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Blood of Orange
A wounded soldier. A Sicilian farm. A second chance—until war's shadow returns. In 1943, British Commando Benedict Kelly is left for dead behind enemy lines in Sicily—until a local farmer's family risks everything to save him. Two years later, Kelly returns to the island, seeking the people who gave him life—and finds unexpected peace, purpose, and love... But beneath Sicily's beauty, danger still brews. As Kelly rebuilds his life among the blood orange groves, he's drawn into a deadly web of Mafia rivalries and heroin smuggling. Blood of Orange is a gripping novel of survival, renewal, and the cost of justice in a land haunted by war.
Krvavé slzy posvátné hory
Anahit, dcera arménského emigranta, žije spokojený život po boku milovaného muže. On má dobrou práci v americkém námořnictvu, ona si přivydělává jako arménská tlumočnice a občasná překladatelka pro policii v San Diegu. Mají pěkný dům, spojuje je láska a běžné problémy všech mladých manželů.
Až do jednoho nedělního rána, kdy se rozhodne navštívit svého stárnoucího otce a přesvědčit ho, aby se k nim přestěhoval. Od chvíle, kdy dorazí do jeho domu, všechno, co znala, kamsi zmizelo. Otcova náhlá smrt otevřela dveře do minulosti. Temné a tajemné. A s ní přišly otázky. Kým ve skutečnosti byl? Proč jde Anahit najednou o život? Co všechno odhalí dlouho ukrývané listiny?
Mladá žena postupně nachází odpovědi. Zjišťuje, co se kdysi odehrálo na území Osmanské říše. I to, proč je navždy spojena s touto děsivou historií.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
A beautiful collection of seasonal stories inspired by the classic Christmas carol, from the Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling Author
As the Viscount's famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers of Merrywake have a story to tell - we meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maid reunited after a misunderstanding, three sisters vying for the hand of a dastardly duke, two servants hiding a dangerous secret and a solider making his way home, unsure of the welcome he might receive. As their tales braid together, we see life and love in the village from belowstairs to high society.
Reimagining each of the traditional carol's gifts, The Twelve Days of Christmas is a collection of festive tales filled with seasonal cheer and heart-warming characters. Will the challenges and mysteries that the Viscount's guests encounter be resolved by the night of the ball?
Legenda o Barbore 1: Drozd
Uprostred bojmi a intrigami zmietaného Uhorska, v ktorom sa mladý kráľ Matej Korvín pokúša nastoliť nové poriadky, sa začína príbeh dievčaťa, ktoré si podmaní srdce samotného panovníka. Osudová zakázaná láska nečakane zasiahne do chodu našich dejín. Je to príbeh lásky uhorského kráľa Mateja Korvína a Barbory Edelpöckovej, o ktorom dejiny mlčia. Martina Monošová oprášila historickú legendu a preniesla ju do nášho uponáhľaného sveta. Prvý diel unikátnej historickej série prináša silný príbeh, plný romantiky, dobrodružstva a tajomstva, ktoré vám nedovolia pustiť knihu z ruky.
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A remény szerelmesei
1954 nyara sorsfordító Balatonfüred történetében. Május végén, gyereknapkor az utasokkal zsúfolt Pajtás sétahajó elsüllyed a part közelében. A borzalmas baleset az egész szezonra rányomja a bélyegét annak ellenére, hogy a kommunista vezetés az ÁVH közreműködésével mindent megtesz, hogy ne menjen híre a katasztrófának.
Ugyanezen a nyáron nyílik meg a látogatók előtt Jókai egykori villája, és hosszú évtizedek után újra Anna-bált rendeznek a településen. Az esemény ugyan hangulatát és külsőségeit tekintve eltér az előző báloktól, mégis valódi reménysugár az ötvenes évek közepének sötét diktatúrájában.
Kolláth Cili, a Györöky família kései leszármazottja is részt vesz az Anna-bálon, és személyes sorsában óriási fordulatokat hoz ez a pár hónap. Két férfival is megismerkedik, és hamarosan döntést kell hoznia: melyikükkel tudná inkább elképzelni az életét. Az elkövetkező évek Cili számára és az egész országban is a változás reményével kecsegtetnek...
The Evacuee’s Promise
Don''t miss the brand new emotional WW2 evacuee tale from the author of An Orphan''s Story and The Lost Evacuee…Finding a place of safety is just the start of his journey…When Georgie Greene is evacuated to the English countryside to keep him safe from the London Blitz, he can’t think of anything worse than leaving his family behind to face the nightly bombings.With her little brother safe from the air raids, his sister, schoolteacher Kate, prays for a brighter future, but in a time of war, tragedy is never far away.Faced with uncertainty and heartache at every turn, Georgie and Kate must find the courage to carry on without each other. Can they be strong and keep their hopes alive of being a family once again?
Life, and Death, and Giants
'A rare novel . . . Unbearably moving, yet hopeful and transcendent in all the best ways. Just read it. Lose yourself in it. Be changed by it' – JENNIE GODFREY, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things'A stunning novel' – OPRAH DAILYA remarkable child transforms a small rural community – and, soon, the world . . . In Lakota, Wisconsin, a young, unmarried Amish woman births a miraculous, eighteen-pound baby, and no one in the community knows what to make of the boy. Raised by his brother on a struggling farm, Gabriel Fisher walks at eight months, communicates with animals and possesses astonishing athletic abilities. When his brother dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout grandparents and, for a time, he disappears into the anonymity of Amish life. But then, aged seventeen and nearly eight feet tall, Gabriel is spotted working in a hayfield by the local football coach and his life changes for ever . . . In Life, and Death, and Giants, Gabriel’s extraordinary, timeless story is told by those whose lives are transformed by him: the veterinarian who delivers him and becomes his mentor; his grandmother, who is troubled by a deep void in her faith; the salty bar owner who acts as a bridge between the Amish and English communities in Lakota; and the football coach who tries to counsel Gabriel as his fame explodes, with consequences that no one could have anticipated. An epic and unforgettable story of faith, family, buried secrets and everyday miracles for fans of Elizabeth Strout and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ‘Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. Highly recommended’ – JANE SMILEY, author of A Thousand Acres
The Irish Midwife
Can she finally put herself first, in order to find love?Peggy Cassidy is a milly, working in the Belfast linen mills to just about get by. But Peggy also has another job - a secret one. She works as a handywoman - an illegal midwife, tending to the women of her community in their time of need. When Peggy is offered the chance to leave Belfast to receive formal midwifery training in Dublin, it sets off a chain of events that will change her life forever.But amongst her middle-class colleagues, Peggy must keep the truth about her past secret at all times. If the realities of her life in Belfast are revealed, she could lose everything she has worked for.And when she meets a well-to-do doctor down in Dublin, she must make a decision: should she protect her family and her history? Or can she let herself fall in love?The first book in a heartwarming new historical romance series, for fans of Dilly Court, Anna Jacobs, Rosie Goodwin and Call the Midwife. READERS ARE ALREADY LOVING THE IRISH MIDWIFE . . .''A gripping story, I couldn''t put this one down and read it in one day!''''A brilliant book that keeps you hooked''''An excellent story . . . a most interesting insight into the lives and work of midwives throughout the 1930s''''I read it in a matter of hours. The writing was excellent''''A lovely read. Very interesting and as it was set in Ireland made it different. Gave me an insight into how things worked in this era''
The French Kitchen
"In The French Kitchen, award-winning author Kristy Cambron weaves multiple characters and storylines into a tapestry of secrets, betrayals, and redemption. Full of mouthwatering culinary scenes and peppered with several appearances from famed chef Julia Child, who worked in intelligence during World War II, this story of spies and lovers zips between the coast of northern France during the war and Paris in the early 1950s . . . Delicious!" --Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette MarceauAs Paris rebuilds in the aftermath of World War II, Kat Fontaine never expected the skills she learned in a French chateau kitchen to be the key that unlocks the secrets swirling in her new post-war life.Paris, 1952--Still haunted by the years she spent serving in the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, ex-pat Kat Fontaine, now living in Paris, finds a simple cookery class led by indomitable chef Julia Child unearths the tangle of gut-wrenching memories of war. Determined to find her brother who went missing during the war and is presumed dead, Kat questions everything, especially her high-ranking society husband whose past is as murky as her own. But when the puzzle pieces start to come together--and her carefully crafted Paris world begins to fall apart--Kat must confront her own secrets against the mounting suspicions of the husband she thought she knew . . .Rue, 1943--Deep in the heart of Nazi-controlled northern France, Manon Altier shifts between working for the enemy by day--as a French chef at the famous Chateau du Broutel, where names like Himmler, Rommel, and Goebbels frequent the guest list--and running with underground networks against the Vichy regime at night. Working undercover to filter critical information to agents within the burgeoning OSS presence in France, Manon digs deep into the glitz and glamour of a Nazi stronghold that has her teetering on the edge of being discovered at any turn. But when an intriguing stranger appears at the chateau claiming to work with the French Resistance, Manon must lean on her instincts to judge whether to run and hide or stand firm--even as a terrifying discovery tests her resolve to continue the fight.From the heights of culinary cuisine in 1950s Paris society to the underbelly of a WWII spy network embedded deep within Nazi-controlled Vichy France--and the spy backstory of the world''s most famous would-be French chef, Julia Child--The French Kitchen turns up the heat on the pasts of women whose worlds collide, and forces each to question what she thought she''d planned for a perfect future.
Ada Lovelace és a boldogság egyenlete
Egy zseni, aki a valóságról és a szerelemről álmodik
Anglia, 1830-as évek. Két találkozás, melyek meghatározzák a fiatal nemeslány, Ada életét. Az egyik a lóversenypályán történik, amikor Ada megismeri Michaelt, az egykori bokszolót. Michael lesz élete nagy szerelme, de a kapcsolatot titokban kell tartani, mert Adát az anyja arra kényszeríti, hogy társadalmi pozíciójának megfelelően menjen férjhez.
A második sorsszerű találkozás Ada életében Charles Babbage, a matematikus. Babbage azonnal felismeri Ada matematikai tehetségét, és felkarolja őt, Ada azonban hamarosan túlszárnyalja a matematikust. A matematika iránt érzett szerelme éppolyan olthatatlan, mint a Michael iránti szerelme.
Ada azonban nem is sejti, hogy az egyik szerelmét el kell engednie, nehogy mindkettőt elveszítse.
Pod ochranou lásky
Planoucí srdce Žofie Chotkové
Jeden večer, jeden pohled, jeden tanec. Mladý aristokrat František d’Este zahoří láskou ke dvorní dámě Žofii, nenápadné dívce v bílých šatech. Ta se zprvu snaží své city potlačit a zachovat důstojnost a také František ví, že známost se ženou z nepanovnického rodu způsobí skandál. Nejen v rodině, ale v celé monarchii. Ani jeden však nedokáže svému srdci poručit…
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The Stars Over Rome
In a world where women are often overlooked, can Gabriella defy expectations and carve out a place for herself in a rapidly changing societ? ome, 1913To her mother's dismay, Gabriella Hazelwood has no interest in marriage or a quiet domestic life - not when she has big dreams of becoming a journalist. But when she meets Marco Santorelli, a handsome newspaper heir who believes in her ambitions as much as she does, Gabriella begins to wonder if she can have both a husband and a career. Under the magical stars of Rome, their connection deepens, and a sweeping love story begins . . . until the shadow of war casts a dark cloud over Europe. When Marco is called to the front, and his family's newspaper teeters on the brink of collapse, Gabriella steps in to help, only to face fierce resistance from those who believe a woman has no place in the newsroom. As she fights to prove herself, tradition and progress collide, loyalties are tested, and the devastating consequences of war jeopardises all that she holds close to her heart. Why do readers love Charlotte Betts?'Lush, romantic and full of intrigue' Tracy Rees, Richard & Judy bestselling author'A deeply romantic novel whose vivid characters will linger in your mind' Margaret Kaine'Romantic, poignant and gripping . . . a fabulous holiday read' Deborah Swift'A stunning and captivating read . . . full of drama, love, loss and life' Book Literati'Lingers in the heart long after the final page is turned . . . a must read for anyone who wants to be absorbed as well as utterly enchanted' Carol McGrath'A compelling story, beautifully written and brought alive with rich historical detail' Liz Harris
Hra králů
Anglie roku 1455.
Bratrovražedná válka mezi Lancastery a Yorky o anglický trůn učiní osmnáctiletého Juliana zcela nečekaně hrabětem z Waringhamu. Když v osobě Eduarda IV. usedne na trůn první York, nastanou pro Juliana těžké časy. Ačkoli tuší, že Eduard by mohl být své zemi dobrým králem, připojí se k lancasterským vzbouřencům vedeným z trůnu sesazenou královnou Markétou, neboť ta má vlastní metody, jak si zajistit věrnost svých vazalů. A skutečnost, že jeho sestra dvojče se dopustí zločinu, kvůli kterému je po ní vyhlášeno pátrání, Julianovi situaci nijak neulehčuje…
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Újhold előtt
1526 augusztusa. A török hadak már úton vannak Magyarország felé, de a király és a főurak még mindig csak tanácskoznak. Nincs igazi sereg, és pénz sincs a háborúra.
Haláltáncát járja az ország.
A hívó szóra azonban elindulnak a sereg gyülekezőhelye felé mindazok, akiknek még jelentenek valamit a haza és becsület szavak. Legtöbbjük még sosem látott törököt. Különböző országrészekből kelnek útra, van köztük földműves, iparos, kiugrott pap, van, aki régi, ádáz háborúk nyomasztó emlékét cipeli öreg lelkében, más éppen csak kinőtt a gyermekkorból. Ki gazdagabb, ki szegényebb családból való, néhányan titkokat rejtegetnek, és olyan is akad, aki csak véletlenül csöppen közéjük. Külön-külön indulnak el, aztán közösen folytatják útjukat Mohács és talán a saját végzetük felé. Csupán egyetlen igazi katona akad köztük, ő veszi őket szárnyai alá, tanítja és vezeti botcsinálta vitézeit.
Hosszú az út Mohács mezejéig, és nem veszélytelenebb, mint egy igazi csatamező. Az útitársakból a közösen átélt hol mulatságos, hol drámai események hatására bajtársak lesznek. Ám sietniük kell, az idő vészesen fogy.
Hamarosan felkel az újhold.
Krámek na vsi 2: Co život nabízí
Rok 1925
Dingelbach, vesnice na úpatí Taunusu. Vesnický obchod rodiny Hallerových je již řadu let centrem a srdcem celé obce. Mnohé se však časem změnilo.
Frieda navštěvuje hereckou školu v nedalekém Frankfurtu a její studium se pomalu blíží ke konci. Svoje rodiště však opustit nehodlá; visí především na své malé sestře Idě, která úspěšně studuje na gymnáziu. Herta, nejstarší a nejrozumnější ze sester, je stále velkou oporou své matky v krámě. Avšak i v jejím životě brzy dojde k nečekané změně…
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Circle of Days
'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD
'A tour de force' PETER JAMES
From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.
A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT
Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Rite, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offers Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community.
A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE
Joia, Neen's sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.
A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILISATION
Joia's vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life's work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders - and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare . . .
Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.
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Mama Oděsa
Mnohovrstevnatý příběh, v jehož centru stojí mladý spisovatel Miša, zachycuje pohnuté osudy jedné židovské rodiny, která se v sedmdesátých letech 20. století přestěhovala z Oděsy do Hamburku.
Román umně propojuje různé časové roviny: Oděsu za druhé světové války včetně masakru oděských Židů v roce 1941, pozdně stalinské období, emigraci do Německa a vypravěčovu současnost, v níž se odráží zejména matčin stesk po rodné zemi. Čtenáři se díky tomu otevírá možnost nejen poznávat rodinnou historii, ale zároveň sledovat skrytou intimní zpověď o vztahu mezi matkou a synem. Vzpomínky na minulost protínají matčiny povídky, v nichž sama reflektuje své dětství.
Kniha tak vypráví i o literatuře samé, o její schopnosti uchovávat a přetvářet minulost. Sám název románu odkazuje na na tradiční ukrajinsko-židovskou píseň, populární zejména v emigranských kruzích.
Starting from Anywhere
WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS is Jim Powell's fourth and most ambitious novel. Spanning four decades and moving between Britain, France and America, it is a timely chronicle of the generation that came of age in the post-war world. They championed freedom, blew the lid off convention and set out to change society – but did they? Published in two volumes, this powerful story captures the zeitgeist of the extraordinary times through which this generation has lived. In the first volume, Starting from Anywhere, we follow the novel's compelling cast of characters, ‘baby boomers' taking their first steps into adulthood, moving through 1960s idealism and on to the excesses of the 1980s. The narrator, Tony Gethyn, is the link between them all – from his school friend bound for Vietnam and university friends bound for Parliament and the City to the people who drift in and out of his advertising days in Soho, among them a Washington lobbyist, a Black Country entrepreneur, a Nigerian charity worker, a London tabloid journalist and her broadsheet counterpart in New York. Running through many of these lives, blighting some and unsettling others, is the novel's anti-hero, who represents the worst of 1980s culture.
Starting from Anywhere
WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS is Jim Powell's fourth and most ambitious novel. Spanning four decades and moving between Britain, France and America, it is a timely chronicle of the generation that came of age in the post-war world. They championed freedom, blew the lid off convention and set out to change society – but did they? Published in two volumes, this powerful story captures the zeitgeist of the extraordinary times through which this generation has lived. In the first volume, Starting from Anywhere, we follow the novel's compelling cast of characters, ‘baby boomers' taking their first steps into adulthood, moving through 1960s idealism and on to the excesses of the 1980s. The narrator, Tony Gethyn, is the link between them all – from his school friend bound for Vietnam and university friends bound for Parliament and the City to the people who drift in and out of his advertising days in Soho, among them a Washington lobbyist, a Black Country entrepreneur, a Nigerian charity worker, a London tabloid journalist and her broadsheet counterpart in New York. Running through many of these lives, blighting some and unsettling others, is the novel's anti-hero, who represents the worst of 1980s culture.
Historické romány netreba dlho predstavovať. Kto by nemal rád príbehy odohrávajúce sa v časoch dávno, aj nie až tak dávno minulých. Ponorte sa do najkrajších historických príbehov pre ženy, ale aj pre mužov a nechajte sa uniesť od každodenných problémov. Nájdete tu top najnovšie historické romány od Lucindy Riley či Julie Quinn, alebo Jany Pronskej ale aj klasiku od Jane Austen alebo Ericha Maria Remarquea
