Historical Literary Fiction Saga

Alice Verney is a young woman intent on achieving her dreams. Having left Restoration England in the midst of a messy scandal, she has been living in Louis XIV's Baroque, mannered France for two years. Now she is returning home to England and anxious to re-establish herself quickly. First, she will regain her former position as a maid of honor to Charles II's queen. Then she will marry the most celebrated duke of the Restoration, putting herself in a position to attain power she's only dreamed of.

In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic.

Hofmiller, un oficial de la caballería austrohúngara, es invitado a una fiesta en la casa de un rico terrateniente Kekesfalva, lo que le lleva a un mundo completamente distinto del de su rutina cuartelaria habitual: se encuentra en un entorno glamuroso, donde el vino fluye libremente y acaba estimulándole, a pedir a la bella hija de su anfitrión que baile con el. Sin embargo para su horror descubre que la joven es inválida. Esta torpeza inconsciente va a ser el comienzo de la pérdida del respeto hacia sí mismo.

Esteban Trueba, ein Mann aus einfachsten Verhältnissen, kommt zu Vermögen und Macht. Seine Verlobte Rosa del Valle verstirbt in jungen Jahren. Ihre übersinnlich begabte Schwester Clara besitzt die Fähigkeit, Katastrophen vorherzusehen. Estebans Tochter Blanca verliebt sich hoffnungslos in Pedro, den Sohn des Vorarbeiters. Durch ihre Augen sehen wir, wie Chile sich von den 1920er Jahren bis zur Militärdiktatur um 1970 entwickelt: Persönliche Dramen und politische Umbrüche prägen das Bild einer Familie und eines Landes über vier Generationen hinweg.

Verona, 2001. Anna, ventinove anni, è una ragazza ingenua, ricca e viziata dall’adorato padre, un facoltoso imprenditore. Dopo la laurea in medicina Anna vuole specializzarsi in chirurgia plastica per aprire uno studio estetico, sposarsi e avere una famiglia. Quando però un ictus colpisce il padre e un misterioso amico gli fa visita, Anna inizia un’indagine sul passato in guerra del padre. Le tracce la conducono nell’Italia del 1944, nel pieno della furia omicida delle SS in fuga, quando le truppe scelte di Hitler trucidarono per vendetta almeno quindicimila civili.

Dans une Europe meurtrie par la Seconde guerre, deux femmes, Livia Grandi, une Vénitienne et Hanna Wolf, une Allemande doivent à tout prix survivre dans un monde en ruines dominé par les hommes. À Murano, Livia est l’héritière des célèbres Verreries Grandi. Elle possède le carnet rouge qui fait d’elle la seule détentrice du secret du verre chiaroscuro.

Conciliando sapientemente fantasia e realtà storica, con "La banda Gordon" Marco Dell'Omo firma un romanzo irresistibile, che affonda le radici in un Abruzzo di metà Novecento, sospeso fra le follie del regime fascista e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. La storia prende le mosse da un anziano generale in pensione, Piero Vinci, che a distanza di molti anni ripercorre la sua adolescenza ai tempi del Duce.

In questa nuova avventura di Giambattista Bugatti, il boia papalino noto come Mastro Titta, la scenografia è ancora quella di una Roma ottocentesca, a pochi passi dall'annessione al nascente Regno d’Italia. Siamo nel 1859: la scomparsa di un bambino ebreo, figlio di un ufficiale francese, fa temere il suo rapimento da parte della balia, che lo avrebbe sottoposto ad un battesimo forzato per poi crescerlo nel cattolicesimo. Ma il ritrovamento dei cadaveri, sia del bambino che della nutrice, sembra complicare notevolmente la situazione.

Det är tidigt 1900-tal i Stockholm och livet i storstaden har inte blivit så som torparflickan Alva Nilsson hade tänkt sig. Efter en mindre lyckad jakt på arbete har hon dragits in i prostitutionens hårda värld. Sexton år gammal är hon nu med barn. Allt detta har föranlett den scen som utspelar sig, när hon en eftermiddag sitter gråtandes, och i desperat behov av hjälp, framför gynekologen Karolina Widerström. Hur hamnade Alva i den här situationen? Och vad kan Karolina egentligen göra för att hjälpa till?

Francis Arrowsmith is a man without a country, a soldier-of-fortune in search of a war. An English orphan raised in France by exiled Jesuits, he hopes to make a quick pile out of his rare skills in building and operating artillery. Little does he know that when he joins a Portuguese expedition to aid the decadent and corrupt Ming dynasty in its fight against the Manchu invaders, he is embarking on a journey that will merge his destiny with the fate of China itself.

Meet the Pratt clan. Driven men. Determined women. Through six turbulent generations, they would pursue a lost Paul Revere treasure. And turn a family secret into an obsession that could destroy them. Here is the novel that launched William Martin’s astonishing literary career and became an instant bestseller. From the grit and romance of old Boston to exclusive - and dangerous - Back Bay today, this sweeping saga paints an unforgettable portrait of a powerful dynasty beset by the forces of history...and a heritage of greed, lust, murder and betrayal.

June 1939. Francis Dempsey and his shell-shocked brother Michael are on an ocean liner from Ireland bound for their brother Martin's home in New York City, having stolen a small fortune from the IRA. During the week that follows, the lives of these three brothers collide spectacularly with big-band jazz musicians, a talented but fragile heiress, a Jewish street photographer facing a return to Nazi-occupied Prague, a vengeful mob boss, and the ghosts of their own family's revolutionary past.

A sweeping international epic, perfect for all fans of Penny Vincenzi and Barbara Taylor Bradford June 1909, in a large Berlin mansion, cousins Zelda and Vicky are about to meet brothers Berthold and Josef for the first time – an evening that will alter the course of their lives forever…

What happened to the idealism of the 1960s? This question has haunted a generation. Outside the Gates of Eden follows two men from high school to their final destination in the 21st century. Alex is torn between his father's business empire and his own artistic yearnings. Cole finds his calling at a Bob Dylan concert in 1965. From the Summer of Love in San Francisco to Woodstock, from campus protests to the SoHo loft scene, from a commune in Virginia to the outlaw country music of Austin, the novel charts the rise and fall of the counterculture - and what came after.

Prim, an aid worker in the Sudan, is contacted by her sister Dimp, who is back in Australia. She has come into possession of revealing documents concerning their ancestors: transported from Manchester, their great-grandfather was the son of a convict, while their great grandmother was not only a convict, too, but Jewish. As the story unfolds, through letters and a journal, of how John Bettany made his fortune and of Sarah's time in the notorious Female Factory, the sisters gain new perspectives on their roots.

Het eeuwige vuur is, met zijn setting in een van de meest turbulente en revolutionaire periodes in de Europese geschiedenis, een van Folletts spannendste en meest ambitieuze boeken ooit. Geknipt voor zowel nieuwe lezers als voor trouwe fans van de Kingsbridge-saga, die begon met de bestsellers Pilaren van de aarde en Brug naar de hemel.

Belgrano Rawson schuf mit diesem Roman ein literarisch vielschichtiges und politisches Werk, das durch exzellent recherchierte historische Fakten besticht. Kuba, 17. April 1961. Mit Unterstützung der CIA landen Exilkubaner in ihrer ehemaligen Heimat, um Fidel Castro zu stürzen. Im Laufe der Handlung, die durch eine Sprecherin des örtlichen Radiosenders Radio Swan begleitet wird, kommen die unterschiedlichsten Personen zu Wort, wodurch die Ereignisse fesselnd und detailliert zugleich geschildert werden.

"Die Heimkehr der Stellings" beginnt im Berlin der 1920er, wo Conrad, der Enkel von Thomas Stelling, seiner großen Liebe Laura, einer Gutsbesitzertochter begegnet. Die beiden heiraten, ziehen nach Hamburg und bekommen ein Kind. Tochter Isabella wächst wohlbehütet auf, bis der Zweite Weltkrieg und der Nationalsozialismus in Hamburg einziehen. Eindrücklich und berührend erzählt Christa Kanitz von der Euphorie der Nachkriegszeit und vom leidvollen Kriegsausbruch.

Irish domestic worker Norah King's decision to ask her wealthy employer, Caroline Parker, for an elegant red coat that the Beacon Hill matriarch has marked for donation ignites a series of events that neither woman could have fathomed. The unlikely exchange will impact their respective daughters and families for generations to come, from the coat's original owner, marriage-minded collegian Cordelia Parker, to the determined and spirited King sisters of South Boston, Rosemary, Kay, and Rita.

In una Garfagnana investita dalla Seconda Guerra Mondiale, sembra quasi che Storia e Magia si siano fuse insieme, con l’intento di delineare una storia che ci tocchi nel profondo. Nel paese di Bosconero – ispirato a Fabbriche di Careggine – Francesco, undici anni, è il figlio di un disertore, che convive con la madre, la nonna e l’onta terribile di quanto si pensa suo padre abbia fatto. Ma i rastrellamenti nazisti sono poca cosa, se paragonati all’indicibile mistero che avvolge i circostanti boschi della Garfagnana.