. Amid an undercurrent of social unrest and with the General Strike looming ahead, Deborah meets two very different men: handsome Theodore Field, MP, and the charismatic union firebrand Evan Morgan.

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.

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.

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. 

Nineteen-year-old Carrie Dobbs has a secret tearing her apart. When her parents discover her condition, Carrie's mother, Florrie takes matters into her own hands and arranges a marriage with Arnold Bateman to get Carrie out of Whitechapel and away from the gossips. He is a man Carrie could never love, the opposite of Johan, the young man she adores. Arnold has been posted to India and expects her to go with him and be the wife he needs to further his promotion and position in the army.

Set in mid-century Rome and England, this forbidden slow-burn love story will take your breath away SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTION ‘If I had to pick a favourite from the year so far, it would be this’ - Pandora Sykes ‘Lush...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LATEST, SWEEPING, BREATHTAKING AND HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL FICTION FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE PARIS AFFAIR In order to save her family’s future, Stella Penhallam is forced to uncover the secrets of their past… With her family’s perfumery in dire straits, Stella...

The brand new heart-wrenching WW2 saga from bestselling author Fenella J. Miller, set during the Blitz! Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Lizzie Lane ❤️ Can love survive the scars of the past when war brings them back together? September 1940 As the new housekeeper at Harbour House, Lily...

Un romanzo sull'amore, la perdita e la forza del destino. Un libro imperdibile per chi ha amato Mille splendidi soli e Le pagine della nostra vita. Roya e Bahman si incontrano in una piccola libreria di Teheran. Giovani e pieni di ideali, decidono di sposarsi. Ma la Storia ha altri piani: è il 1953, l'anno del colpo di Stato che cambiò l'Iran per sempre e Bahman scompare durante i tumulti cittadini. Roya, distrutta dal dolore, si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti per ricominciare da zero. Dopo oltre sessant'anni, ritrova Bahman e – con lui – tutte le risposte che cercava da una vita intera.