Titres dans 20e siècle

Brought to you by Penguin. Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor, sits in the waiting room of the city's preeminent psychiatrist as he anxiously ponders the particularly intimate nature of his neurosis. When the enigmatic, intensely beautiful Hettie Bull walks in, Lysander is...

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A quest for secrets in the blue afternoon . . . Los Angeles, 1936. Kay Fischer, a young and ambitious architect, is being followed by an old man. When confronted, he explains that his name is Salvador Carriscant - and...

In 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play, the only female-authored play on the London stage that season, has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers and their savage notices not only shut down the play but ruin Lowry's last chance for a dramatic career. With her future in London not looking bright, at the suggestion of her friend, Peggy Guggenheim, Vivien takes a job in as a script doctor on a major film shooting in Rome’s Cinecitta Studios.

A breathtaking journey across Iran where war and superstition, jealousy and betrayal, and passion and loyalty rage behind the impenetrable walls of mansions and the crumbling houses of the Jewish Quarter.

A war-torn city. A dangerous secret. A shocking betrayal… Paris, 1940. War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his last beacon of hope: his beloved bookshop, La...

Brought to you by Penguin. FEATURING HUGE NAMES FROM LITERATURE, COMEDY AND BEYOND - INCLUDING RODDY DOYLE, FRANK SKINNER AND ALAN TITCHMARSH - THIS ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES REIMAGINES JEEVES AND WOOSTER THROUGH FRESH EYES. The irrepressible duo first appeared on the page in 1915, coming to feature...

El niño al que todos buscan. Una madre dispuesta a defenderlo. Un secreto inconfesable. 180.000 lectores ya tienen a Rafael Tarradas Bultó en su lista de imprescindibles. Todo Reich necesita a sus príncipes cerca. Londres, 1939. Cuando el agente del servicio secreto John Osbourne descubre que...

Ottobre 1945. L'anno scolastico inizia in ritardo. È il primo dell'Italia liberata e non è semplice ripartire dalle macerie. La maestra Gilla guarda con angoscia quei muri che fino a poche settimane prima alloggiavano nazisti. È arrivata a Borgo di Dentro per sfuggire alle bombe che martoriavano la sua Genova, e come tanti giovani ha combattuto e ha rischiato la vita, scommettendo sulla costruzione di un futuro migliore che altri compagni non vedranno.

The RAF squadron returns in a thrilling wartime adventure! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. They refuse to be lambs led to the slaughter . . . June, 1940 After fourteen months of flying, John Noble is now a capable and experienced Fighter Pilot...

An exciting new wartime adventure series! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. A young pilot is thrust into the raging skies of war . . . 1938 Having been raised on a farm, young New Zealander John Noble longs for an adventure away from his family's...

John Noble flies East in his latest adventure! Perfect for fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard, and Jack Higgins. A new alliance is forming . . . 1941 From providing air cover against large numbers of German attackers at Dunkirk to battling the never-ending waves of Luftwaffe...

Die Danziger Trilogie umfasst die Werke Die Blechtrommel, Katz und Maus und Hundejahre. In der Blechtrommel erweist sich Oskar Matzerath, der im Alter von drei Jahren beschließt, nicht mehr zu wachsen, als ein scharfsinniger Beobachter des Danziger Kleinbürgertums vor und während des Nationalsozialismus. In Katz und Maus erzählt Pilenz aus der Rückschau des Jahres 1959 vom bewunderten und verachteten Klassenkameraden Mahlke im Danzig der Kriegszeit, den sein übergroßer Adamsapfel zum Außenseiter macht.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This novel leaves you breathless.” —Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author “A thunderous gallop of a war novel, a new classic, a best-in-class example of speculative fiction.” —The New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of the...

Britain, March, 1944. After a desperate aerial battle over Somerset, a German bomber goes down in flames. When Joan discovers the Luftwaffe pilot hiding in her barn, her first instinct is to turn him in – against her better judgment, she offers him shelter instead. As they work side by side in the fields, a forbidden love begins to flourish. As the walls close in on their unlikely affair, Dieter and Joan's lives become fraught with danger, until passion and patriotism finally collide.

'Superbly plotted...pure escapism and utterly joyful' JOANNA CANNON 'Vivid and entertaining, and powered by such a wonderfully dry wit' THE TIMES 'An excellent mystery...superbly rendered' GUARDIAN 'A beautifully woven debut full of escalating secrets...hugely enjoyable' AJ PEARCE 'An...

Ostpreußen im Winter 1944/45: Alles ist in Auflösung. Flüchtlingsströme wälzen sich in Richtung Westen. Nur auf dem Gutshof der von Globigs scheint die Welt noch heil zu sein. Bis auch hier die Ordnung zusammenbricht. Walter Kempowskis Meisterwerk bringt die Themen Flucht und Vertreibung, Schuld und Heimatlosigkeit in eine eindringliche, literarische Form...

Marseille, 1942. Helen, chanteuse anglaise sans succès, vit seule avec ses deux enfants - le narrateur et sa jeune soeur Liola. Lors de la débâcle de 1940, Helen, malade et sans le sou, s'est installée dans une mansarde donnant sur les toits. Mais son état de santé lui impose une hospitalisation et Helen craint que ses enfants ne soient recueillis séparément en son absence.

Quoi de neuf sur la guerre ? En principe rien, puisqu'elle est finie. Nous sommes en 1945-1946, dans un atelier de confection pour dames de la rue de Turenne, à Paris. Il y a là M. Albert, le patron, et sa femme, Léa. Leurs enfants, Raphaël et Betty. Léon, le presseur. Les mécaniciens, Maurice, rescapé d'Auschwitz et Charles dont la femme et les enfants ne sont pas revenus. Et les finisseuses, Mme Paulette, Mme Andrée, Jacqueline. Il y a l'histoire de leurs relations et de leur prétention au bonheur.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Highly recommend for your summer reading' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets? Corfu, 1930 The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the scent of jasmine, the green shutters of her family’s home — and her brother...

Blonder Engel ist die bittersüße Liebesgeschichte zwischen einer Deutschen und einem britischen Piloten. Eine Geschichte über Mut und Gewissen, Liebe und Überleben im Dritten Reich. In Berlin, 1943, ist Mitgefühl ein Verbrechen. Die frischverheiratete Ursula Hermann ist eine einfache Frau, die sich nichts weiter wünscht, als dass der Krieg zu Ende geht und ihr Ehemann heil von der Ostfront nach Hause kommt. Aber manche Dinge sollen nicht sein.