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Brought to you by Penguin. The spellbinding story of love, friendship and the power of words to change the world by the international bestselling author of Me Before You The greatest love story is the one you least expect . . . Alice Wright doesn't love her new American husband. Nor her...

France, 1916. Sophie Lefevre is ordered to serve the German officers who socialise in her hotel. When the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie's portrait - painted by her husband Edouard - a dangerous obsession is born. Almost a century later, Sophie's portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston. A chance encounter reveals the painting's true worth - and its troubled history that is about to resurface and turn Liv's life upside down…

A new edition of the award-winning novel. Spanning forty years, two women's stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this award-winning novel by Jojo Moyes, internationally bestselling author of Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. When journalist Ellie looks through her...

An all-new recording of the best-selling novel. What happened to the girl you left behind? In 1916 French artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his wife Sophie to fight at the Front. When her town falls into German hands, his portrait of Sophie stirs the heart of the local Kommandant and causes her to...

This is the story of two very different children growing up in a small Irish seaside town in the 50s and 60s. Shouting their hearts' desires into the echo cave, praying that their destiny will lead them far away from the town in which they live. Castlebay, in winter empty and grey with wind and...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures 1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, based on a true story. 'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore' JOJO MOYES Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was...

Brought to you by Penguin. Late summer, 1963 Fresh from London and a recent cookery course, Alexandra has always loved a challenge. Which is why she now finds herself standing outside an imposing chateau in Provence. Waiting for her inside is three silent, rather hostile children who are to be...

1937: Hals über Kopf folgt die Engländerin Alice ihrem Verlobten Bennett nach Amerika. Doch anstatt im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten findet sie sich in Baileyville wieder, einem Nest in den Bergen Kentuckys. Mächtigster Mann dort ist der tyrannische Minenbesitzer Geoffrey Van Cleve, ihr Schwiegervater. Neuen Lebensmut schöpft Alice erst, als sie gemeinsam mit vier anderen Frauen für die mobile Bücherei zu arbeiten beginnt - eine der Bibliotheken auf dem Lande, die auf Initiative der Präsidentengattin Eleanor Roosevelt gegründet wurden.

Durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, o jovem pintor francês Édouard Lefèvre é obrigado a se separar de sua esposa, Sophie, para lutar no front. Vivendo com os irmãos e os sobrinhos em sua pequena cidade natal, agora ocupada pelos soldados alemães, Sophie apega-se às lembranças do marido admirando um retrato seu pintado por Édouard. Quando o quadro chama a atenção do novo comandante alemão, Sophie arrisca tudo—a família, a reputação e a vida—na esperança de rever Édouard, agora prisioneiro de guerra.

Spürst du die Liebe, auch wenn sie nach Jahren unausgesprochen bleibt? Luise Helm liest mit viel Herz den einfühlsamen Roman "Eine Handvoll Worte" der Erfolgsautorin Jojo Moyes. Zu diesem Hörbucherlebnis laden wir alle Träumer und Romantiker ein, für die Freude, aber auch Trauer zum Leben dazugehören. Sehr bewegend vermittelt Luise Helm die berührende Geschichte von wahren Liebenden.

1937: Hals über Kopf folgt die Engländerin Alice ihrem Verlobten Bennett nach Amerika. Doch anstatt im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten findet sie sich in Baileyville wieder, einem Nest in den Bergen Kentuckys. Mächtigster Mann dort ist der tyrannische Minenbesitzer Geoffrey Van Cleve, ihr Schwiegervater. Neuen Lebensmut schöpft Alice erst, als sie gemeinsam mit vier anderen Frauen für die mobile Bücherei zu arbeiten beginnt - eine der Bibliotheken auf dem Lande, die auf Initiative der Präsidentengattin Eleanor Roosevelt gegründet wurden.

Brought to you by Penguin. Ever since she can remember, Meg has wanted to be a professional cook. But it's 1966, and in restaurant kitchens all over England it is still a man's world. Then she gets a call from her mother who is running a small hotel in Dorset. There's an important banqueting...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies, read by Naomi Frederick. A gripping, heart-wrenching tale of love against the odds from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author Dinah Jefferies 1930, Rajputana, India. Since her...

_________________ 'Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ PEARCE _________________ Romance, friendship, joy and the possibility of happy endings: the heartwarming new novel by #1...