Ergebnis für "Survival" in 20. Jahrhundert

Entzückt von dem mysteriösen Tagebuch, das die junge Katja übergeben hat, befiehlt der oberste Befehlshaber der Roten Armee, den Autor des Buches und eine seltene Büste ausfindig zu machen. So kommt es, dass aus geflohenen Todeskandidaten eines Arbeitslagers eine Kompanie geformt wird, die sich diesem Auftrag annehmen soll. Doch schnell wird der Gruppe so einiges klar: Ihre Aufgabe erweist sich als viel schwerer, als Katja und ihre Begleiter gedacht haben.

After promising Sigmund on his deathbed that they would reunite the family in a peaceful and friendly country, they make their way via ship to Colombia, the country Nellie had made her home just as the Nazi movement in Germany was gaining momentum. After their safe arrival, Freddy is forced to look for work in order to support his mother and himself while adjusting to new surroundings at the same time. After some fortuitous, work-related encounters, Freddy decides to not only run his own lingerie business but produce the raw materials he needs himself.

A BRAND NEW heartbreaking WWII novel set in Occupied France from Helen Parusel. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, Mandy Robotham and Gill Thompson!‘An absolutely beautiful tale of secrets, love, and courage.' Amanda Geard 'Grabbed me from the first page and barely let me...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE NEXT WORDS HE WRITES COULD BE HIS LAST . . . Austria, 1938: The Vienna Writers Circle meets at Café Mozart to share hopeful stories during a hopeless time. But when the Nazis take over, everything changes. With their Jewish families' now under threat, the writers...

An unforgettable story about loss and new love written and read by the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island 'The most striking example of Tóibín's emotional control . . . [An] eloquent expression of the bond between a mother and a son' – The Guardian One snowy morning, after...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a novel set in 1940s London about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one another. "A masterpiece of a historical thriller." —Lisa...

The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters. 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship...

Four housewives. One quiet street. A Cold War secret that could destroy everything. In a town built around America’s most secretive nuclear site, housewife Betty Mahoney knows the rules: don’t ask questions, and don’t listen too closely. But when the Beckers move in, Betty and the other...

Defeat is a moment; victory is a legacy. In the blistering heat of the North African desert, the air crackles with tension as the unrelenting Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel, closes in on the beleaguered forces of the Allied troops. Private John ‘Hawkeye’ Sharratt, a battle-sharpened soldier...

Edith, gymnaste et danseuse accomplie, rêve de ballet et de succès olympiques. Mais en 1943, la vie en Hongrie est dangereuse pour une jeune fille juive et alors que l'Europe s'embrase, Edith est déportée à Auschwitz avec sa famille. Lorsque l'horreur sévit partout autour d'elle et que la...

The USA Today Bestseller! In the shadowy underbelly of Cold War Moscow, Mae Pierce, once a formidable OSS agent, has found herself once again thrust into a perilous mission that could spell redemption—or ruin. Tasked with posing as a model at the American Exhibition, Mae is haunted by the...

'A dream of a read!’ New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn 'Emotional, raw, and beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the author of the internationally bestselling novel, WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, comes a breathtaking tale of secrets, betrayal, and the enduring power of friendship...

A BRAND NEW wartime novel of bravery, hope, and the power of a mother's love in the darkest of times 💔 Inspired by an incredible untold story.Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and Mandy Robotham 📖 It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody...

In the heart of darkening Europe, amidst the looming war, "Vienna on Fire" by Don Gabor tells the riveting story of Greta Kolbe, an eighteen-year-old Jewish woman whose life was upended when German troops annexed Austria in 1938. Her peaceful existence is replaced by a nightmare of terror as she, along with Vienna's Jewish community, faces an ordeal of intimidation. Greta's journey of resilience begins as she flees Nazi Vienna to escape arrest for her resistance activities, embarking on a dangerous trek to Holland, with a spiteful ex-suitor and the Gestapo closely trailing her.

The brand new heart-wrenching WW2 saga from bestselling author Fenella J. Miller, set during the Blitz! Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Lizzie Lane ❤️ Can love survive the scars of the past when war brings them back together? September 1940 As the new housekeeper at Harbour House, Lily...

Hungary, 1939. Like most Hungarian Jews during the onset of World War II, Shomo Stern is sent to the front lines with the Forced Labor Services–to be worked to death under the thumb of the Nazi war machine. Fighting the bitter European winter, the battalions witness horrific events in the wake of the Nazi advance.

Inspired by a true story, this is a moving reimagining of loss, legacy and the fragile truth between memory and myth… She was never meant to be a symbol, but the world made her one In 1912, fourteen-year-old Helen ‘Melville’ Smith loses her father, Captain Edward J. Smith of the Titanic...

From a USA Today bestselling author, this is a heart-stopping story of lost love, family drama, resilience and courage in World War II – perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Mandy Robotham and Kate Quinn. ‘I kept wanting to read more!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘[Contains] everything I love about...

A BRAND NEW unforgettable, heart-wrenching and utterly unputdownable tale of courage, sacrifice and hope from the bestselling author of The Rainbow . Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and All the Light We Cannot See. 🦋🗝️ 1939, Poland: Would you save a child in a warzone?...

In 1940, best friends Lili and Esti reside in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. Their bond deepens as Esti becomes a mother to her son, Theo. However, the onset of war and the enforcement of Mussolini’s Racial Laws, which label them as part of an 'inferior' Jewish race, shatter their...