World War II & Holocaust

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist....

Paullina Simons's internationally bestselling blockbuster The Bronze Horseman told the heart-soaring tale of a young Russian woman's transcendent love affair with a Red Army soldier during the siege of Leningrad in the dark days of World War Two. The epic story continues in Tatiana and Alexander....

Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive the most terrible upheavals....

Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....

Berlin, 1945: Ester Pasternak walked out of the gates of Auschwitz barely alive. She survived against devastating odds, but her heartbreaking journey is only just beginning. In the camp, Ester gave birth to a tiny fair-haired infant....

Inspired by incredible true events, The Lost Song of Paris is a heart-wrenching story of lost love, danger and espionage and one remarkable woman's bravery in World War Two....

When twenty-one-year-old Nita Bineham is offered the chance of independence, away from the high walls of her family’s Surrey estate, she grasps it with both hands. But her new role at a local newspaper coincides with the emergence of a sinister rumour in their quiet village.

The war is over; Hitler is dead - and yet his evil legacy lives on. Saffron Courtney and her beloved husband, Gerhard, only just survived the brutal conflict, but Gerhard's Nazi-supporting brother, Konrad, is still free and determined to regain power....

Berlin, 1944. ‘It is a great honour to have you here, Herr Hitler.’ Lili doesn’t stumble over the lie, her hand steady as she pours champagne. Everything must be perfect, no one can suspect a thing…

Millions of people walked through Auschwitz’s gates, but she was the first woman who escaped. This powerful novel tells the inspiring true story of Mala Zimetbaum, whose heroism will never be forgotten, and whose fate altered the course of history....

Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless lives, this powerful novel reveals how acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary women saved so many in the countdown to WW2.

Home again at Ceann Mara Station, Roisin O'Byrne, a young lawyer with a passion for protecting the Darling River where her family has lived for almost two hundred years, finds herself embroiled in a battle.

With harvest approaching, land girl Daphne is busier than ever as she ploughs the fields and tends to the animals with her friends Sal and Charlie. All three girls enjoy the relative peace of Goodwill House…but war is never far away....

Noah and Allie fell in love as teenagers, with the purest sort of love, only to be kept apart by Allie's mother. Their feelings survived in spite of everything....

From the author of the number one best seller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a new historical novel inspired by one family’s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph....

Auschwitz, 1942: This unforgettable novel, based on a true story, brings to life history’s most powerful tale of forbidden love. Set within the barbed wire of Auschwitz, a man and a woman fall in love against unimaginable odds....

Paris, 1943. The scent of fresh baguettes hangs in the air as Coralie unbolts the door to her bakery with trembling fingers.

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction comes a tale of love, loss and a betrayal that echoes through generations....

May 1941. One of the senior choristers of St Paul's Cathedral choir, Dr Edwin Roberts, is found beaten to death in the crypt of the Cathedral.

A beautifully written, sweeping historical women's fiction novel that spans both time and the globe as we follow one woman's journey from simple country girl to global fashion icon....

From the author of the international best sellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fates” (Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife) about five women....

Germany is at war. The Nazis have absolute power. Evil men carry out their crimes without fear, knowing that the police dare not defy the regime. But Criminal Inspector Schenke - a good man living in terrible times - believes in justice. Whatever the personal cost....

British agent Richard Prince and the Danish spy Hanne Jakobsen come together for a vital mission: to find a Nazi war criminal responsible for the murder of fellow British agents....

It's 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin's Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the enemy is.

tin Friedrich, a German philosopher, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car strikes and kills him.

Soline Roussel é bem experiente no ramo dos finais felizes. Por gerações, sua família manteve um requintado salão de noivas em Paris, onde a magia é feita com agulha e linha. Dizem que a noiva usa um vestido Roussel tem garantida uma vida de alegrias. Mas perdas arrasadoras durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial deixam o mundo e o coração de Soline em ruínas, e sua fé no amor, abalada. Ela encaixota as lembranças e as guarda, junto com os sonhos destruídos, determinada a esquecer.

May 1941. One of the senior choristers of St Paul's Cathedral choir, Dr Edwin Roberts, is found beaten to death in the crypt of the Cathedral. Coburg and Lampson are called in to investigate, and when they get there, Coburg is pleasantly surprised to be greeted there by Arthur Waterson, now sporting a dog collar, someone he was at Eton with many years before. Waterson believes that there may be a connection between the very precious books that are houses in the Crypt and Dr Roberts' work at Bletchley Park.

Princess Grace of Monaco has invited the world-famous Forsyth Variety Company to perform at her annual high society ball. Monaco is in the heat of its preparations for the Grand Prix when the Forsyth family makes their emotional return to the city, stirring up painful memories for father Ed Forsyth. When daughter Evie Forsyth meets Formula 1 driver Charles, their chemistry is unforgettable and a passionate affair begins. Meanwhile her brother Cal Forsyth is on location with Hollywood's biggest star, his new glittering career shaken by the arrival of a stranger from his past.

Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort. Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scoprione’s founder makes a deal with the devil.

The warm sea breeze ruffles the pages of my notebook as I meet the bright eyes of the elderly lady sat opposite me on the porch. Sofia has been keeping a devastating secret for over sixty years. Why did she fake her own death during the war? And why is she back now to finally tell her story?

From every corner of America, they crossed the Atlantic to destroy the Nazi war machine on its own turf: the B-17 bomber crews flying bloody bombing missions over northern Europe. On March 6, 1944, General Doolittle launched a massive operation he believed would change the air war. The largest air armada the Eighth Army Air Force had ever launched. The first full-scale daylight bombing of Berlin, capital of the Third Reich.

A wartime nurse risks everything to protect mothers and babies in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Decades later, a hidden record reveals a devastating family truth. Based on a remarkable true story of one woman’s extraordinary courage.

"Тяжелый песок" одно из самых значительных произведений Анатолия Рыбакова. Роман в свое время отказались публиковать и "Новый мир" и "Дружба народов" и лишь редактор журнала "Октябрь" - Анатолий Ананьев решился напечатать роман на страницах своего журнала. А в 1979 году "Тяжелый песок" вышел отдельным изданием. Молодая семья Ивановских переживает непростые времена: на их долю выпадают и революция в России и Первая мировая война, но несмотря ни на что они сохраняют свою любовь и доверие друг к другу. Семейное счастье рушится в одночасье с началом Великой Отечественной войны.

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust. It's 1942 and the world is at war. Yet the wealthy Belleville family appear untouched and secure in their grand Australian home Prior Park. That is until daughter Julia, on the cusp of womanhood, falls desperately in love with an American Army officer against her family's wishes. For Julia, it is life-changing.

Poland, 1942. After witnessing the destruction of her hometown in Warsaw, Anna Kowalski joins the Polish Resistance. She is tasked with smuggling as many children as possible out of the Warsaw Ghetto through the sewers and relocating them to safety. Through her work, Anna meets Johnnie Nowak, an RAF pilot who had managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp. He's not safe in Warsaw, so Anna leads him out of the city to protect him...

A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it. Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges closer to allying with the Nazis. With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, can she complete her mission before time runs out?

Una planta conectada con la psiquis humana se revela en distintos momentos cruciales de la humanidad: la colonización de América, el siglo XIX en Londres con Jack el Destripador, 1945 y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con las bombas atómicas…Hay algo vivo e inclasificable que recorre el planeta Tierra desde su creación y parece capaz de sobrevivirlo. Se extiende bajo la superficie y emerge como una planta fantástica, en múltiples sentidos. De ella darán testimonio los distintos narradores de la novela.

In the final days of World War II, deep in the ruins of Berlin, Quintus—a soldier transformed by sinister experiments using the Blood of the Gods—begins to question everything he once fought for. Disillusioned with the Nazi regime and its twisted vision, he faces a choice: protect the innocent or let the Reich collapse under its own weight. But as he hunts down an “enemy of the state,” Quintus must decide—can he change fate without damning his own soul?

When William von Antrim decided to pursue a career as a doctor, working to help Jewish survivors recover from the horrors of World War II, he believed he was doing all in his power to help his people survive. A German refugee himself, William fled to America with his mother after she was accused of being of Jewish descent. William's father left them with only his estate, his family name, and his legacy. A legacy that proves to be William's downfall.

La Toscana, 1943. Varada en una Italia devastada por la guerra, el sueño de Beatrice de pasar un año sabático en Italia dando clases de inglés se ha ido al traste. Por fortuna, le ofrecen refugio en la casa de Edoardo y Francesca, una preciosa villa con un jardín que guarda un laberinto en su interior. Sin embargo, ella no es la única que busca refugio en la villa, sino los propios hijos del matrimonio y otras personas. Y según la guerra se acerca… los residentes se verán obligados a ver y hacer lo impensable.

Плачь, Маргарита — первая часть художественно-документальной трилогии Елены Съяновой, посвященной истории фашистского Третьего рейха "от рассвета до заката". В центре романа судьбы будущих германских вождей. В основу сюжета положен огромный массив архивных документов, большинство которых прежде было недоступно. (В предисловии к каждому роману трилогии подробно рассказана история доступа к этим документам и работы с ними.) Расшифровки стенограмм, личная переписка, дневники, блокноты, любовные послания и стихи... " Писатель не может ненавидеть своих героев, а я их ненавижу.

Anna, Bernie en Elica sluiten een verbond om voor altijd vriendinnen te blijven. Maar zal hun vriendschap de verschrikkingen van de oorlog doorstaan? De belofte van mijn zus is deel 1 van de Oorlogszussen-serie. Anna komt uit een rijke Joodse familie, terwijl Bernie en Elica uit arme Oostenrijkse gezinnen komen die nauwelijks kunnen rondkomen. Voor hen voelt het alsof ze zussen zijn. Maar naarmate ze ouder worden, worden hun sociale verschillen steeds duidelijker.

Der Krieg ist vorbei – darf die Liebe beginnen? Frühjahr 1945, Europa ist zerstört. Anni flieht mit ihrer kleinen Tochter und dem halbjüdischen Geiger Adam aus dem brennenden Dresden. Ihr Weg führt durch das besetzte Deutschland zu ihrer Schwiegerfamilie nach Tirol. Dort werden sie vor eine folgenreiche Entscheidung gestellt: Will Anni bleiben, muss Adam gehen. Ihr Zwillingsbruder Tristan ist nur knapp dem Tod entronnen und in englische Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten.

As World War II sweeps over Europe, nine-year-old Danielle Loesseps escapes from Latvia under the protection of the Dutch consul. Her Jewish mother, the consul's secretary, is tragically left behind at the end of a momentous year which sees a heroic scheme to save refugees from the Nazis, the blossoming of a secret love, and an unhappy woman's revenge.

In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, a small, untested arm of the United States Navy was all that stood between the shattered American fleet and the ascendent Japanese Empire. Far off in Western Australia, US submarine officer Benjamin Holt finds himself on the frontlines of World War II with nothing but a decades-old sub and a rusty crew. The green 25-year-old is ordered to stop Imperial Japan’s bloody expansion across the Pacific any way he can.

Un premier roman qui se déroule durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, au sein d'un cirque itinérant absolument magnifique, et qui traite du passage à l'âge adulte d'une fillette durant les heures les plus sombres de notre histoire. 1938. Lena Papadopoulos n'a jamais tout à fait trouvé sa place dans le cirque, même en tant que fille de l'extraordinaire illusionniste en tête d'affiche, Theo. Brillante et curieuse, Lena aspire à la magie du monde réel de la science et de la médecine, malgré les limites de son fauteuil roulant.

A story of tragedy and triumph, love and war. The long-awaited sequel to Light and Shadows, begins in 1922 during the Asia Minor Genocide, when Maria, a twelve-year-old Greek Orthodox girl, witnesses what she believes is the total massacre of her family in Smyrna. Although haunted by the death of her family, Maria grows up to be a spirited, independent-minded archeologist. In 1941, as Germany invades Greece, Maria falls in love with Rob, an English spy. She is recruited by British intelligence, and Maria and Rob become entangled in the dangerous world of espionage.

Scion of a wealthy New York family, Captain Hank Mitchell is a hot shot fighter pilot flying escort for American bombers as they penetrate Nazi-occupied Europe. His P-51 is hit over Germany and he bails out over the English Channel. Burned terribly, he is pulled from the freezing water of the English Channel to realize his life has forever changed. Angry and bitter, he meets Doctor Roger Hanson, an Army Air Corps flight surgeon, who knows that Hank’s best chance is to take part in the RAF’s cutting edge burn treatment program.

Pearl Harbor has been bombed. The Nazis unleash their U-boats against the east coast and sink American ships. Young men overwhelm the recruiting offices and James Brand is determined to serve in the U.S. Navy and not in some research laboratory. He plans to become just another recruit, but his talents are known to most of the scientific community, including Einstein.

Gun fire, explosions, bombs, and maybe even instant death lie in wait as you follow the lives of two young men and their families from opposite sides of the globe as they become enmeshed in deadly world events that culminate in the war-torn skies above Europe.