Novedades

Reeling from her last knock-down, drag-out with Japan’s mighty combined fleet – the Kido Butai – USS Enterprise limps back to Pearl Harbor for repairs and refitting. And like the battle-hardened warriors who live and work inside her, this gallant lady will return to the fight even stronger… but it can’t happen too soon.

Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for nearly as long as she can remember, following the centuries-old code of honor instilled in her by her mother, Annabel: take only from the cruel and unkind, and give to those in need. Never was their family tradition more important than seven decades earlier, during the Second World War, when Annabel and Colette worked side by side in Paris to fund the French Resistance. But one night in 1942, it all went wrong.

Rachael is a resilient Jewish woman imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II, clinging to the memories of her lost family while enduring the harrowing reality of the concentration camp. Amidst the brutality, she uncovers a hidden diamond engagement ring in the mud—its brilliance offering a glimmer of hope and a reason to survive. As she navigates the perils of camp life, Rachael forms a profound bond with Chaya, a young girl also yearning for connection and comfort in their shared despair.

Última entrega del ciclo narrativo y obra cumbre de la literatura universal, A la busca del tiempo perdido, de Marcel Proust. Desde la infancia del Narrador, desde Combray y cerca de Swann, todo ha cambiado. Es hora de hacer balance. En el claroscuro del París de la Gran Guerra, bajo un cielo de bombardeos, emergen monstruos, figuras irreconocibles del pasado.

Germany’s insidious scheme draws the United States into the Great War. Peril and unease hover as Americans enlist and volunteer for the cause. But it’s the lurking risk on the home front that threatens to shatter lives. April 1917. President Wilson reneges on his campaign promise when the United States declares war on Germany. A military draft soon follows, and tension falls over the small German-settled Minnesota town of Holmesburg. Seventeen-year-old Melania Harvey happily moves to Minneapolis with her parents when they secure employment at a large flour mill—the location distancing...

Though unexceptional in every way, Klaus Barbie, a mid-level Gestapo chief, ruled Lyon, France, like a medieval tyrant from 1942-44. Crowds parted to let him pass; a table was permanently reserved for him at Le Lapin Blanc, Lyon' s raciest nightclub; and pretty young women slipped him notes inscribed with their phone numbers. But his glory days represented only a thin slice of his life. What prepared him for his role as the so-called Butcher of Lyon, and what became of him after the war ended?

Jeremy Littlefield stands at a crossroads, his loyalties torn between two continents. On the verge of departing for Burma, he faces a crucial decision: heed the urgent call of the Pacific Theater, or remain in France to support the Resistance alongside his beloved Amélie. Each choice carries the weight of survival, not just for himself, but for those he might leave behind.

Chicago, 1924: Emily and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle of Chicago for the promise of their own American dream among the harsh beauty of the prairie. But leaving the city means leaving Emily’s beloved sister, Annie, who was once closer to her than anyone in the world. Kansas, 1932: Emily and Henry have established their new home among the warmth of the farming community in Kansas. Aligned to the fickle fortunes of nature, their lives hold a precarious and hopeful purpose, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, lands on their doorstep.

Chestnut-haired Corporal Effie Weston has grit beyond her twenty years. Determined to do her duty, she has joined up to the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force to defend London’s East End from the Blitz. She and her new friends Alice, Nell and George know their work is as vital as any man’s. They must rely on every bit of their training–as well as each other–to face the dark days of war.

Estella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran away from her overbearing father, she has been forced back home to walk in his footsteps, teaching at the college he dominated and living in the fabulous home where he entertained artists and scholars for decades—and perhaps she owns it now, because her mercurial mother has disappeared. At the center of everything—the whispers, the rumors, the secrets—is her father’s library of rare books, which she had been forbidden to touch while he was alive to stop her.

During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family’s Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events. As Allied bombs rain down on Torino in the autumn of 1942, Stella Costa’s mother sends her to safety with distant relatives in a Tuscan villa. There, Stella finds her family tasked with a great responsibility: hiding nearly 300 priceless masterpieces from Florence, including Botticelli’s famous Primavera.

Enero de 1942. Cuando exigen al lujoso hotel Avallon colaborar en la guerra alojando a trescientos diplomáticos y simpatizantes nazis, la prioridad de June Hudson, la directora, es convencer a sus trabajadores de seguir como si nada, y sin perder la sonrisa. Sin embargo, también debe lidiar con Tucker Minnick, el agente del FBI cuya investigación para destapar los secretos que guardan los alemanes amenaza el delicado equilibro que ella se desvive por mantener.

After the U.S. declares war on Japan in 1941, all persons of Japanese descent in the Western U.S. come under suspicion. Curfews are imposed, bank accounts frozen, and FBI agents search homes randomly. Despite the fact that two generations of the Miyota family are American citizens, Fumio and his parents and sister Kimiko must pack meager belongings and are transported under military escort to the California desert to be held at Camp Manzanar, leaving their good friends and neighbors the Whitlocks to care for their farm and their dog, Flyer.

Noord-Amerika, 1942. June Hudson is de manager van het Avallon Hotel & Spa, een luxehotel in de bergen van West-Virginia waar de high society graag vertoeft en het zoete bergwater dat uit de kranen stroomt alle zorgen kan wegspoelen. Terwijl listige plannen worden gesmeed en onverwachte allianties ontstaan, wordt June geconfronteerd met de werkelijke prijs van luxe.

La magnifica festa del 30 gennaio 1933 sarebbe stata ricordata negli anni a venire come l'ultima occasione in cui si erano ritrovati tutti insieme. Fu un momento scintillante e al tempo stesso un commiato: la Berlino della comunità ebraica, con la sua vivacissima, brulicante polifonia, era perduta per sempre. Dopo il grande successo de Gli Effinger, Gabriele Tergit narra le vicende di cinque famiglie berlinesi sradicate dalla ferocia della storia del Novecento.

La guerra infuria a pochi chilometri dalla Linea Gotica, sulle colline di Pesaro, dove tedeschi e fascisti si scontrano con i partigiani del Toscano in attesa delle truppe alleate. Evelina ha solo cinque anni quando i primi rifugiati trovano riparo nel granaio di suo padre, quell'attimo in cui la sua vita viene travolta e la spensieratezza dei giochi d'infanzia lascia il posto all'orrore della guerra. Realtà e magia si mescolano e si intrecciano, riportando in vita un mondo contadino e fiabesco, l'intrico della guerra civile e quella mondiale.

In the heart of the US capital, Dinah Kendall's role for the Office of Strategic Services isn't the thrilling espionage career she dreamed of. Instead, she spends her days crafting rumors aimed at undermining Axis morale. As Dinah navigates her duties, she uncovers a startling revelation: Her mother, Lillian, was once a codebreaker, cracking military ciphers during the Great War alongside some of the nation's most brilliant minds. The deeper Dinah dives into her mother's past, the more secrets come to light—including the heavy cost of high-stakes codebreaking.

Stretching from the late-nineteenth century to the present day, The Lost Masterpiece is wrapped around an enigmatic and powerful painting, Party on the Seine. Stolen by the Nazis. Believed to be destroyed for almost a century. Possibly haunted by the anguished spirit of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot. Survivor of a flood, an earthquake and a fire when all the other artworks around it were destroyed. What secrets does it hold? What power?

The good weather has finally arrived, and the empires of Europe are ready to hurl their armies and fleets at each other in a fight of titanic proportions. The stakes are high, with Austria-Hungary and France reeling on the brink of disaster.

1941. Following the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous, if at times lonely, existence—mothering the son of her husband’s concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang’s education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu. But when the Japanese invade Hong Kong, the paths of Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu wildly diverge.