Novedades

Gunter Schrader was left behind when his brothers went to war in 1914. Two and a half years later, he makes his way to the front, though it means leaving the young woman he loves and lying to his widowed mother. The need to fight refuses to let him go, even after the guns fall silent in 1918. Reunited with his brother Jochen and hungry to continue the struggle to secure Germany's borders, it is only the desire for a deeper connection that threatens Gunter's plans. Discharged and no longer bound to his oath as a soldier, he is faced with a choice: Love for a woman, or love for his nation?***...

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.

By early 1919, the hopeful cheers of Armistice Day have faded into a quiet, uneasy silence. Hettie returns to Canada, married to Alfred — a stranger in many ways — and haunted by the memory of her first husband, Geoffrey, whose death she never fully mourned. Burdened by unresolved grief, Hettie struggles to adjust to civilian life. As she attempts to piece together the remnants of her shattered past, she finds herself facing the cruel judgments of her new family who are hell-bent on making her feel like an outsider in her own home. Facing heartache and Alfred’s family’s cold cruelty...

In the summer of 1914, the air is thick with anticipation as the Steward family prepares for the joyous union of Hettie Steward and Geoffrey Bartlett. The event will officially bond together two families that have interconnected for decades. Little does the family know it stands on the brink of upheaval. A bond that promised new beginnings is shattered as the ominous clouds of war begin to gather over Europe. Hettie and her spirited brother Freddie make the bold decision to join the Canadian Army Medical Corps, a choice that ignites conflict at home and fractures the family’s once-solid ...

Hettie Steward is not your ordinary bride-to-be. Feisty, educated, and fiercely ambitious, she stands on the brink of a life she has long dreamed of — until the weight of societal expectations threatens to confine her to the shadows of domesticity. Having devoted herself to nursing, the love she feels for her fiancé, Geoffrey Bartlette, is eclipsed by the haunting thought that marriage means trading her aspirations for drudgery. When the echoes of the Great War thunder across the world, Hettie's dreams collide with harsh reality. Geoffrey enlists and persuades Hettie to join the Canadian...

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...

In the shadow of the Great War, courage and heartache intertwine. Get ready to be swept away by Melina Druga's incredible WWI trilogy, now available in one complete volume! Book 1, the war front story, Angel of Mercy, introduces us to Hettie, who wasn't exactly cut out to be an idle housewife. When her husband, Geoffrey, enlists shortly after their wedding, she decides to join him in Europe. Hettie finds purpose tending to wounded soldiers at a Casualty Clearing Station, where her work is valued, unlike back home in Ontario. But nothing can prepare her for the tragedies and tribulations ...

A Novel of Brotherhood, Sacrifice, and the Alabama 167th Infantry in the Great War In the shattered fields of France, where mud swallows boots and bullets write the fate of nations, a group of young men from Alabama stand shoulder to shoulder as part of the legendary 167th U.S. Infantry Regiment — the backbone of the 42nd "Rainbow" Division. From the dusty heat of the Mexican border chasing Pancho Villa to the blood-soaked trenches of Europe, Unknown Soldier: World War I is a powerful and emotional journey into the heart of courage and the cost of war. Follow James, a young officer from ...

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.

Set against the harsh landscape of World War I-era Europe, this hauntingly beautiful tale of love and loss follows American ambulance driver Frederic Henry as he embarks on a romance with British nurse Catherine Barkley. Narrated with Hemingway's signature economy and power, the book navigates the brutal realities of war and the sacrifices one makes for those they love.

Historische fictie voor de lezers van Corina Bomann, Marie Lamballe en Marie Lacrosse Berlijn, 1923. De Berlijnse verloskundige Hulda Gold wordt opgeroepen om te helpen bij een bevalling. Hoewel het Joodse gezin volgens zijn eigen strikte regels leeft, wint Hulda het vertrouwen van de jonge moeder. Als de pasgeborene na een paar dagen op mysterieuze wijze verdwijnt, raakt ze dan ook betrokken bij de zoektocht. Hoe kan een pasgeboren baby verdwijnen in deze hechte gemeenschap?

Automne 1921, Grenoble. Rose Espit a quitté son village et son atelier de broderie pour endosser la responsabilité du service Création de la luxueuse ganterie Cottin, mondialement connue. Confrontée à l’animosité de certains employés hostiles à sa promotion, Rose travaille d’arrache-pied pour comprendre le fonctionnement de la manufacture et dessiner la nouvelle collection.