Résultats Éditeur "Embla Books" dans XXe siècle

A stolen child. A terrible wartime secret. Norway, 1940. Seduced by Nazi propaganda, Liv offers herself to the German High Command as war reaches rural Norway. She has something very special that they want in Berlin - but the personal cost will be terrible. Can she survive what she did as a...

1944. As darkness descends over Europe, nineteen-year-old Hedy chooses hope in the face of the evil that grips the continent and stalks the streets of her quiet Swiss hometown. One night in the forest, with only the light of the moon to guide her, Hedy finds a wounded American airman. Second...

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...

She's fallen into enemy territory. Can she find a way out? Geraldine Fitz-Herbert might have grown up amidst the aristocracy and its endless matchmaking schemes, but she's never quite fit into that world. She'd much rather take to the skies, where she can truly be free. As war breaks out, Fitz...

Two sisters. One promise. But will their bond survive the test of time? 1936. After their father loses their family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart. Each of them is...

1942, Paris: Nathalie Leroux dreams of being a famous designer, but with her beloved city under Nazi occupation, her dreams must be put on hold for survival during these dark days. When the Germans take away the person she loves most, Nathalie accepts a dangerous mission from the Resistance. One...

London, June 1942. The bombs are falling, the music plays on, but can the Good Time Girls keep dancing? Everything has finally fallen into place for Renee. So when vicar Roger asks her to support a new dance hall, it should be a great way to give back to the community. Except Renee has a...

One brave woman will risk her life to save innocent Jewish children in occupied Paris. Paris, 1942. During the dark days of Nazi occupation, Adele Basset continues to teach in her dance studio, providing a beacon of light and hope amongst so much terror and suffering. When the Germans demand the...

London, December 1940. It's Christmas for the Good Time Girls, and whilst London tries to inject some sparkle into the wartime rubble, the women of the Hammersmith Palais aren't looking forward to the festive season. Nancy continues her battle to keep control of the Palais as Ronnie and his...

Elizabeth "Birdie" Graham must defy her family to discover herself. Birdie dreams of becoming a professional artist, but the constraints of society demand she marries well. In order to fulfil her dreams, she makes a deal with her parents: to let her spend a year at the St. Agnes School of Art in...

World War Two casts a dark shadow over the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, but the show must go on... April 1940. Violet Millington, is ready to rediscover the joy of living. As she waltzes into the palais, to begin her new life of boosting morale in war swept London, she must leave her family's...

Paris, 1940. She did not look back. She did not check to see if she was being followed. She simply walked, one foot in front of the other, steadily down the street. As darkness falls over Europe, Rose Hartwell answers a call for nursing volunteers on the Western Front. Desperate to do her part...

The brand new absolutely gripping and heartbreaking World War II historical novel from master storyteller Marius Gabriel. Tatra Mountains, Poland, 1942. Tamar Varga joins the Polish Resistance Movement to take whatever revenge she can against the Nazis - having watched in horror as her Roma...

A heartbreaking betrayal. A secret to uncover at any cost. Bletchley Park, 1942. When teacher Hana Phillips is unexpectedly recruited to Bletchley Park she's determined to do her bit for the war effort. A talented linguist, she's soon put to work cracking Japanese naval codes and her newfound...