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England. 1535. Jane Seymour is 27 years old and increasingly desperate to marry and secure her place in the world. When the court visits Wolf Hall, the Seymour ancestral manor, Jane has the perfect opportunity to shine: her diligence, efficiency, and newfound poise are sure to finally attract a suitor. Meanwhile, King Henry VIII is 45 and increasingly desperate for an heir. He changed his country's religion to leave his first wife, a princess of Spain, for Anne Boleyn—but she, too, has failed to provide a son.

Mit ihm lernten ihre Träume fliegen. Doch sie kamen den Sternen zu nah. Paris 1930: Als die junge Malerin Consuelo auf einer Party Antoine de Saint-Exupéry kennenlernt, ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Die temperamentvolle Mittelamerikanerin wird zur Muse des enigmatischen Piloten, der eigentlich viel lieber Schreiben und Zeichnen möchte. Aus seinen unsterblichen Gefühlen für sie entsteht "Der kleine Prinz": Consuelo ist die über alles geliebte Rose, die der Prinz mit einer Glasglocke schützen möchte und an die er unentwegt denkt, auf welche fremden Planeten ihn seine Reisen auch führen.

The 1960s brought Seth and Payton all they'd fantasized about—perfect friendships, a successful four-man band, and most importantly, each other. Together they embarked on a tour that brought them stimulating highs and shattering lows, and they prospered and suffered in one another's arms. The two men carried each other and carried a group that created both a history and a future for rock. But, at some point, their music blurred with the news of their love, and the world was faced with the choice to embrace its heroes or revert back to its deep-rooted prejudices.

At the time of her death in 1815, twenty-nine-year-old Ellen Hutchins had catalogued over a thousand species of seaweed and plants from her native Bantry Bay. Ireland’s first female botanist, Ellen was a major contributor to nineteenth-century scientific discovery. And yet, like so many brilliant women lost in history, it is her personal story that will resonate today. In her remarkable debut novel, Marianne Lee fuses fact with fiction to imagine Ellen’s rich but tormented inner life, repressed by the gender and class confines of her time.

"Ogni angelo è tremendo" è la storia di una bambina che diventa adulta. Che nasce di notte, a Trieste, mentre soffia una bora nera che spazza via ogni cosa e rende ogni equilibrio impossibile. Di una bambina che cresce in una famiglia in cui sembra sia soffiato quello stesso vento impetuoso dell'est. Di una bambina che impara presto a riconoscere i vuoti che la morte lascia, quei vuoti che somigliano tanto agli abbandoni che la stessa bambina deve subire, da parte di un padre e di una madre desiderati e imprendibili.

Da quando è nato, Fabrizio Corona sembra avere un potere divino: si trova sempre, anche suo malgrado, al centro della storia d'Italia. Il padre Vittorio, giornalista, lascia Catania, quando in Sicilia regnano i boss Bontate e Badalamenti, dopo aver denunciato infiltrazioni del clan Santapaola nell'informazione isolana, e diventa uno dei direttori simbolo della Milano da bere e della moda anni Ottanta. Fabrizio posa per il primo servizio fotografico a nove anni e risponde alla prima telefonata di Silvio Berlusconi da adolescente.

Caribbean, 1720. Two extraordinary women are on the run—from their pasts, from the British Navy and the threat of execution and from the destiny that fate has written for them. Plantation owner's daughter, runaway wife, pirate—Anne Bonny has forged her own story in a man's world. But when she is involved in the capture of a British merchant ship, she is amazed to find another woman amongst the crew, with a history as unconventional as her own. Dressed as a boy from childhood, Mary Read has been a soldier, a sailor, a widow—but never a woman in charge of her own destiny.

Cuando Elisabeth de Wittelsbach, princesa de Baviera, la mítica Sissi, nació el 24 de diciembre de 1837, una serie de malos augurios anunciaron lo que más tarde se confirmaría: que aquella chiquilla tendría un futuro privilegiado pero repleto de tragedias. La suya sería una vida tan dramática como malentendida, sepultada entre fábulas y mentiras, a la que un anarquista daría fin en uno de los asesinatos más famosos de la historia. Sissi se convirtió con el tiempo en un icono, pero su verdadera personalidad no siempre se ha contado bien.

Una novela arriesgada en donde la legendaria Nahui Olin es puesta en tela de juicio y presentada como un personaje humano, contradictorio y complejo, lejos del mito y producto de su tiempo.

The story of one man in World War II. TJ operated in the UK, Norway, Ireland, USA, Canada, Bermuda, Italy, and Austria. This is a true story, it is a war story, it is anti-war story, and it is a love story. All TJ wanted was the peace and time to love Liz, a fellow MI6 agent. Should they dare hope for a life together after the war? And, even if they survived, could their love?

Based on the life of Mary Magdalene, Magdala beautifully pieces together the hidden remnants from the past and masterfully weaves them into a fascinating tale about faith, love, and our connection with the Divine. Magdala transports listeners 2,000 years into the past as it follows Mary Magdalene on her journey from innocence to cherished healer, sacred confidante, wife, and mother.

In München marschiert eine Gruppe von Rassisten, Antisemiten und anderen rechten Hetzern auf. Umringt werden sie von Polizei und Gegendemonstranten, unter ihnen der jüdische Stadtrat Felix Mandelbaum. Dann ein Zusammenstoß in der Menschenmenge – ein Anschlag? Mandelbaum wird festgenommen, in einer kargen Zelle steht ihm die längste Nacht seines Lebens bevor.

Drei Schwestern – ein Versprechen für die Ewigkeit. Als Kinder versprechen die Schwestern Cibi, Magda und Livia zusammenzubleiben, egal was passiert. Als Livia 1942 nach Auschwitz deportiert wird, ist Cibi entschlossen, ihr beizustehen. Als schließlich auch Magda in das Vernichtungslager gebracht wird, geben sich die Schwestern ein weiteres Versprechen: dass sie überleben werden. Und ihr Zusammenhalt macht das Unmögliche möglich. Ihr Weg führt sie aus der Hölle des KZ durch das vom Krieg zerrissene Europa bis in eine Heimat, die keine mehr ist.

As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne. When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. But soon the infamous Boleyn girls come to court and Henry's love for her begins to fade.

Gracias a su pasión por los libros y gusto exquisito, Belle da Costa Green se ha vuelto, con tan solo veinte años, la bibliotecaria más joven de la prestigiosa universidad de Princeton. Sin embargo, un golpe de suerte mayor está por impulsar su carrera: el famoso millonario J. P. Morgan la quiere para curar una colección de manuscritos raros, libros y obras de arte que compondrán el corazón de su biblioteca personal.

Vier Jahrzehnte nach ihrem Tod findet Gregor Höppner im Tagebuch seiner Mutter den Namen eines französischen Kriegsgefangenen. Er stößt auf die Geschichte der großen, geheimen Liebe einer selbstbewussten, jungen Frau während des Zweiten Weltkriegs voller ungestillter Sehnsüchte und unerfüllten Hoffnungen. Mit einem Freund begibt er sich auf die Suche nach dem verlorenen Namen und der Geschichte seiner Mutter aus einem früheren Leben.

Ukraine, 1940. When war rips their country apart, Julia is sent away by her tearful parents in the dead of night, clutching her mother’s necklace and longing for one last embrace. But soon she is captured by Nazi soldiers and forced into a German labor camp, where behind a tall fence topped with cruel barbed wire, she has never felt more alone. Just as she begins to give up on all hope, Julia meets Henry, a young man from her village who shares her heart full of dreams.

Myriam Stefford, la aviadora y actriz suizo-argentina, compañera de aventuras de Rául Barón Biza, con su existencia breve e intensa, es la protagonista de esta ficción histórica escrita por José Frattini. A Stefford está dedicado el mausoleo más alto de Argentina, donde se ambienta el comienzo del libro. Frattini investigó multitud de documentos y testimonios que le permitieron llegar a reconstruir la singular vida de esta mujer osada, en quien se condensaron tantos brillos y tragedias de su tiempo.

Rentrée Littéraire d'Hiver 2022. 19 avril 1945. L'Armée rouge marche sur Berlin. Adolf Hitler et Eva Braun sont réfugiés dans leur bunker. La fin de règne approche. Hitler a déjà planifié son suicide, mais pourquoi Eva, sa douce ingénue, devrait-elle subir le même sort ? Le Führer orchestre alors la fuite de sa maîtresse. Et rien ne se passera comme prévu.

Piacenza, dicembre 2019. Sono trascorsi dieci anni da quando si è spento Stefano Fugazza, l'indimenticato direttore della Galleria d’arte moderna Ricci Oddi, e fervono i preparativi per la mostra che lo celebrerà. A curarla è stato chiamato Gabriele Dadati, che era il più stretto collaboratore dello studioso nell’ultimo periodo della sua vita. Quando l'allestimento è ormai concluso, avviene un fatto clamoroso: a distanza di ventitré anni dal furto, fa la sua ricomparsa in città Ritratto di signora di Gustav Klimt.