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The Irish Midwife at War
In the chaos of war, can their love survive? 1939. Kathleen Gallagher is training to be a handywoman - an illegal midwife in West Belfast - when war is declared. As soon as a call goes out for volunteers to join the home front, she jumps at the chance to aid the ambulance service. She won't let her community down when they need her the most. When Liam Flynn, the older brother of her best friend - and her very first kiss - also volunteers, the two of them are suddenly thrown together once more. Kathleen still dreams of the bells ringing in the New Year and the snow falling as their lips brushed, all those years ago. But she has a secret. And it's one that means they can never be together . . . But with the Belfast Blitz raining chaos and destruction, and the volunteers pushed to their limits, the pair can't help but grow closer, the secrets of their past starting to feel insignificant against the backdrop of war. In the middle of it all, can Kathleen overcome her worries, and finally let herself fall in love? This historical romance feels like Call the Midwife, but set in Ireland. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Anna Jacobs, Rosie Goodwin and Mandy Robotham. Readers are already loving the first Irish Midwives book . . . '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 Beheading Game
‘Original, audacious. . . A must-read for lovers of history, magic and revenge’ Erin KellyDisgraced. Beheaded. Revived . . . When Anne Boleyn wakes up after her execution she finds she is not yet ready for death. She has unfinished business with the king who had her murdered and is determined to secure her daughter, Elizabeth’s, future. She escapes the tower, sews her head back on, and sets out on a quest for justice. But Anne’s path will not run smoothly as she encounters the dangers of London and the countryside, and rumours start to swirl about sightings of her ghost. Luckily for her, she will find help from a chance meeting with fenlander Alice, who offers her the possibility of a different future. The Beheading Game takes you into the heart and mind of one of the most talked-about women of all time and finally gives her the chance to tell her side of the story. ‘Magic, romance, revenge, and an utterly irresistible heroine – this book is an instant classic’ Lev Grossman, author of The Bright Sword'Vulnerable, furious, triumphant and moving, I never wanted to let go of the deeply human Anne that Lehmann conjures’ Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone'Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and mythic reworking of the story of Anne Boleyn. I loved it' Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love
A Daughter's Hope
A gripping new emotional saga from the author of A Sister's Dream. 1950: Seventeen-year-old Josephine Cliffe and her younger sister, Eliza, have the perfect lives, wanting for nothing in the huge house they live in with their parents in Sydney, Australia. But when her father's mining company falls apart, the family are left with nothing. They have no choice but to return to Durham, England, to live with their harsh, mean-spirited grandmother. Life in England isn't what Jo expects, and as bad luck continues to follow the Cliffe family, she'll need to rely on the local community if her family are to survive. But will Jo be able to find a new beginning in Durham? Or will she find a way to return to Australia for good? Sales Points711The fourth book in the Hilda House series, which also reads as a standalone. 2Elizabeth Gill has written over 40 historical sagas in her career, writing heartbreaking yet hopeful stories full of compassion3Emotional saga set in the 1950s with strong female characters, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin4A Daughter's Hope has a strong Australian connection, with the main characters emigrating back to the UK from Sydney
Lazar
The snow of the dying century still lay on the edge of the dark forest when Lajos von Lázár, the translucent child with water-blue eyes, first glimpsed the man he would believe to be his father for his whole life and beyond.
Lajos von Lázár is brought into this world with the dawn of the new century, and his birth is both a miracle and a curse, his true patrimony a secret he will never know. The Lázárs have ruled their Hungarian lands for generations. In their ancient castle by the edge of a dark forest that compels all who enter it to madness, they succumb to every vice and live only to satiate their desires. But the old order is crumbling, and the days of the Hapsburg Monarchy are numbered.
When Lajos inherits, they at last have a baron who can reignite the old splendours, but not even his abilities are proof against the ravages of war and occupation. It will fall to his children - a boy who talks to shadows and a girl who eschews her blue blood - to find a way to stand against oppression and take the first faltering steps towards freedom.
Kin
Vernice and Annie, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, have been best friends and neighbors since earliest childhood, but are fated to live starkly different lives.
Raised by a fierce aunt determined to give her a stable home in the wake of her mother’s death, Vernice leaves Atlanta at eighteen for Spelman College, where she joins a sisterhood of powerfully connected Black women and marries into an affluent family.
Annie, abandoned by her dissolute mother as a child, and fixated on the idea of finding her and filling the bottomless hole left by her absence, sets off on a journey that will take her into a world of peril and adversity, as well as love and adventure, and culminate in a battle for her life.
Paradiso 17
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026 ‘Miraculous’ OMAR EL AKKAD ‘Stunning’ MAAZA MENGISTE ‘Suffused with tenderness’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Beautiful and powerful’ LISA OWENS ‘Wondrous’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH An extraordinary, sweeping novel following one man's itinerant search for home across the globe, after his childhood exile from Palestine. All his life, exile has been the shadow stitched to the sole of Sufien’s shoe. Born in Palestine on the precipice of 1948’s Nakba, Sufien is forced to leave the only home he’s ever known, the one on the hill with a beautiful blue door. In this moment time stops making sense. He spends the rest of his life propelled forward – although in search of what, he is never quite sure. In the dusty, oil-rich desert of Kuwait, he meets his first love and decides he must leave his family. In a small Italian university town, he spends his youth wrapped up in the forgetful assurance of wine. When life carries him to a gritty New York, he discovers his true vocation and falls in love with a Jewish woman born into a wholly different world. Until finally, he finds himself recalled to the wild, vast open skies of a desert much like his first home. Paradiso 17 is haunted with grief and yet it is also struck through with the dazzling light of a life truly lived and a love that connects us, no matter our distance. Like all of our dead, Sufien still speaks, the book begins. Listen, this is his story. ‘An exquisite novel … unforgettable’ OMAR EL AKKAD, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This ‘I could not put this down … Compassionate, elegiac and suffuse with unflinching wit’ MAAZA MENGISTE, author of The Shadow King ‘A gripping story of a soul in exile’ JUSTIN TORRES, author of Blackouts ‘A miraculous novel’ KASIM ALI, author of Who Will Remain ‘Remarkable … read it, read it, read it’ RABIH ALAMEDDINE, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible ‘Lyrical and gorgeously original … reads as poetry’ LITHUB
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A hűség összeköt - de az árulás szétszakít
Párizs, 1940. A várost elfoglalták a nácik, három fiatal varrónő a lehetőségekhez képest igyekszik élni mindennapi életét. Mireille-t megsebezte a háború: bekapcsolódik az Ellenállásba; Claire-t elcsábítja egy német tiszt; Vivienne pedig olyasmit tett, amit egyik lakótársának se mer elmondani.
Két generációval később Claire unokája Párizsba érkezik. Angliában nőtt fel, most megpróbálja feltárni, mi történt a háború alatt. Ugyanabban a házban lakik és dolgozik, mint annak idején a nagyanyja, és a tudomására jut valami: a családi múlt fájdalmas titkot rejt.
A három varrónőnek csupa rossz választással kellett szembenéznie. Nem volt kiút. Veszélybe sodorta őket az illegális tevékenység, de a végsőkig kitartottak egymás mellett. Hogyan tudták túlélni ezt a sötét, kilátástalan időszakot?
Motýlí ostrov
Diana Wagenbachová, berlínská právnička, odlétá do Anglie, kde umírá její milovaná teta. Ta v posledních slovech prosí Dianu, aby odhalila dlouho chráněné rodinné tajemství. Stopy minulosti Dianu zavedou do exotické krajiny, kde narazí na věštbu, která navždy změnila osud její rodiny, na zakázanou lásku, která nikdy neskončila, a na svůj vlastní osud...
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Chlapec z bloku 66, 2. vydání
Zažil víc hrůzy, než by kterékoli dítě mělo zažít, teď ale musí přežít Blok 66. Leden 1945. Čtrnáctiletý Moše Kessler vystupuje z vlaku v koncentračním táboře Buchenwald. Prožil horory tábora Osvětim-Birkenau, přišel o celou svou rodinu a přežil i pochod smrti v mrazivé evropské zimě. Za svůj krátký život zakusil Moše víc hrůzy, než je možné. O Buchenwaldu však ví jen jednu věc. Každý to ví.
Jestli chceš přežít, musíš se dostat do Bloku 66.
Němci jsou krutí a odhodlaní, nejsou však připraveni na buchenwaldský tajný odboj, který má za cíl jediné: zachránit děti.
Kniha vypráví neuvěřitelné skutečné svědectví Mošeho Kesslera o Bloku 66 – dětské části koncentračního tábora, ve které se odehrály šokující a zároveň inspirující osudy přeživších holocaustu.
Bridgertonovci 3: Nevhodný návrh (s filmovou obálkou)
Benedict Bridgerton, druhý najstarší brat Bridgertonovcov, počas maškarného plesu svojej matky stretne dámu, ktorá ho očarí až tak, že na ňu nemôže prestať myslieť. Nepozná jej meno a tiež nikdy nevidel jej tvár. Jeho Popoluška má však svoje dôvody na to, aby ju nevypátral. Nájde Benedict lásku svojho života, ktorá nechce, aby vedel, kým v skutočnosti je? Spoločenská sezóna roku 1815 je v plnom prúde, a hoci by si človek pomyslel, že všetci budú hovoriť o Wellingtonovi a Waterloo, pravdou je, že témy rozhovorov sa od poslednej sezóny veľmi nezmenili, sústreďujú na bežné spoločenské dianie. Tak ako zvyčajne, sa nádeje debutantiek na uzavretie manželstva upínajú k rodine Bridgertonovcov, predovšetkým na najstaršieho z nezadaných bratov, Benedicta. Možno nemá titul, ale jeho príťažlivá tvár, výborná postava a tučná peňaženka to ľahko vynahradia. Naša autorka pri viac ako jednej príležitosti začula, ako nejaká Ctižiadostivá matka hovorí o svojej dcére: „Vydá sa za vojvodu… alebo Bridgertona.“ V súčasnosti pán Bridgerton nejaví záujem o mladé dámy, ktoré sa objavujú na spoločenských podujatiach. Zúčastňuje sa takmer každého večierka, ale nerobí tam nič iné, iba pozoruje dvere, akoby čakal na niekoho výnimočného. Možno... Na budúcu manželku? Spoločenské noviny lady Whistledownovej, 12. júla 1815
Sweetbitter Song
THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD.A profoundly moving sapphic tale of love, identity and defiance that retells the love story of Penelope, one of Ancient Greece's most famous heroines. 'This is Rosie Hewlett's masterpiece' JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Hera'As dazzling as Madeline Miller's reimagining of the Iliad in The Song of Achilles' ELODIE HARPER, bestselling author of The Wolf Den'The fury, the power, the cadence of this story will stay with me for years to come ... Sappho herself would be proud.' NIKITA GILL, bestselling author of HetakeOne fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess. Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart. Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to serve Princess Penelope and her new husband, Prince Odysseus. Hardened by slavery, Melantho vows to stay distant from Penelope. Yet, the undeniable pull between them proves stronger than ever. As war ignites Greece, Odysseus and Ithaca's men are called away and, in their absence, Melantho finds a new world opening up before her – one where women rule, where family can be found, and where love is finally given the space to bloom. But all wars eventually end and as Troy falls, Penelope and Melantho must face the King’s return and decide how far they will go to protect what matters most to them. 'A stunning tale of defiance, integrity and enduring love. Crafted with complexity and woven with reverent yearning' KIKA HATZOPOULOU, bestselling author of Threads That Bind 'What The Song of Achilles did for The Iliad, Sweetbitter Song does for The Odyssey. A masterclass in mythic retelling' KIM CURRAN, author of The Morrigan'Visceral and haunting ... Outstanding' HAZEL McBRIDE, bestselling author of A Fate Forged in Fire'Will tear you to pieces and mend you again ... a gorgeous, scintillating re-imagining.' EMILY HAUSER, author of MythicaReaders love Rosie's writing... 'This book is up there with Song of Achilles as one of my all-time favourite retellings''Heart-breaking and beautiful''Any readers of mythological retellings struggling to find a rival to Madeline Miller should look no further than Rosie Hewlett''Absolutely spellbinding''Dark, moody, at times heartbreaking, and utterly phenomenal, this book is an absolute must read for any fans of Circe or Ariadne!'
Bethnal Green
Penang, 1971.
When Suyin Lim is offered the opportunity of a lifetime - a place as a trainee nurse in London's Bethnal Green Hospital - she jumps at the chance to leave her job as a seamstress and unite with her sister, who left for the same path a year before. However, without warning her sister returns to Penang, a shadow of her former self and Suyin is forced to leave without any answers.
Suyin soon finds herself starting a new life in London, falling in love with the vibrant city and its people and as she immerses herself in the gruelling but rewarding work of caring for her patients, she begins to understand what she really wants out of life ...
Love and Other Poisons
'A fascinating, forensic deep-dive' DENISE MINA'Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping' EVA DOLAN 'A seductive tale of sex and death' SARA SHERIDAN***1857, Glasgow. Madeleine Smith, a young socialite, is on trial for murdering her lover. The scandal shocks the world, with intimate letters published in newspapers. The jury can't decide - delivering a rare 'Not Proven' verdict. Madeleine walks free. 1927, New York. Hollywood scout Harry Townsend believes he's found Madeleine, now an elusive widow living under a new name. Once a dazzling figure in bohemian London, she vanished in 1890. Could this quiet woman really be the infamous Madeleine Smit? he holds one last secret. Will Harry convince her to share it?***More praise for Lesley McDowell:'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' THE TIMES'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses.' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' JENNIFER SAINT'A must-read. McDowell brings to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.' THE HERALD
Sweetbitter Song
THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD.
One fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess.
Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart.
Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to serve Princess Penelope and her new husband, Prince Odysseus. Hardened by slavery, Melantho vows to stay distant from Penelope.
Yet, the undeniable pull between them proves stronger than ever.
As war ignites Greece, Odysseus and Ithaca's men are called away and, in their absence, Melantho finds a new world opening up before her one where women rule, where family can be found, and where love is finally given the space to bloom.
But all wars eventually end and as Troy falls, Penelope and Melantho must face the King s return and decide how far they will go to protect what matters most to them.
Vencseng
Egyszerre lírai és brutális regény a hűségről, a szerelem erejéről és a világ kíméletlenségéről.
Egy férfi újszülött gyermekével elindul, hogy megkeresse eltűnt feleségét. Északról délre, szörnyű hóviharban megy makacsul, keresve a várost, Vencsenget – amely talán nem is létezik.
A kínai irodalom élő klasszikusának új regényét hatalmas várakozás előzte meg. Korábbi műveinek a közelmúlt vagy a jelen konkrét történelmi-politikai hátterébe helyezett és arra reflektáló cselekményvilágától eltávolodva a szerző ezúttal egy már-már kortalan történetet mesél el – bár annyit tudhatunk, hogy az 1900-as évek első évtizedeiben, a Csing-dinasztia végnapjainak és a Köztársaság korai, zűrzavaros időszakában vagyunk.
Jü Hua a rá jellemző finom, de nem szentimentális érzékenységgel vezeti végig olvasóját két lélekben összetartozó, mégis magányos ember, egy férfi és egy nő – és a gyermekük – történetén.
Zamilovaný vikomt
Jiskřivý, ale i dojemný příběh spletitých lidských osudů dvou osobitých příslušníků londýnské společenské smetánky z počátku 19. století.
V době, kdy se vikomt Dominik Kelbourne stane poručníkem osiřelých dvojčat, je šťastně zasnoubený s vhodnou dámou – dokud mu neuteče. Jelikož Dominik nemá čas dvořit se jiné ženě, rozhodne se, že se ožení s nekonvenční sestrou své bývalé snoubenky. Torie není dokonalá, ale jejich polibky jsou tak vášnivé, že se smetánka domnívá, že si ji vybral. Torie touží po muži, který ji bude brát takovou, jaká je, a bude si jí vážit, avšak provdá se kvůli dvojčatům. Pochybuje, že Dominik je schopen lásky, natož úcty, avšak když se jejich ohnivé debaty změní v něco víc, Torie si začne představovat, že je manželka, ne chůva.
Když vikomt zjistí, že mu jeho vikomtka ukradla srdce, bude muset obětovat vše, aby získal její lásku.
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Három halovány holdkő
Sallie egy kisváros legnagyobb emberének, a Hercegként ismert Duke Kincaidnek a lánya. A huszadik század fordulóján született Sallie kisgyerekként kényelmes és kiváltságos életet él. Az édesanyjáról, aki egy Duke-kal folytatott erőszakos vitában halt meg, kevés emléke van. A lány csupán nyolcéves, amikor a Herceg újranősül, és fia születik, Eddie. Miközben Sallie igazi apja lánya, éles eszű, találékony, Eddie inkább anyás, félénk és elmélkedő. Amikor Sallie tanítani igyekszik a kis Eddie-t, hogy határozottabb legyen, a vakmerő játék egy balesethez vezet, és Sallie-nek el kell hagynia a szülői házat.
Amikor kilenc év múlva visszatér a családjához, egy olyan közösségbe csöppen, ahol mindent a hatalom, az erőszak és a törvénytelen szeszfőzés irányít. A tiltás korának Amerikájában mindenki játszmát játszik, és Sallie-nek döntenie kell: apja kegyetlen örökségét viszi tovább, vagy anyja örökségét – a lelkiismeretet – választja.
Spurius: A Novel
It is a perilous time for the Roman Republic. Victory over her nemesis Hannibal in the Second Punic War and the subsequent conquest of Greece have led to widespread debauchery and mayhem on the Italian peninsula. Into the breach steps Spurius Postumius Albinus, Consul of Rome in 186 BC, who turns detective to investigate a series of crimes attributed to the cult of the wine god Bacchus that, he argues, threaten the very heart of the State. Based on events recorded by the Roman historian Livy and confirmed by a surviving bronze plaque in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, Spurius is at once an ancient political whodunit and the first major treatment of a cataclysmic event in Roman history: according to Livy, some 3,500 Romans perished in the witch hunts resulting from Spurius’ investigation. In its finely balanced examination of freedom of belief and expression, and the manipulation of truth in times of national emergency, the novel has great relevance to today’s troubled world. Kulturalis’s edition of Spurius gives the novel a striking and luxurious new treatment. Renowned Argentinian-born illustrator Jorge González’s vivid images - including full-page and double-page illustrations within the text and an arresting slipcase design - brings the graphic events of the novel to life. Based in Madrid, González previously illustrated the edition of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies published by Los Libros del Zorro Rojo and The Folio Society’s edition of Carlos Ruíz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind. Working hand-in-glove with González through Maria Cardelli’s IllustrationZone is award-winning hand-lettering artist Ruth Rowland who has designed album covers for Elton John, Kate Bush and Cliff Richard.
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
