Historical Literary Fiction Saga

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin's Daughter is the first book in a captivating new saga about the next generation of Tudor royals, which poses the thrilling question: What if Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, gave birth to a legitimate heir?

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.

Pearl Street, Liverpool, Christmas 1942. Despite the drama and tragedy of the War, the street’s spirit and friendship in adversity binds them together. Since her husband was injured, Eileen has worried about the growing distance between them. Lena Newton longs for a baby but with her husband posted in the Navy, it's looking unlikely. And Kitty has hidden away since she discovered her lover was married, too ashamed to return in disgrace with her baby.

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.

In the early days of the new millennium, pages of a worn and weathered original sonata manuscript - the gift of a Czech immigrant living out her final days in Queens - come into the hands of Meta Taverner, a young musicologist whose concert piano career was cut short by an injury. To Meta's eye, it appears to be an authentic 18th-century work; to her discerning ear, the music rendered there is commanding, hauntingly beautiful, clearly the undiscovered composition of a master. But there is no indication of who the composer might be.

Marina Martyn lever det perfekta livet. Hon är rik, vacker, har ett aktivt socialt liv och är förlovad med en väl ansedd ung man som älskar henne. Det finns bara ett problem. Trots hennes till synes perfekta liv är det något som skaver. Marina älskar inte sin fästman och överväldigas plötsligt av en längtan att komma iväg från allt. Till allas förvåning bryter hon förlovningen och rymmer till Portugal där hon blir ohjälpligt förälskad i en främmande man.

In this "riveting, heartfelt" novel of love and consequences (Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz), a woman dreams of becoming a doctor until World War II leads her instead into an astonishing love—and a fateful choice. Is it possible to fall in...

Critically acclaimed author Silas House’s A Parchment of Leaves was named Kentucky Novel of the Year and won a special achievement award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers. In 1917 rural Kentucky, Saul Sullivan marries a beautiful Cherokee woman named Vine. They weather the storm of prejudice, but when Saul temporarily moves away to work a better job, his younger brother makes advances on Vine that are not welcome and ultimately lead to tragedy.

On a June morning in 1900, Rosie Killeen crosses the road that divides her family's County Mayo farm from the estate of Lord and Lady Ennis, and makes her way to the "big house" for the first time. Barely eight years old, Rosie joins the throng of servants preparing for the arrival of Queen Victoria. But while the royal visit is a coup for Ennismore, a chance meeting on the grounds proves even more momentous for Rosie.

In a country where patriarchal favoritism and the primacy of sons survived multiple revolutions and an ideological earthquake, this epic novel is first and foremost about women, with the female body serving as the book’s central metaphor. The protagonist, Mother, is born in 1900 and married at seventeen into the Shangguan family. She has nine children, only one of whom is a boy—the narrator of the book. A spoiled and ineffectual child, he stands in stark contrast to his eight strong and forceful female siblings.

När Nerina får veta att hennes kusin Elizabeth kommer tvingas gifta sig med sir Rupert Wroth mot sin vilja tar hon ett drastiskt beslut. Nerina tar sin kusins plats vid bröllopet medan Elizabeth ger sig av med mannen hon älskar. Fast besluten att aldrig falla för någon man finner sig nu Nerina i en skrämmande värld full av intriger, politik och hemligheter. Men det som skärrar Nerina mest av allt är att hennes känslor för sir Rupert Wroth sakta men säkert börjar förändras ...

Paris, 1921. Lorsque Valentine se marie avec l'héritier de la prestigieuse maison de fourreurs, la Maison Fontenoy, elle est loin de se douter de la vie qui l'attend. Malgré l’amour que lui porte son mari André et la naissance de ses deux enfants - Camille et Maxence -, Valentine s'enfonce dans un profond ennui et la frustration la gagne peu à peu. Lassée par ce quotidien et ce rôle d'épouse et de mère qui ne la comble pas, elle décide de partir pour assouvir ses aspirations.

När markisen av Heroncourt återvänder från kriget gör han det som en krigshjälte. Tillvaron på hemmaplan, som till en början är fridfull, övergår snart till att bli en ny sorts plåga. Markisen är uttråkad och fördriver sin tid genom att inleda meningslösa affärer med vackra kvinnor, något som om möjligt tråkar ut honom än mer. Vardagen är grå och långsam tills en dag då hans granne Lady Mimosa plötsligt knackar på hans dörr. Den unga kvinnan berättar om sin kusins fruktansvärda planer att begå mord och ber markisen om hjälp.

Guerreros y eremitas, boyardos y siervos, héroes y heroínas románticos, ancianas damas ricas, buscadores de fortuna y exiliados... Los personajes de Rusia habitan en un mundo contradictorio de bosques, estepas, iconos y hachas, fe ortodoxa y persecución a los judíos, hermosas iglesias, palacios magníficos y pueblos miserables; de arte popular ruso y operas suntuosas, de Tolstói y Lenin, Chaikovsky y Rasputín.

One thousand years ago, chaos loosed itself upon Japan, upending an era in which the arts flourished. At the dawn of 250 years of civil war, in the opulent court of Lord Norimasa, the beautiful but cruel poet Lady Utsu wages war with men's hearts and holds the fearsome lord and his devoted samurai Matsuhito in her thrall. As the two men raze Japan's landscape in futile battles for unity, Utsu falls for Matsuhito even as Lord Norimasa continues to love her.

"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.

England 1922. It’s been four years since Rudy’s brother Edgar went missing in war-torn France. Still deep in mourning and grappling with unanswered questions, Rudy and his mother struggle to move on. When the enigmatic Mariette arrives unexpectedly at the family’s manor claiming to be Edgar’s widow, and the mother of his child, Rudy urges her to stay, hoping she’ll shed light on the missing pieces.

Une nuit de février 1848, le destin de Flore, jolie fleur des marais de Saint-Omer, bascule et la précipite dans le tourbillon de Lille. Va-t-elle échapper à la malédiction des Manderel ? Un épais mystère plane sur cette honorable maison de maître... Dans ce roman, deux milieux s'opposent : le marais au charme étrange, ses traditions ancestrales, ses superstitions, et Lille "la mélomane", sa bourgeoisie, ses usines et son chemin de fer. Et trois femmes romantiques vont aimer en dépit de la raison et des règles établies.

As Hitler’s reign of terror begins to loom large over Germany, Gerhard and Elsa Schliemann - like other German Jews - must flee with their children in search of sanctuary. But life elsewhere in Europe offers few opportunities for medical professor Gerhard and his fellow scientists. Then they discover an unexpected haven in Turkey, where universities and hospitals welcome them as valuable assets. But despite embracing their adopted land, personal and political troubles persist.

Billy Flynn always wanted to fly. An attractive young man, a patriot, he is also an artist with pencil and paint and has an abiding affinity for nature. It's 1970 and he cannot resist the call to serve in Vietnam. A year later he is the only survivor when his helicopter is shot down. A Catalog of Birds is the story of a family and a community confronted with a loss of innocence and wounds that may never heal. The legacy of war and its destruction of nature is seared onto the memories of a small American town.