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Frühjahr 1943 im besetzten Paris: Der junge deutsche Gefreite Roth arbeitet tagsüber als Dolmetscher für die deutsche Geheimpolizei, abends flaniert er in Zivilkleidern durch die Stadt. Eines Abends lernt er Chantal, die Tochter eines französischen Buchhändlers, kennen. Er ahnt nicht, dass die geheimnisvolle Chantal für die Résistance arbeitet und dass er dabei ist, sich auf eine gefährliche Liebe einzulassen...

Inspired by the haunting, passionate story of the city of lights, this epic novel weaves a gripping tale of four families across the centuries: from the lies that spawn the noble line of de Cygne to the revolutionary Le Sourds who seek their destruction; from the Blanchards whose bourgeois respectability offers scant protection against scandal to the hard-working Gascons and their soaring ambitions. Over hundreds of years, these four families are bound by forbidden loves and marriages of convenience; dogged by vengeance and murderous secrets , and brought together by the tumultuous history of their city.

A suspenseful and dramatic story of impossible love between a German soldier and a French Resistance fighter in World War Two Paris. In 1943, Michel Roth is a young soldier working in the German army’s back offices in occupied Paris. But his fluency in French gets Roth a new task when the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Who was Gertrude Stein? Avant-garde American poet and art collector who made her home in Paris, godmother of modernism, queer icon, friend to Picasso and Hemingway, self-declared genius — a writer who has baffled readers and critics for a century. And why does she...

PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created. The labels attached to Paris Hilton. Founder. Entrepreneur. Pop Culture Maker. Innovator. Survivor. Activist. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. The roles Paris embraces...

Ferien in Paris! Mila ist total aus dem Häuschen. Sie begleitet Hanna in die Stadt der Liebe und lernt den charmanten Bruder von Hannas Freund...

Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Glücklich und voller Hoffnung brechen Lore und Fridolin nach Berlin auf. Hier tritt Fridolin einen Posten in einem Bankhaus an und Lore eröffnet mit ihrer Freundin einen Modesalon. Doch bald muss sie erkennen, dass sie von den Damen der Gesellschaft geschnitten, ja dass ganz offensichtlich gegen sie intrigiert wird. Dann beginnt es auch noch in ihrer Ehe zu kriseln, denn Fridolin hat eine alte Bekannte wieder getroffen - die Besitzerin des Edelbordells Le Plaisir...

When Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face while on holiday with his wife, it's hard, at first, to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Could she really be who he thinks she is, and have a connection with a crime that nearly brought ruin to an Irish political dynasty? Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home, and Detective St John Strafford is soon dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one on route: as a terrifying hitman hunts down his prey, they are all set for a brutal showdown.

Nell Cardross and her husband are madly in love. But they're very bad at showing it. While Nell believes her new husband, the Earl, married her out of convenience, Giles Cardross worries that his young wife is more interested in his money than his heart. And Nell's secretive and extravagant spending is becoming a problem. As she attempts to pay off her brother's never-ending gambling debts and prevent the Earl's half-sister from eloping with a potentially ruinous match, will Nell's heart of gold lead her - and her marriage - into trouble? 

In der Stadt der Liebe atmet sie die Luft der Freiheit – doch ein Sturm naht heran … Als Fleur Durand 1939 nach Paris kommt, erhofft sie sich einen Neuanfang. Über ihre tragische Vergangenheit hat sie einen Roman geschrieben, der das Interesse des großen Verlegers Maurice Mouret geweckt hat. Die Veröffentlichung soll ihr endlich das selbstbestimmte, freie Leben ermöglichen, das sie sich so lange gewünscht hat. Gleichzeitig findet sie in Maurice einen einfühlsamen Mann, der sie auf diesem Weg begleiten will.

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Paris, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city - and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses. For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the hotel means denying her nationality and living a lie, every day bringing the danger of discovery closer. When Hitler’s right-hand man moves in and makes her his pet, she sees an opportunity to help the Resistance - and draw closer to Jack, her contact, whose brusque instructions may be a shield for something more....

Is 50 too late for a first trip to Paris? Can an old marriage survive the author's expectations of the city of light and love? This honest essay explores the challenges travel places on a marriage and the unexpected sweetness of affection revived.

Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. They compose a secret history, both intimate and panoramic, of modern times, and offer a kaleidoscopic impression of the world within a world that is Paris.

Caroline Cliburn was to be married next Tuesday, and yet she suspected that gratitude was the wrong reason to become a bride. Perhaps that was why she and her younger brother Jody had taken the long drive north to Scotland in search of her missing brother Angus.... When a sudden spring blizzard leaves them stranded by the roadside, it is the snow that gives both her and a lonely young Scot one last chance to find the healing warmth of love.

October 1924. After their magical wedding, Kitty Worthington and her husband, Inspector Robert Crawford Sinclair, head to Paris for their honeymoon. Art museums, haute couture, French cuisine. Wondrous nights. It’s everything Kitty has always dreamed of and more. But then a body drops putting a damper on things. At least this time, it’s a matter for the French police. There’s no need for Kitty and Robert to get involved. Things change, however, when a dear friend becomes the chief suspect, and she begs Kitty for help. Unable to walk away, she and Robert agree to investigate.

Ein Foto. Aufgenommen in einem Vorort von Paris. Es zeigt die Front eines Hauses. Viele Balkone. Auf einem davon steht "jemand"... eine "Person"... "etwas"... aber was? Friedrich von Gartner, einst Soldat der Schweizer Garde und mittlerweile selbstständig im Sicherheitsgeschäft tätig, erhält von seinem ehemaligen Arbeitgeber den Auftrag, herauszufinden, was dort zu sehen ist - nichtahnend, dass damit eine Odyssee an die Grenze des Fassbaren beginnt.

Who did the deed? Having chanced upon some clues, budding sleuth Lottie tries to make sense of mysterious conversations and bare-faced lies. She's assisted by her trusty dog, Rosie, and the local delivery boy. But when a second body is found, her theories come undone.

Grace can’t believe it when her husband of 25 years announces he doesn’t want to join her on their anniversary trip to Paris - instead, he wants a divorce. Reeling from the shock, Grace makes the bold decision to go on this holiday of a lifetime alone. Audrey leaves behind heartache of her own when she arrives in Paris. A job in a bookshop is her ticket to freedom, but with no money and no knowledge of the French language, her summer adventure seems doomed to fail. Until she meets Grace, and everything changes....

'Magical, romantic, fantastique' MILLY JOHNSON 'A perfect Parisian fantasy every woman will love' KATIE FFORDE 'Wow, wow, WOW. Her best and most perfect book yet. I adored every word. Sublime, as always' JILL MANSELL 'The perfect weekend read. I was so captivated I didn't notice I was turning...