World War Ii Romance

Februar 1942: Die Neuigkeiten über den rasanten Vormarsch der Wehrmacht fegen wie ein Sturm durch die gesamte Sowjetunion. Harald Pfeiffer ist sechzehn, als er in das Zwangsarbeitslager in Tscheljabinsk einberufen wird. Während um ihn herum erwachsene Männer zu Hunderten sterben, kämpft er mit aller Macht ums Überleben. Auch die zwanzigjährige Yvo Scholz kommt nach Kriegsende mit ihrer Mutter in die russische Industriestadt, auf der Suche nach ihrem Bruder Erich, der ebenfalls in das Arbeitslager verschleppt worden war.

Britain, 1954. The Second World War has ravaged the country, and for years families had been forced to go without to help the war effort. Even in the tiny stone village of Capel Celyn - where time seemingly stands still in the lush beauty of the surrounding hills - the war has left behind empty tables and broken hearts. But then the residents learn that their beloved village is at risk of being taken from them, and in the most shocking way imaginable. Who will be brave enough to save it?

Während der Zweite Weltkrieg London beherrscht, halten die Frauen aus der Mulberry Lane fest zusammen... Maureen Jackson wusste, dass das Leben als angehende Krankenschwester nicht einfach sein würde. Aber sie hatte nicht damit gerechnet, dass ihr Krankenhaus gleich in ihrer ersten Schicht schwer bombardiert wird. Zudem halten sie Familie und Freunde in der Mulberry Lane Maureen auf Trab, denn dort wird sie genauso gebraucht wie bei ihren Patienten. Und als wäre das nicht genug, tritt auch Rory wieder in ihr Leben.

Nach dem Bestseller "Ein neuer Himmel" folgt nun die bewegende Fortsetzung aus der Feder von Margit Steinborn. Die Geschichte der Jüdin Hannah Rosenberg und ihrer Tochter Melina geht weiter. Nach den Schrecken des Krieges schauen die Menschen in Deutschland nach vorn. Auch auf dem Sandnerhof ist man froh, dass endlich Frieden ist. Doch die Wunden der Vergangenheit sind allgegenwärtig. Während der älteste Sohn der Sandners noch immer in Gefangenschaft ist, verzweifelt Tristan fast an den Taten seiner Familie im Dritten Reich. Aber es gibt auch Momente großen Glücks.

Em agosto de 1939, a jovem Grace Bennett abandona sua vida no interior da Inglaterra e chega a Londres com o sonho de esquecer seu passado conturbado e ter um novo começo. Só que o clima sombrio que encontra não tem nada do charme cosmopolita que tanto havia idealizado. Nos meses que se seguem, as forças de Hitler começam a varrer a Europa e o ataque alemão à cidade se torna cada vez mais iminente.

Bassingbourn, 1942: Americans swamp Cambridgeshire as bomber bases spring up across the county. For Stella Charlton, an aircraft woman in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, it’s a distraction from her own troubles as she listens to swing music drifting from the aircraft hangar. When she catches the eye of charismatic US bomber pilot, John "Mac" Mackenzie, he reaches for her friendship. Torn, she feels a spark between them and accepts. As they grow close, Stella, under pressure from her mother, faces a tough choice.

Seeking adventure, shy Kitty Greenlee joins the Women’s Army Corps. In 1944 England, as secretarial support to the Eighth Air Force, she encounters her dream man - a handsome lieutenant who only has eyes for her blonde friend. Uncomfortable around men, Kitty doesn’t think the handsome officer could want someone like her.

Blackpool, November 1942. Wartime worries fail to dampen the glitz and glamour of the ballroom in the run-up to Christmas. After all, life is for living. Newlywed Pearl's bliss is cut short when her beloved Bernie is called up into the Army. Will dancing at the Tower Ballroom take the edge off her heartache or will it throw temptation her way? Unexpected news of an inheritance presents Joy with a different dilemma. Should she move to Scotland in line with her parents' final wishes or stay in Blackpool to dance with Tommy, the man she loves?

1915. Best friends Irene, Maggie and Annie are proud members of the newly renamed Women's Police Service. While Britain's men are away fighting in France, the girls are doing their bit by keeping the peace at home in London's East End. But out of the blue, Irene is given the opportunity to be stationed near an army barracks in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Having recently experienced some heartbreak and keen for the adventure, she decides to go. What could possibly go wrong?

Bath 1942: Bomben fallen, ein Kind verschwindet. April, 1942. Bath wird von den Deutschen bombardiert. In den Wirren einer Kriegsnacht verschwindet der sechsjährige Davy Noyle. Die junge Frances, die auf ihn aufpassen sollte, wird von Schuldgefühlen geplagt und will nicht wahrhaben, dass er tot ist. Dann wird unter den Ruinen der Stadt ein Mädchenskelett gefunden - Frances Kindheitsfreundin Wyn, die vor über 20 Jahren verschwand. Als Frances die Suche nach Davy vorantreibt, führen die Spuren zurück in ihre eigene Kindheit und zu einem ungeklärten Verbrechen, das einen Schatten über ihr ganzes Leben warf.

After preventing the most devastating terrorist attack in recent history, Jay Qasim is back home in West London. And, despite invitations to go back undercover, all he wants is a quiet life. He’s got a job in a call centre, has blocked MI5’s number and has put his brief career as an undercover jihadist behind him. But the game is far from over. And Jay’s about to learn that - no matter how hard he tries - it’s going to be hard to keep his head down now there’s a price on it.

Claymore Straker is a fugitive with a price on his head. He's wanted by the CIA for acts of terrorism he did not commit; his best friend has just been murdered; and Rania, the woman he loves, has disappeared. Betrayed by those closest to him, he must flee the sanctuary of his safe house in Cornwall and track her down.

Carrie Dobbs and Arnold Bateman have arrived in India. The journey from Bombay to Secunderabad is arduous - hot, uncomfortable, and with little to eat but unfamiliar food. But when she steps over the threshold of the bungalow she and her baby son John are to share with Bateman, she realizes that nothing could have prepared her for the life she is now expected to live.

In a world that had gone bonkers, two friends try to keep each other grounded by writing letters to each other during WWII. Although what happened in their lives was vastly different from each other, they found a common ground, a way to keep each other sane. From mundane daily chores to life threatening events, these letters from two pen pals take the listener on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred reigned. A time in history that we should never, ever forget.

Three very different women work together at Cadbury's Bournville factory, and their lives become entwined by war and work: and a child called David. Edie, the main character, marries young to escape her unhappy family home. Widowed at 19 and, after losing her child from the marriage, she faces the war grieving and lonely. Then one night during the Blitz, an infant mysteriously abandoned during the bombing is handed into her care.

Eine genial erzählte Geschichte über Menschlichkeit in einem der dunkelsten Kapitel der Weltgeschichte! Im Jahr 1944 tobt der Zweite Weltkrieg. Auf einem Bauernhof in Österreich taucht eines Tages das Flüchtlingsmädchen Nelli auf; traumatisiert, allein und ohne jegliche Erinnerung. Die Bauernfamilie Leithner nimmt die Jugendliche bei sich auf und versucht, ihr ein sicheres Zuhause zu bieten. Doch dann tritt ein weiterer Fremder in ihr Leben: ein junger Russe, dessen wertvollster Besitz ein geheimnisvolles Gemälde ist.