Ergebnis für "April in Paris" in Literatur & Belletristik

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...

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...

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...

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?

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.

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....

Years ago, Juliet left a little piece of her heart in Paris - and now, separated from her husband and with her children flying the nest, it's time to get it back! She puts on her best red lipstick, books a cosy attic apartment near Notre-Dame and takes the next train out of London. Arriving at the Gare du Nord, the memories come flooding back: bustling street cafés, cheap wine in candlelit bars and a handsome boy with glittering eyes. But Juliet has also been keeping a secret for over two decades - and she begins to realise it's impossible to move forwards without first looking back.

“Morgan is a masterful storyteller... For fans of Jojo Moyes, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Stacey Ballis”-Booklist Review on One Summer in Paris USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with this heartwarming novel about the power of friendship, love and what happens when an ending is...

'I enjoyed it SO much!' MARIAN KEYES 'With glorious characters and a dreamy setting, I couldn't have loved this book more' THE SUN Back to the city of dreams . . . Paris has always held a piece of Jess' heart, ever since she spent a magical summer there over twenty years ago. So when a writing...

Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn’s A Jewish Girl in Paris is a powerful novel about forbidden love. 'This beautiful, heart-wrenching novel examines the harsh realities while remaining hopeful and celebrating resilience and love.' -...

The thinking woman’s ultimate escapist adventure in Paris, told with wit, style, and a touch of intrigue, by the popular and dynamic author of The Sweeney Sisters. Joan Blakely had an unconventional childhood: the daughter of a globe-trotting supermodel and a world-famous artist. Her artist...

“Citizenship in a Republic” is the title of a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. In the speech Roosevelt discusses the attributes required of its citizens and leaders to sustain a thriving national character, not least of which are a high moral character and energetic engagement.