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Каждому свое — заключительная часть художественно-документальной трилогии Елены Съяновой, посвященной истории фашистского Третьего рейха и судьбам его вождей. Казалось бы, с документальной основой этого романа проблем не было — огромный массив материалов Нюрнбергского процесса исследователям доступен. Самая интересная их часть — это стенограммы допросов и записки американского психолога Гилберта, работавшего с подследственными. «Но, — пишет автор, — эти записки имеют мало общего с подлинником, не прошедшим цензуру и перевод». Елена Съянова работает с подлинниками.

Juin 1943. Alors que la paix ne semble plus qu'une illusion lointaine, Albane profite d'une parenthèse de bonheur. Après des mois d'attente, elle épouse enfin Raphaël. Mais la fête tourne court, interrompue par des soldats allemands. Ils viennent d'arrêter une fillette qui affirme connaître Albane. Il s'agit de Louisette, la fille illégitime de Louis Molinier. Touchée par le sort de cette orpheline, Albane décide de l'accueillir. L'enfant, qui cache un lourd secret, rejoint ainsi le rang des opprimés et des persécutés pour qui le château est devenu un refuge.

La saga degli Effinger ha inizio con Paul e Karl - figli del capostipite Mathias, orologiaio a Kragsheim - che da un piccolo paese si dirigono alla volta della Berlino cosmopolita per cercare fortuna. Ambiziosi e irrequieti, mecenati talentuosi e sensibili, ardenti patrioti e prussiani, in poco tempo gli Effinger riescono a guadagnarsi la fama di abilissimi imprenditori e a diventare una delle famiglie piú importanti della città.

Edifici a perdita d'occhio, ciminiere fumanti, carrozze che scampanellano impazzite su strade sterrate e un viavai incessante, come un torrente in piena: ecco Vienna il 30 luglio 1914, la Prima guerra mondiale deflagra domani. Hans, stalliere tirolese di diciassette anni arrivato in città dopo un lungo viaggio, ha l'impressione di trovarsi a Babilonia; abituato alla quiete della campagna e ai suoi silenzi, quel tumulto febbrile gli ruba il fiato.

Anna, Bernie en Elica sluiten een verbond om voor altijd vriendinnen te blijven. Maar zal hun vriendschap de verschrikkingen van de oorlog doorstaan? Het verraad van mijn zus is deel 2 van de Oorlogszussen-serie. De oorlog raakt iedereen, zo ook de bloedzussen. In de hoop herenigd te worden met haar man Daniël, loopt de wanhopige Elica het gevreesde hoofdkwartier van de Gestapo binnen. Ze is bereid alles op te offeren voor hun liefde. Anna en haar familie zijn overgeleverd aan de grillen van Ulf. Krijgt zijn obsessie voor Anna de overhand, of blijft hij loyaal aan de Führer?

يأخذ الروائي الأرجنتيني التشيلي، آريل دورفمان (1942)، يوماً من تقويم ذاكرة قُبيل الحرب العالمية الثانية، تحديداً اليوم الذي وقّعت فيه ألمانيا والاتحاد السوفييتي معاهدة عدم اعتداء، وتقسيم أوروبا، سراً، كمناطق نفوذ (20 آب/ أغسطس 1939)، ليسيّر فيه أحداث روايته "ثقة" الصادرة أواخر العام الماضي، بترجمة صالح علماني، عن "دار بلومزبري" في قطر، مُستخدماً فيها أكبر قدر ممكن من تقنيات السرد، ليعرض أزمة الثقة، ممتدّةً من علاقات أعضاء الحزب الواحد والناس العاديين مع السلطة، إلى الأصدقاء والأزواج. "ما كادت المرأة تدخل الغرفة 242، حتى رنَّ الهاتف".

Bravery, courage, fear, and love in a time of war. Despite their differences sisters Viann and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband, Antoine, and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight, and Viann finds herself isolated, so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war progresses, the sisters' relationship and strength are tested.

After Grand-mere Ursule gives her life to save her family, their magic seems to die with her. Even so, the Orchires fight to keep the old ways alive, practicing half-remembered spells and arcane rites in hopes of a revival. And when their youngest daughter comes of age, magic flows anew. The lineage continues, though new generations struggle not only to master their power, but also to keep it hidden. But when World War II looms on the horizon, magic is needed more urgently than ever.

In the second half of the 19th century, Melbourne is a veritable boom town, as hopefuls from every corner of the globe flock to the gold fields of Victoria. And where people crave gold, they also crave entertainment....

Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. Yet every night, his wife prays for a child. A Jewish father rides on a train holding twin babies. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed both children. In hopes of saving them both, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and throws her into the forest. While foraging for food, the woodcutter’s wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl.

Claudia Hampton - beautiful, famous, independent, dying. But she remains defiant to the last, telling her nurses that she will write a 'history of the world...and in the process, my own'. And it is her story, from a childhood just after the First World War through the Second and beyond. But Claudia's life is entwined with others, and she must allow those who knew her, loved her, the chance to speak. There is Gordon, brother and adversary; Jasper, her untrustworthy lover and father of Lisa, her cool conventional daughter; and then there is Tom, her one great love.

It's 1940, and for newlywed Daisy Turner, Kew Gardens is a haven away from the bombs that are falling nightly on her East End home. She grew up around plants - her parents met when they were gardeners at Kew in the last war. And her work on the Dig for Victory campaign at Kew keeps her occupied while her husband, Rex, is away in the RAF. Beth Sanderson works with Daisy at the gardens, but she dreams of being a doctor while juggling her gardening job with nursing shifts. And there's the added complication of her forbidden romance with her colleague, Gus Campbell.

A powerful and gripping novel about love, loyalty and obsession set during World War One and the Irish War of Independence. Francie, Archie and Annie grew up playing together in the hills and rivers of Fermanagh. But in 1914, the boys are seduced by the drama of the war in Europe and leave the village to join up. Before they leave, Francie swears to Annie that he'll keep her little brother safe.

London, 1943: war and dwindling resources are taking their toll on the staff of Partridge Press. The pressure is on to create new books to distract readers from the grim realities of the war, but Partridge's rising star, Alice Cotton, leaves abruptly and cannot be found. Alice's secret absence is to give birth, and although her baby's father remains unnamed, Alice's mother promises to help her raise her tiny granddaughter, Eadie. Instead, she takes a shocking action. Theo Bloom is employed by the American office of Partridge.

1942 - Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot. As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love.

Parijs, 1940. De jonge Française Elise besluit zich aan te melden bij het verzet als de nazi's haar stad bezetten. Sebastian is een jonge Duitse soldaat die werkt als vertaler in het leger. Ze ontmoeten elkaar, worden verliefd en genieten van het onvoorziene geluk dat ze in elkaar hebben gevonden. Na de bevrijding wordt het jonge paar echter op tragische wijze van elkaar gescheiden: het Franse verzet arresteert Sebastian en ziet Elise als verrader, waardoor ze naar Bretagne vlucht voor haar eigen veiligheid.

Winter 1941/42, deutsche Stellungen in der Südukraine. Wilhelm Möckel, Unterarzt in der Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 16, kämpft einen verzweifelten Kampf – er benötigt das Eiserne Kreuz I. Klasse. Es ist die einzige Chance, in den Offiziersrang aufzusteigen und beim Führer ein Gnadengesuch einzureichen, um seine halbjüdische Frau "arisieren" zu lassen. Eine Ausnahmeregelung der Nazis verspricht ihr "deutsches Blut", wenn er zum Helden wird... Als er Annemarie im Sommer 1932 kennenlernt, ist er wie vom Blitz getroffen.

Mes amis est le premier roman d'Emmanuel Bove, paru en 1924, alors que le souvenir de la première Guerre mondiale est encore vivace. Son narrateur est un ancien soldat, esseulé dans Paris ; il rêve de sociabilité mais joue de malchance et de maladresse, et toutes ses tentatives de rencontre échouent les unes après les autres. Son style faussement naïf, simple et mélancolique, habille un humour noir et donne à la voix de son personnage un caractère poignant.

Bari, Italy. 1943. Twenty-year-old Siena knocks on a stranger's door with trembling hands. Her journey from Rome has left her exhausted and afraid, but after her friends were taken away, she had no choice but to flee. Hidden within her suitcase lies the reason for her desperate flight–a tattered leather-bound ledger, its pages filled with secrets Siena will risk her life to protect.

In the heart of war-torn Rotterdam, the latest instalment of the Fernsby's War Series unfolds in a gripping saga of espionage, love, and sacrifice. Rotterdam finds Michael Fernsby in a deadly game of cat and mouse, sent to the Netherlands on the eve of the German invasion with the fate of Europe in the balance. Meanwhile, Mina's broadcasts of courage and truth have made her the Nazis' most wanted. Michael's beloved, the voice behind the rallying cries of a suppressed nation, now stands directly in the crosshairs of the menace he seeks to dismantle.