It is 1950. London is still reeling from World War II, and Margery Benson--a sensible schoolmarm and lonely spinster--is just trying to get through life. But one day, she reaches her breaking point, abandoning her job and her tidy,...
FICTION / Historical / General
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Auteur:Joyce, RachelSommaire: - Auteur:Windley, CarolSommaire:
In 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, she learns the truth about her father and meets Dr. Magdalena Schaefferová, whose family will become a significant part of her future.
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Auteur:Gaynor, HazelSommaire:Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly's whirlwind romance and glamourous wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched...
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Auteur:L'Amour, LouisSommaire:More unpublished works from the archives of Louis L'Amour: complete short stories, partial novels, treatments, and notes that will transport readers from the Western frontier to India, China, and even the future. Exploring the...
- Auteur:Nam-Joo, Cho, Chang, JamieSommaire:
The runaway bestseller that has sold over one million copies internationally, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the most important book to have come out of South Korea since Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.
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Auteur:Greenwood, T.Sommaire:One of PopSugar's 30 Must-Read Books of 2019 From the author of Rust & Stardust comes this heartbreaking story, inspired by true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter. Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny...
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Auteur:Obreht, TéaSommaire:The New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife returns with a stunning tale of perseverance-an epic journey across an unforgettable landscape of magic and myth. In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in...
- Auteur:Lovett, Charles C.Sommaire:
Just as his debut novel becomes a bestseller, Robert Parrish realizes he must confront his secret demons by fulfilling a promise to solve a mystery about his favorite book series, the Tremendous Trio.
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful, and has eyes for Lady Cassandra Ravenel. When Cassandra's reputation is nearly destroyed, Severin seizes the opportunity he's been waiting for. As always, he gets what he...
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Auteur:Benedict, MarieSommaire:From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty. Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one...
- Auteur:Robertson, Donald L.Sommaire:
Callum Logan faces a challenge along a trail he has traveled before. But this time, he is accompanied by precious cargo. Is he destined to fail, or will his experience, cunning, fists, and guns blast his way to success?
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Auteur:Chevalier, TracySommaire:An immersive, moving story of a woman coming into her own at the dawn of the Second World War, from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier 1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiance, Violet...
- Auteur:McHugh, ClareSommaire:
Clare McHugh tells the story of Victoria, the Princess Royal, from her younger years as the apple of her father Albert's eyes through her rise to power atop the mighty German empire to her final months of life.
- Auteur:Todd, CharlesSommaire:
Years before the Great War summoned Bess Crawford to serve as a battlefield nurse, the indomitable heroine spent her childhood in India under the watchful eye of her friend and confidant, the young soldier Simon Brandon. The two formed...
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