Historical Family Saga

With Christmas approaching, the Brogan family of London's East End are braving the horrors of the Blitz. With the men away fighting for King and Country and the ever-present dangers of the German Luftwaffe's nightly reign of death and destruction, the family must do all they can to keep a stiff upper lip. For Jo, the youngest of the Brogan sisters, the perils of war also offer a newfound freedom. Jo falls in love with Tommy, a man known for his dangerous reputation as much as his charm.

Sisters Margaret and Annie lost their mother years ago; they long for her every day. Their frightfully protective father keeps the girls close, but he can't protect them forever.... When a scandal rocks the family, the girls are forced to leave their home. The girls flee to Birmingham's jewellery quarter to stay with the one person they can rely on - Uncle Goldsmith. Annie takes up work at a nearby factory, where she learns to forge cutlery, and Margaret is employed as a chain maker.

Calico Road runs through a tiny Lancashire hamlet up on the edge of the moors, miles from anywhere. Its folk are an independent breed - and in 1827 they are a thorn in the side of the vicious mill owner in the valley below. Toby Fletcher's father ignored his bastard son while alive. Now Toby is the new owner of the rambling old inn, an unwitting keeper of its secrets. Then Meg Staley comes to Calico - a woman who was strong enough to survive one tragedy but found it harder to withstand a second blow.

"Run through the jungle." The phrase means so many things. For the Morrows, it means a new sense of being. Natalia and her friends have found success as a band who rivals Elvis in popularity. Natalia's dreams are finally coming true. But fame is a jungle fraught with danger and uncertainty. But for Mark Standish, run through the jungle has a totally different meaning as he literally runs through the Vietnam jungle to get away from his decisions. His sole purpose, to destroy the one person he sees as the root of all his bad decisions. Natalia Morrow.

Kostbare Augenblicke. London, 1946: Der Krieg ist vorbei, doch die Hotelerbin Violet Mason findet kaum Zeit, ihr Liebesglück mit Lionel Burke zu genießen. Ein Juwelendieb treibt sein Unwesen im Savoy. Während der Hausdetektiv und Scotland Yard im Dunkeln tappen, stellt Violet eigene Nachforschungen an. Verbirgt sich hinter dem amerikanischen Gast Gary Stewart etwa das Phantom des berüchtigten Juwelenräubers "Descoyne"? Als eine Jugendliebe Lionel Burkes auftaucht, sucht Violet ausgerechnet in den Armen des Hauptverdächtigen Trost.

Eine Zerreißprobe für die Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann. Der neue historische Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Ellin Carsta. Bernried am Starnberger See, 1938: Unternehmer Wilhelm Lehmann geht es nicht so schlecht, wie er nach seinem Schlaganfall fast allen Familienmitgliedern glauben machen will. Als er auch noch seine gesamten Firmenanteile für fünf Reichsmark verkauft, steht die restliche Familie vor einem großen Rätsel.

Birmingham, 1858. Dora, a spirited young maid with a vivid imagination, finds solace in the library of the esteemed family she works for. But when a forbidden love leads to a secret that could ruin her, Dora has no choice but to leave the only place that has ever offered her security and...

La paix est enfin signée, Rupert est de retour après cinq ans d'absence et la famille décide de quitter Home Place pour retourner vivre à Londres. Mais l'Angleterre est ébranlée, tout comme les certitudes et les mœurs des Cazalet. La mort du Brig et le divorce d'Edward et de Villy apportent leur lot de tensions. Les plus âgés des enfants Cazalet sont désormais adultes. Louise s'ingénue à trouver des échappatoires à son mariage, et tente de revenir à sa première passion, le théâtre.

Ein gestohlenes Kind. Ein verborgenes Kriegsgeheimnis. Eine Wahrheit, die alles verändert. Norwegen, 1940. Verführt von der Nazi-Propaganda schließt sich Liv, als der Krieg das ländliche Norwegen erreicht, dem deutschen Oberkommando an. Sie besitzt etwas, das in Berlin heiß begehrt ist – doch der Preis, den sie dafür zahlt, wird schrecklich sein. England, 1968. Agnes, eine Kriegswaise, wächst behütet bei ihrem liebevollen Großvater in der idyllischen englischen Landschaft auf. Doch als er plötzlich stirbt, stößt sie auf ein Geheimnis, das ihr Leben aus den Angeln hebt.

Meg Townsend y su hermana, Sylvie, buscan una existencia tranquila manejando la librería familiar. Meg se siente responsable de cuidar de su padre, Stephen, cuyo espíritu y salud son dañados de su tiempo como prisionero durante la Guerra Civil. Su único escape son las pinturas que crea y vende. Entonces el Gran Fuego barre el distrito financiero de Chicago. Las explosiones ardientes y el caos despiertan recuerdos de guerra para Stephen mientras huye del fuego y se separa de sus hijas. Días después, cuando el humo se ha despejado, Meg y Sylvie logran reunirse con él.

Natalia continues her journey through the 1950s with a trip to Broadway and Washington, DC.

In 1894, 12-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie, and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. "You'll never catch me alive," said he....

1528: Escaping from her family's scandalous involvement with Anne Boleyn's circle, Thomasin Marwood is beginning a new life in the service of Queen Catherine of Aragon. Thomasin is trying to forget Rafe Danvers, the man who stole her heart and then betrayed her, and when a group of Venetians arrive at court, she is drawn to the sophisticated Nico. But a great danger is lurking. The dreaded sweating sickness has returned, which claimed the life of Catherine's first husband, Prince Arthur, many years ago.

Ostpreußen Winter 1925 - während im Reich alles im Umschwung ist, lebt man auf den Gütern in der ostpreußischen Provinz ein Leben mit den Jahreszeiten. So auch auf Fennhusen. Für Frederike ist es das letzte Jahr auf dem Gut, bevor sie eine höhere Töchterschule besuchen wird. Sie genießt es, mit ihrem Pony über die abgeernteten Felder zu reiten, den ersten Schnee zu riechen und an den Vorbereitungen für die große Jagd teilzuhaben. Nur Caramell, ihr Lieblingspferd, macht ihr Sorgen - sie lässt sich plötzlich nicht mehr reiten und wird unberechenbar.

Colorado, New Mexico und Berlin: Die Wirtschaftskrise erschüttert die Welt und stellt die Breitenbachs vor nie gekannte Herausforderungen. Felix trifft eine folgenschwere Entscheidung und steht jäh vor den Scherben seines Lebens. Unterdessen ist es für Sam und Gracie, die sowohl europäische als auch indigene Wurzeln haben, Zeit, die Weichen für ihre Zukunft zu stellen. Während Sam mit falschen Anschuldigungen kämpft, ringt Gracie mit ihrer Identität zwischen zwei Welten.

It was June 1916 when Sergeant Boots Adams of the Royal West Kents, together with his men, was billeted on the Descartes farm in Northern France. It was a short break from the turmoil and horror of the trenches, and Boots and his men, in return for their free billeting, were to help the farmer in his fields. It came as something of a surprise to discover that the land was being managed by a young French war widow, Cecile Lacoste and, to the distant sound of guns, a brief wartime friendship flared between Boots and Cecile.

Natalia Morrow is 15. Her relationship with Tobias isn't all what it seems. As Thanksgiving nears, America officially goes to Vietnam, Toby plots his revenge, and Toffer realizes his life is almost over. J. Edgar (Eddie) Hoover and Clyde Tolson hide their relationship while running the FBI. But in Washington, secrets never remain secrets...

Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the head and escapes. Marcus, further enraged, kills her mother and becomes even more determined to rape Emmy, but the combined efforts of the local parson and Emmy's young suitor manage to keep her safe from harm.

È l'estate del 1937 e la famiglia Cazalet si appresta a riunirsi nella dimora di campagna. Ad attenderli, uno stuolo di cameriere e domestici, lunghe passeggiate, il tè a letto la mattina, segreti e bugie. I due capostipiti, affettuosamente soprannominati il Generale e la Duchessa, vigilano su atmosfere d’altri tempi. Ma sotto la rassicurante e rigida morale vittoriana qualcosa sta cominciando a cambiare. Un romanzo "che mette voglia di divorare al più presto anche gli altri quattro capitoli della saga dei Cazalet." (Mario Fortunato, L'Espresso)

Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her. Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans. Beneath the pile of bodies two men survive, crawling to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, where sisters Elise and Adelaide risk their lives to take them in.