World War Ii Women

On his deathbed, Dr. Joanne Intrator's father poses two unsettling questions: "Are you tough enough? Do they know who you are?" Joanne soon realizes that these haunting questions relate to a center-city Berlin building at 16 Wallstrasse that the Nazis ripped away from her family in 1938. But a decade is to pass before she will fully come to grasp why her father threw down the gauntlet as he did. Repeatedly, Joanne's restitution quest brings her into confrontation with yet another of her profound fears surrounding Germany and the Holocaust.

It's 1941, and Kate is living in Rangoon, Burma. A world away from her traditional English upbringing, she is bewitched by the country and the kindness of the Burmese people. When Edwin, a young teacher from London, starts working in the government office with her, a friendship develops between them. But Kate can sense that Edwin has secrets and is looking for a place to call home - something she shares. As their bond grows, Kate begins to understand Edwin's past and the tragic events that brought them both to Burma.

When Ottilie Divine, daughter of the legendary Camille Divine, moves into the famous 221B Baker Street, she never expects her first real investigation to land on her doorstep. Her old school friend Delia Wentworth's husband has gone missing from Westminster, and Ottilie feels compelled to help. However, the mystery deepens when she encounters her odd but intriguing new neighbour: Sherlock Holmes.

In the throes of WWII in Port Braythwaite, Cornwall, British radio operator Eleanor "Ellie" Hayes intercepts a mysterious distress signal from the USS Reliant, a U.S. Navy ship with no official record. Drawn into a web of espionage, loss, and secrets, Ellie finds an unlikely ally in Captain James "Jack" Calloway, a U.S. Navy officer also investigating the signal.

In Secrets at Bletchley Park by Margaret Dickinson, two young women from very different backgrounds meet in the Second World War and are plunged into a life where security and discretion are paramount. But both have secrets of their own to hide.

Born in a quiet English village shortly before the onset of the Second World War, Simon Brand’s life is quickly and inextricably interwoven with the Clare-Thompson family and their country Estate which borders the village. His mother moves them away from the village after the war, and an honors degree in economics at Cambridge sees him opting for what proves to be a brilliant career as a business/financial consultant in the City. At the end of a day of goodbyes, in Cambridge, his eyes meet those of an extraordinarily beautiful young woman through the window of a bus.

As World War II rages in Europe and in the Pacific, the small town of Progress is doing its part for the soldiers in the field with a war bond drive at the annual county fair. Town gossip Ava Dempsey starts a rumor that Clark Gable will be among the participating stars. Instead of Gable, though, the headliner is Freddie Harrison, a B-movie star. When Freddie turns up dead in the dunk tank, Irene Ingram, editor-in-chief of The Progress Herald, starts chasing the real headline. As she draws on her reporter’s instincts to find the killer, nothing is what it seems in Progress.

Opal has always dreamed of leaving her small island home in Malta to study ballet in France. However, upon arriving with her cousin Celine and best friend Lulu, she quickly realizes that nothing is as expected. Opal is forced to mature rapidly in order to protect herself and her companions from exploitation and the looming threat of war. A fateful injury lands her in the care of Andrei, a young Russian doctor with whom she develops a profound bond. As the consequences of her choices begin to unfold, Opal faces the most difficult decision of her life—one that will shape her future forever.

1939. When the man Georgie has always loved is sent to France on a secret mission, every knock of the door fills her with dread. Beth is determined to do her bit for the war effort. Caught up in a whirlwind romance, she marries only to become a war widow. Desperately trying to make her way back from Paris to her family in England, a fateful and tragic encounter brings Hetty to Chateau de Faubourg, where she joins the resistance.

Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanised Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany.

Riga, 1943. Cycling the streets to deliver fresh loaves, Zenta passes empty houses, curtains open, doors unlocked, their occupants forced out by Russian or German hands. Above the newly built town hall, a Nazi flag waves in the breeze. Since her brother became a soldier and her sister joined the resistance, Zenta is all her parents have left. Then one morning her sister returns. Tired, worn, with a newly rounded belly, Estere is as determined as ever to fight for their freedom.

1943: The world is at war and the outcome is anything but sure. In the heartland, communities like Caroline, Iowa, must bind together to support the cause. As the war drags on, few families escape paying the ultimate price. But the unity of this close-knit community is threatened by a violent death: a murder committed in the basement of the town's beloved Church Street United Brethren. Everyone, including the congregation's handsome new pastor, becomes a suspect.

But once Margaret begins to unravel the secrets of Bletchley Park, Betty finds herself thrust—untrained—into the deadly world of counter-espionage. And as the pair begin a critical game of cat and mouse with each other, the situation rapidly becomes ever more desperate. With a highly dangerous newcomer suddenly arriving on the scene, the fate of Britain's most vital war secret hangs entirely on the outcome of the two women’s deeply personal conflict. But which one of them has really been the cat, and which one the mouse?

The Kitchen Front – Kochen gegen den Krieg. Zwei Jahre nach Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs leidet Großbritannien unter seinen Verlusten: Die Nazis haben Schlachten gewonnen, der Blitzkrieg hat Städte zerstört und U-Boote haben die Versorgung mit Lebensmitteln unterbrochen. Um den Hausfrauen bei der Lebensmittelrationierung zu helfen, veranstaltet die BBC-Radiosendung "The Kitchen Front" einen Kochwettbewerb – und der Hauptpreis ist ein Job als erste weibliche Co-Moderatorin der Sendung.

Tras una muerte inesperada, Luciana se ve obligada a cumplir con la última voluntad de su abuela: localizar a tres mujeres y devolverles objetos personales de gran valor sentimental; una alianza matrimonial, un relicario y un anillo de compromiso. Para lograrlo, deberá revolver un pasado que no es el suyo y, al hacerlo, moldeará su presente y transformará su futuro. Ayudada por el diario de su abuela y las pericias de un investigador local, Luciana descubrirá a las voluntarias: cuatro mujeres que se atrevieron a desafiar al destino.

Peggy is born to circumstances that deny her opportunities afforded to others. Before her 13th birthday, she has no choice but to work as a nursing aide in a home for the elderly. Aged 14, she is drugged and raped. Without family and financial support, she travels from Sydney to Melbourne to work throughout her pregnancy. On her way to a hostel for single pregnant females, she meets Peter, a man of the cloth, and later, Bineham, Una, and Lily. They foster her potential, bringing lightness and wonder to a dark journey that reveals a massive, institutional baby-farming industry.

המחברת, אישה סקרנית בעשור השמיני לחייה, יוצאת לגילוי סיפור משפחתי בווינה המעטירה, על תפארת אמניה ואנשי הרוח שלה – וינה של הרצל, מאהלר, קלימט ושטפן צוויג.

Caffè in der Wüste: Giulia Caminito erzählt vom italienischen Leben in Eritrea, von einer starken, übergroßen Mutter – und von einer jungen Frau, die sich ihre Freiheit erst nach und nach erkämpft. Ein historischer Roman von herber Schönheit. Die Lombardei im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Die Menschen suchen Zuflucht vor ständigen Bombenangriffen, deutsche Besatzer jagen Partisanen, das Essen wird rationiert. Die 13-jährige Giada wohnt bei ihrer Tante, einer gläubigen Faschistin, Gewalt und Entbehrung prägen den Alltag.

La novela que saca a la luz la historia de las mujeres españolas obligadas a prostituirse en los campos de concentración. Yo, Isadora Ramírez García, que perdí mi nombre cuando abandoné España junto a mi madre, Carmen, y a mi tía Teresa en 1939 en busca de mi hermano Ignacio, voy a contarte mi historia, María. Para que sepas quién soy y quién era tu abuela, y todo aquello que reunió a nuestras familias durante la Guerra Civil para separarlas después. Sabrás de sus pérdidas, que fueron las mías, del dolor inhumano y las lágrimas constantes…

In the quiet town of Houghton, Michigan, sixteen-year-old Nancy Harkness discovers a passion that ignites her heart in ways she never expected. The arrival of barnstormer pilots brings more than just the thrill of their daring stunts; it brings the promise of adventure. Nancy vows she will be a pilot someday. Years later, as the dark clouds of World War II gather on the horizon, Nancy’s dreams take a new and daring turn. With unwavering determination, she envisions a squadron of female pilots. Yet, her path is far from clear.