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'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2 storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS 'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE Some secrets echo through time Emily Emerson has recently lost her job and is looking for a new purpose in life. When a mysterious parcel comes her way, she's intrigued...

Paris, 1939. Elise and Juliette are certain nothing can come between them. So, when war breaks out and Elise is forced to flee, she entrusts Juliette with her daughter, playmate to Juliette's own little girl. More than a year later, with the war finally ending, Elise returns to reunite with her daughter, only to find her friend's bookstore reduced to rubble - and Juliette nowhere to be found. What happened to Mathilde in those last terrible moments?

Throughout the 1940s, forgers helped thousands of children escape Nazi France. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Kristin Harmel reimagines their story... Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Book Thief. In 1942, Eva is forced to flee...

'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2 storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS 'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'The best at sweeping historical drama' KELLY HARMS 'A dazzling diamond of a novel' HAZEL GAYNOR *** Paris, 1942: In the midst of the Nazi Occupation, Annabel Marceau begins...

'Every time I think Kristin Harmel's books can't get any better, they do' Sally Hepworth 'Romantic, sweeping, and deeply emotional-this is Kristin Harmel at her absolute best' Christina Lauren 'A transportive and much-needed trip to Paris . . . I stayed up all night finishing this one' Jo Piazza...

Motherhood isn’t always what’s expected. One woman may delight in navigating the unknowable, while another may look to the past to chart the course ahead. Still another may have the urge to redefine the relationship between mother and child. For each, the journey can be heartwarming and heartbreaking, ever changing and challenging. In these provocative stories, acclaimed authors probe the growing pains that can change the lives of both mother and child in ways they never imagined.

Marie Vachon experiences firsthand the devastation of the German invasion when she takes in a Jewish refugee named Josiane. A loving, if temporary, home for the displaced child. A second chance at motherhood for Marie. After three years, an inseparable bond is created. It’s one that leads Marie and Josiane to an inevitable but surprising reckoning that calls into question what motherhood means—and where it ends.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau and The Paris Daughter comes a novel that's Sliding Doors meets P.S. I Love You. A woman who lost her husband twelve years ago is ready to move on, but her subconscious won't let her. Is she just dreaming of her...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel returns with a “dazzling diamond of a novel” (Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of Before Dorothy) about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for...

A moving and entrancing novel set in Paris during World War II about an American woman, a dashing pilot, and a young Jewish girl whose fates unexpectedly entwine—perfect for the fans of Kristen Hannah’s The Nightingale and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls, this is “an emotional...

“Love and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption combine in a heady tale of the ever present past” (Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author) set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II. Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale...

Die junge Kate Westhoven lebt mit ihrer großen Liebe Patrick in Manhattan. Eines Morgens geht sie am Hudson joggen, als plötzlich ein Flugzeug den Himmel durchbricht. Momente später ist das World Trade Center in Rauch gehüllt. Es ist das Gebäude, in dem Patrick arbeitet... Zwölf Jahre später hat sich Kate ihren Wunsch erfüllt, Musiktherapeutin zu werden. Als sie beginnt, mit Allie zu arbeiten, fühlt sie sofort eine Verbindung zu dem Mädchen. Und Allie vertraut ihr. Doch ist Kate bereit, ihr Herz zu öffnen?

Die junge Kate Westhoven lebt mit ihrer großen Liebe Patrick in Manhattan. Eines Morgens geht sie am Hudson joggen, als plötzlich ein Flugzeug den Himmel durchbricht. Momente später ist das World Trade Center in Rauch gehüllt. Es ist das Gebäude, in dem Patrick arbeitet... Zwölf Jahre später hat sich Kate ihren Wunsch erfüllt, Musiktherapeutin zu werden. Als sie beginnt, mit Allie zu arbeiten, fühlt sie sofort eine Verbindung zu dem Mädchen. Und Allie vertraut ihr. Doch ist Kate bereit, ihr Herz zu öffnen? Gibt es einen zweiten Weg zum Glück - und wird sie Patrick dabei für immer verlieren?

We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to share and celebrate stories—of the books we’ve written, the ones we’re reading now, and the art of writing—with each other and the guest authors we invite to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you’re in the right place.

Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with a captivating new novel about several intertwined stories of love, loss, courage, and redemption set over the course of...

Instant New York Times bestseller! “A gorgeous, gut-wrenching” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) historical novel about two mothers facing unthinkable choices as the Nazis invade France—from the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel. Paris, 1939: Young mothers...

Now on audio for the first time! Groundhog Day meets Grey’s Anatomy in this heartfelt novella with a hint of magic from the internationally bestselling author of The Room on Rue Amélie, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, and The Sweetness of Forgetting,in which a woman with only a short time to...

Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II...

“A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten.” —Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for...

Paris 1942: Nach der Verhaftung ihres Vaters, eines polnischen Juden, flüchtet die Studentin Eva Abrams in das kleine Bergdorf Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in der unbesetzten Zone. Dort fälscht sie im Auftrag der Résistance Ausweispapiere für jüdische Kinder und lernt so auch den Widerstandskämpfer Rémy kennen. Zusammen fertigen sie "Das Buch der verschollenen Namen" an - verschlüsselte Aufzeichnungen, um die wahre Identität der Kinder für eine Zeit nach dem Krieg zu bewahren. Als jedoch ihre Widerstandszelle verraten wird und Rémy plötzlich verschwindet, bedeutet das Buch für sie beide tödliche Gefahr.