Krigslitteratur: Første verdenskrig

"Farvel til våbnene" er delvis skrevet over Hemingways egne oplevelser som ambulancefører på den italienske front. Den amerikanske løjtnant Frederic Henry møder den engelske sygeplejerske, Cathrine Barkley, og da Henry bliver såret kommer de ved et tilfælde til at være på det samme hospital i Milano. Her oplever de en fantastisk tid sammen, hvor de kan nyde livet og hinanden (i hemmelighed). Det bliver den diametrale modsætning af forholdene i krigen. Henry skal dog tilbage til fronten, men da de må trække sig tilbage opstår der nærmest anarki i den italienske hær og officererne er i fare for at blive henrettet. Det er takken for at have tjent et andet land, og Henry må flygte med miss Barkley til Schweiz. Der er helt klart et ønske om at sige farvel til krig, våben, død og ødelæggelse. I bogen er der en gennemgående afmagt overfor hvorfor man kæmper. Man ved ikke hvor længe det skal vare og hele situationen er ekstremt utilfredsstillende for de involverede.Det er en mesterligt skrevet roman om krigens forfærdelige verden, hvor man ikke ved hvem der er ven eller fjende. Men samtidig er det en livsglad fortælling om hvordan man alligevel klarer sig."Vor tids fineste kærlighedsroman" - Tom Kristensen "Farvel til våbnene er stadig den bedste, den allerbedste krigsbog i sin art og sin genre: Kærlighedshistorie og roman. Den har blandt andet den fordel, at man tror på den kærlighed, han fortæller om, og derfor tager Hemingways roman os om hjertet."- Berlingske AftenavisErnest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) f. i Oak Park i Chicago, Illinois. Hemingway var, og er, en af Amerikas betydeligste forfattere, der som journalist havde lært sig en enkelt stil, der blev karakteristisk for hans skønlitterære værker. I 1954 modtog Hemingway nobelprisen i litteratur.

I 1910 er København en rede for spioner, reportere og revolutionære fra hele verden, mens Europa vakler på kanten af Første Verdenskrig og Den Russiske Revolution. Det år ankommer sønderjyden Oskar Madsen til byen fra Amerika efter år i den amerikanske hær og som vicesherif.I København installerer han sig på et lille pensionat, hvor der også bor en russer, som studerer den danske andelsbevægelse på Det Kgl. Bibliotek. En mørk aften redder Oskar tilfældigt sin medlogerende, Vladimir Uljanov, fra to overfaldsmænd, der er udsendt af Zaren. Og dermed indleder han et fortrolighedsforhold til den mand, verden senere skal kende som Lenin.Da Oskar rager uklar med ordensmagten, flygter han og forsøger at genoptage sit frie liv i Amerika. Men i 1917 får han en henvendelse fra den anden side af Atlanten: Lenin har brug for ham i Rusland, og Oskar bliver således førstehåndsvidne til verdenshistorien som Lenins bodyguard.Lenins bodyguard er en stort anlagt historisk roman, der foregår i den højspændte politiske periode, som skabte Sovjetstaten og den kommunisme som også præger Rusland i dag.

Paperback-genudgivelse.Klassikeren om krigen og mennesket. Handlingen finder sted under Første Verdenskrig, men virker den dag i dag både enkel og overbevisende.

I Blomstrende syrener lod læserne sig rive med af virkelighedens Caroline Ferriday. I Martha Hall Kellys kommende bog møder vi Carolines lige så virkelige mor Eliza i tiden lige inden første verdenskrig. Året er 1914, og verden har stået på tærsklen til krig så mange gange, at det ikke fylder det store for Eliza Ferriday. Hun er spændt på en nært forestående rejse fra New York til Sankt Petersborg i selskab med Sofya Streshnayva, som er kusine af Romanov-familien. De to lærte for flere år siden hinanden at kende i Paris og blev hurtigt hinandens fortrolige. Nu stævner Eliza ud på sit livs rejse til Sofyas hjemland for selv at opleve al Ruslands pragt. Men da Østrig erklærer Serbien krig, og det russiske zarimperium begynder at falde, undslipper Eliza med nød og næppe tilbage til Amerika, mens Sofya og hendes familie må skjule sig på deres landsted, hvor de ansætter Varinka, en lokal ung pige, som hushjælp. Samtidig gør Eliza alt hvad hun kan for at hjælpe den russiske familie i sikkerhed på vej væk fra revolutionen. Men da hun pludselig ikke længere hører fra Sofya, frygter hun det værste for sin bedste veninde. Hvor er den russiske familie? Har Varinka noget med det at gøre? Og hvad er Eliza i stand til at udrette, når Atlanterhavet skiller hende og Sofya? Fra Sankt Petersborgs travle gader til de parisiske avenuer følger vi Eliza, Sofya og Varinka, hvis veje krydses i et af verdenshistoriens mest afgørende øjeblikke.

En aprildag i 1917 kommer frontsoldaten Esben Mikkelsen hjem på orlov efter to år ved Vestfronten. Han er mærket af de mange krigsoplevelser, og da han som sønderjyde er tvunget i tysk krigstjeneste, føler han absolut ingen lyst til at holde gang i den tyske krigsmaskine.Inden han kan nyde to ugers fred sammen med familien, skal han overbringe en vigtig besked til sin svigerinde. Men en uoverensstemmelse med den lokale grænsegendarm resulterer i en afkortning af orloven, og snart ser han sig selv igen på vej til skyttegravene i Frankrig. En pludselig indskydelse får ham til at desertere kort efter afrejsen fra kasernen. Det bliver en kamp for overlevelse, for de tyske myndigheder agter ikke at se igennem fingre med en desertør.Knacker er baseret på virkelige hændelser fra en periode i Danmarkshistorien, hvor Sønderjylland var tvunget væk fra Danmark og ind i det tyske rige. En tid, hvor den danske flertalsbefolkning var underlagt magthaverne i Berlin, og tyske udsendinge skulle forsøge at ændre befolkningens sindelag fra dansk til tysk.Uddrag af bogen:”Ved du, hvad de mangler ved fronten ud over gode soldater, Kristine?” Han gjorde et kluntet forsøg på at se hemmelighedsfuld ud. ”Ved du, hvad soldaterne mangler dernede?” gentog han og afventede hendes svar. ”Næh.” ”De mangler kvinder!” råbte han. ”Kvinder! Vi kunne så nemt som ingenting sende dig til fronten i Frankrig, Rusland eller et helt andet sted. Så kunne du hjælpe de soldater, som ikke har været sammen med en kvinde i månedsvis,” sagde han spidst. Kristine så på ham med afsky. ”Skal vi ikke blive enige om, at du tager en god snak med Esben? Vi ved godt, at du udmærket kender til hans opholdssted. Enten melder han sig, eller også kommer du til Frankrig, og så får du rigtig travlt.” Om forfatteren:Karsten Skov (f. 1963) er lektor på Erhvervsakademi Sydvest og ekstern lektor under Institut for grænseregionsforskning på Syddansk Universitet. Han debuterede i 1995 som forfatter af faglitteratur. Knacker er hans første roman.(Bogen har givet inspiration til filmen I krig & kærlighed.)

Genudgivelse i klassikerserien - med nyt forord af Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. Den gode soldat Svejks eventyr er en krigsbog, alvorligt i sit emne, grum i sin sandhed, men takket være Svejk er den først og fremmest grinagtig. I sit gamle lasede tøj, med sin uopslidelige munterhed og sine fjollede og fjantede kommentarer vil Svejk til tider appellere til den sunde fornuft med sine drillerier over for den stive militarisme. Hans våben mod al slags dumhed, vold og undertrykkelse vil altid være det stærkeste, der findes: latteren.

Foråret 1919. James ‘Max’ Maxted, tidligere jagerpilot, genoptager efterforskningen af mord og forræderi, som han påbegyndte i En affære i Paris. Han forlod Paris efter hans far, Sir Henry Maxted, blev fundet myrdet. Max er nu ude efter hævn og svar, og han er overbevist om at den eneste, som kender til de mystiske begivenheder omkring mordet, er den tyske spion, Fritz Lemmer. I jagten på sandheden går Max undercover i håb om at få adgang til Lemmers netværk og rejser til Orkneyøerne, hvor den tyske flåde tilbageholdes i Scapa Flow. Hans mission: at få fat i et dokument som er gemt på et af de tyske krigsskibe. Men dét dokumentet indeholder tvinger ham til at bryde sit undercover tidligere end han ønsker det, og i stedet må han begive sig ud på en livsfarlig rejse forfulgt af mænd som med glæde vil dræbe ham for at få fingrene i dokumentet. Den hæsblæsende jagt bringer Max fra det nordlige Skotland til London og videre til Paris, hvor verdens regeringer stadig diskuterer Første Verdenskrigs ødelæggelser og eftervirkninger. Alt er på spil. Det er liv og død for alle parter. Fjerne horisonter er andet bind i Robert Goddards trilogi om James 'Max' Maxted.

Under 1. Verdenskrig indkaldes sønderjyder mod deres vilje til tjeneste i det tyske militær, og mange ender i Sibirien som russiske krigsfanger. På det tidspunkt opholder fru Ebba Tramp Bechshøft sig i St. Petersborg, hvor hendes mand er direktør i Dansk Russisk Handelskompagni. Her deltager hun – som eneste kvinde - i en hemmelig redningsaktion, der ved list og snilde skal vriste disse sønderjyske landsmænd ud af det russiske kaos og den tyske hærs lange fangarme. Denne, hidtil upublicerede øjenvidneberetning, løfter sløret for, hvordan det lod sig gøre og opklarer samtidig et dunkelt punkt i de dansksindede krigsfangers ”russiske eventyr”: hvad skete der, fra de slap væk fra lejrene, til de nåede det neutrale Danmark, hvor de som tyske statsborgere, måtte leve i skjul, til krigen var forbi?

Charlie starter sin karriere tidligt som gadesælger i Londons East End. Han er meget populær, men drømmene stopper ikke der, for Charlie vil højere op og længere ud. Han drømmer også om at blive gift med Becky, den pige han elsker, men desværre er Becky håbløst forelsket i Charlies dødsfjende Guy, og forholdet til hende er derfor begrænset til et professionelt partnerskab.Skæbnen spiller hårdt ud mod de tre, og som tiden går, får det frygtelige følger for dem alle.Jeffrey Archer (f. 1940) er en engelsk forfatter, der primært er kendt for sine mange spændingsromaner, som har solgt over 250 millioner eksemplarer verden over. Udover sine spændingsromaner har Archer også udgivet noveller, fængselsdagbøger og børne- og ungdomslitteratur. Ved siden af sin forfatterkarriere har Archer været aktiv inden for engelsk politik og blandt andet været næstformand for det Konservative Parti (1985-86). Efter en sag om mened måtte Archer afsone en fængselsdom i 2001-03. Om det ophold udgav han tre bøger.

Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) er en af de største og samtidig mest omstridte tyske forfattere i det 20. århundrede. Da Første Verdenskrig brød ud i august 1914, meldte han sig straks under fanerne, og i efteråret 1918 modtog han Tysklands højeste militære udmærkelse, Pour le mérite, for sin krigsindsats.I 1920 debuterede Jünger med den selvbiografiske I stålstormen, der regnes for en af de bedste bøger, der er skrevet om Første Verdenskrig, og har begejstret læsere som André Gide, Jorge Luis Borges og herhjemme Thorkild Bjørnvig.Op gennem 1920'erne markerede Jünger sig som en af sin generations vigtigste forfattere, på samme tid ultrakonservativ og eksperimenterende avantgardist med forbindelser til bl.a. den franske surrealisme.Interessen for Jünger og hans forfatterskab, der omfatter romaner, fortællinger, essayistik, filosofi og dagbøger og strækker sig over det meste af det 20. århundrede, har siden Murens fald været støt stigende både internationalt og i Danmark.Soldat, arbejder, anark. Ernst Jüngers forfatterskab er den første samlede fremstilling af denne fascinerende århundredskikkelse på dansk. Den er skrevet af førende danske og internationale eksperter og følger forfatterskabet fra debuten om soldaterlivet i skyttegravene over mellemkrigstidens interesse for arbejderen frem til alderdomsværkets dyrkelse af den uafhængige anark.Med bidrag af Christian Benne, Karl Heinz Bohrer, Anders Ehlers Dam, Heinrich Detering, Carl-Göran Heidegren, Søren Harnow Klausen, Kathrin Maurer, Daniel Morat, Adam Paulsen, Michael Karlsson Pedersen, Jan Rosiek, Kasper Hedegård Schiølin og Frederik Stjernfelt.

The sweeping new novel from New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden.'A wonderful clash of fire and ice ... A book you won't want to let go of.' Diana Gabaldon'A spectacular tour de force ... I love this book so much and want everyone to read it!' Naomi Novik'Well-researched and beautifully written, this is a compelling, memorable novel.' The Guardian'Darkly beautiful and deeply humane ... The Warm Hands of Ghosts will stir your heart, and settle into your bones.' Ava Reid'Visionary, imaginative and brilliantly written.' Anthony Horowitz'This exquisite novel took me over like a haunting ... One of the best historical fantasies I've ever read' Emma Törzs'A historical fantasy that will touch the hearts of many readers' Fantasy Hive______________World War One, and as shells fall in Flanders, a Canadian nurse searches for her brother believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise in this gripping and powerful historical novel from the bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale.January 1918. Laura Iven has been discharged from her duties as a nurse and sent back to Halifax, Canada, leaving behind a brother still fighting in the trenches of the First World War. Now home, she receives word of Freddie's death in action along with his uniform -but something doesn't quite make sense. Determined to find out more, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital. Soon after arriving, she hears whispers about ghosts moving among those still living and a strange inn-keeper whose wine gives soldiers the gift of oblivion. Could this have happened to Freddie - but if so, where is he?November 1917. Freddie Iven awakens after an explosion to find himself trapped under an overturned pillbox with an enemy soldier, a German, each of them badly wounded. Against all odds, the two men form a bond and succeed in clawing their way out. But once in No Man's Land, where can either of them turn where they won't be shot as enemy soldiers or deserters? As the killing continues, they meet a man - a fiddler - who seems to have the power to make the hellscape that surrounds them disappear. But at what price?A novel of breath-taking scope and drama, of compulsive readability, of stunning historical research lightly worn, and of brilliantly drawn characters who will make you laugh and break your heart in a single line, The Warm Hands of Ghosts is a book that will speak to readers directly about the trauma of war and the power of those involved to love, endure and transcend it.______________More love for The Warm Hands of Ghosts . . .'Immersive and timeless, and an ode to the enduring power of memory.' Vaishnavi Patel'A page-turner of the highest order ... A haunting, fantastic read!' Helene Wecker'I absolutely devoured it!' Santa Montefiore'Wonderful storytelling. Inventive, haunting and deeply moving.' Sarah Winman'An exquisite, brilliant gem of a story.' Conn Iggulden'Simply stunning.' Kate Quinn'Absolutely incredible; I had chills all through reading it.' Shannon Chakraborty'A sweeping, fantastical tour-de-force of a novel.' I Newspaper'Arden's prose is full of emotion... an unforgettable, inspiring read.' Historical Novel Society'Arden's gripping historical fantasy will draw readers in and keep them engaged.' Library Journal, starred review'Lyrically beautiful prose, a brave heroine and a story shot through with the darkness of war' Daily Mail'Eerie and fanciful, yet gruesomely down-to-earth.' The Spectator'Mixing historical fiction with the paranormal, this haunting, atmospheric tale of separated siblings is a real gem of a book.' Heat Magazine'A gripping tale of loss, mystery, ghosts and queer romance.' BBC Culture Online

Set before and during the Great War, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.

Alice Winn har begået en storslået debut om forbudt kærlighed med første verdenskrig som dystert bagtæppe. En fortælling fra idylliske kostskoler og iskolde skyttegrave, hvor unge mænd falder som fluer og heltemod er en dyd, der ikke belønnes.England, 1914. Vestfronten har allerede krævet sine første mange ofre. Krigens tragedie og vold føles dog meget langt væk for Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellword og resten af deres klassekammerater, trygt isoleret som de er på deres kostskole. For dem synes krigen dragende, særligt de daglige avisrapporteringer om deres ældre klassekammeraters heltemodige død .Gaunt, der er halvt tysk, kæmper sin egen indre kamp i form af en altopslugende forelskelse i sin bedste ven, den glamourøse, charmerende Ellwood – uvidende om, at forelskelsen er gengældt. Da Gaunts familie beordrer ham til at lade sig hverve til britisk tjeneste, gør han det uden at tøve, lettet over chancen for at flygte fra sine overvældende følelser for Ellwood. Til Gaunts store rædsel slutter Ellwood sig til ham ved fronten, og resten af deres klassekammerater følger snart efter. Døden er pludselig en dyster realitet, ofte kun få centimeter væk, og ingen ved, hvem der bliver dens næste offer.De sårede og de faldne er en gribende fortælling om krigens altødelæggende tragedier og forbudt kærlighed.

Internationally bestselling author Dilly Court writing as Lily Baxter returns with another emotional, heart-pounding saga set in World War II England.In 1939, thirteen-year-old Poppy is forced to evacuate her London home and flee to a grand country house on the coast of England. Alone and frightened, she arrives with only a set of clothes, a gas mask, and memories of the family she left behind, whom she may never see again. But the cruel inhabitants of the house make life a misery for her, and she longs for the love she once took for granted.The years pass, the endless war rages on, and Poppy grows into a lovely young woman determined to do her part. Training as a nurse, she meets a dashing pilot who captures her heart and, for the first time in years, reminds her of life before the war.While England battles over land, sea, and sky, Poppy must fight every day to gain the family she's always wanted, to find the love she's been missing, and to discover who she truly is.

A historical portrait of one woman's quest for happiness amid a lifetime of bad men. There Are Victories is a proto-feminist, anti-Bildungsroman that explores the intersections of misogyny, class, religion, and prejudice within upper class Anglo-Montreal and New York City society before, during, and after WWI. Originally published in 1933, There Are Victories takes up the catastrophe of the home front and the ways in which the life--and happiness--of the novel's protagonist, Ruth Courtney, is continually undermined by the bad behaviour of men. This new edition features a foreword by Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud.

What happened to Anastasia's sister Maria?1918: Pretty, vivacious Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the fallen Tsar Nicholas II, lives with her family in suffocating isolation, a far cry from their once-glittering royal household. Her days are a combination of endless boredom and paralyzing fear; her only respite are clandestine flirtations with a few of the guards imprisoning the family?and she never realizes her innocent actions could mean the difference between life and death.1973: When Val Doyle hears her father's end-of-life confession, ?I didn't want to kill her,? she's stunned. So she begins a search for the truth?about his words and her past. The clues she discovers are baffling?a jewel-encrusted box that won't open and a camera with its film intact. What she finds out pulls Val into one of the world's greatest mysteries: What truly happened to Grand Duchess Maria?

Mabel Daley's unwavering belief in her son Billy's perfection, led to his rebellion and defiance as he approached manhood.Meanwhile, Mabel's fixation on Joe's role as protector of his older brother smothered Joe in layers of blame and guilt, threatening to destroy his future. As their family heads towards disaster because of Mabel's destructive obsession, a greater threat looms over their lives.Set against the backdrop of the Australian Light Horse's heroic efforts in the Middle East during the First World War, this tale follows the Daley family as they navigate through the consequences of one woman's destructive obsession.Will peace ever return to the family and friends on Billabong Downs?

To look at one was to see the other. For family, even the girls' own father, it was a constant guessing game. For strangers, the surprise was overwhelming. And for the twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson, two remarkable young women coming of age at the turn of the century, their bond was mysterious, marvelous, and often playful--a secret realm only they inhabited.Olivia and Victoria were the beloved daughters of a man who never fully recovered from his wife's death bearing them in 1893. Shy, serious Olivia, born eleven minutes before her sister, had taken over the role of mother in their lush New York estate, managing not only a household but her rebellious twin's flights of fancy. Free-spirited Victoria wanted to change the world. She embraced the women's suffrage movement and dreamed of sailing to war-torn Europe. Then, in the girls' twenty-first year, as the first world war escalated overseas, a fateful choice changed their lives forever.It began when Victoria's life was about to become a public scandal. It led to a painful decision, and brought handsome lawyer Charles Dawson into the Henderson's life and family. Hand-picked by the twins' father to save his daughter's reputation, Charles was still mourning his wife's death aboard the Titanic, struggling to raise his nine year-old son alone, determined never to lose his heart again. Charles wanted to believe that, for the sake of his son, he could make an unwanted marriage work. But in an act of deception that only Olivia and Victoria could manage, the twins took an irrevocable step, which changed both their lives forever; and took one of the twins to the battlefields of France, the other into a marriage she longed for but could not have.From Manhattan society to the trenches of war-ravaged France, Mirror Image moves elegantly and dramatically through a rich and troubled era. With startling insight, Danielle Steel explores women's choices: between home and adventure, between the love for family and the passion for a cause, between sacrifice and desire. But at the heart of Mirror Image is a fascinating, realistic portrait of identical twins, two vastly different sisters who lead their lives and follow their destinies against a vivid backdrop of a world at war.

“...a high-paced thriller.” — Stephen O. Sears, Author of Sunniland and The Orinoco UraniumTo earn his passage home, Dooley finds work on an ex-Russian submarine. He leaves Shanghai under the leadership of Major Dimitri Utkin on a mission that he knows little about. Also on board are others who seek escape—from the dissatisfied captain of a U.S. Navy destroyer, whose chief petty officer is on the hunt for a chest of pirated British gold sovereigns, to a young and destitute Russian countess, Zeta Tolstoy. Dooley’s expectations are complicated when he realizes that Utkin’s cadre consists of men traumatized by the war and the Bolshevik Revolution—men who plan to impose their will on America. Before he knows it, Dooley’s one-week commitment turns into a life-or-death struggle in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women?one Chinese, one French?whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences.?East meets West in World War I France. In The Porcelain Moon, Janie Chang exhibits her signature trademarks?lyrical prose, deftly drawn characters, and skillful excavation of little-known history?to give us a rare jewel in a sea of wartime fiction!?? Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling authorFrance, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs away from her uncle's home in Paris to evade a marriage being arranged for her in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps in the French countryside. In the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusive marriage, and to end a love affair that can no longer continue. When Camille offers Pauline a room for her stay, the two women become friends. But it's not long before Pauline uncovers a perilous secret that Camille has been hiding from her. As their dangerous situation escalates, the two women are forced to make a terrible decision that will bind them together for the rest of their lives.Set against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers brought to Europe as non-combatant labor during WWI, The Porcelain Moon is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what we are willing to risk for freedom.

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant ("tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The title is taken from a poem by the 16th-century English dramatist George Peele.The novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, describes a love affair between the expatriate Henry and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley. Its publication ensured Hemingway's place as a modern American writer of considerable stature. The book became his first best-seller, and has been called "the premier American war novel from that debacle World War I."The novel has been adapted a number of times, initially for the stage in 1930; as a film in 1932 and again in 1957, and as a three-part television miniseries in 1966. The 1996 film In Love and War, directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Chris O'Donnell and Sandra Bullock, depicts Hemingway's life in Italy as an ambulance driver in the events prior to his writing of A Farewell to Arms. (wikipedia.org)

?A beautifully evocative reminder of what it means to come back from war and to face the age-old question of whether it is better to have survived or to have died. Highly recommended.??Library Journal, starred reviewIn the tradition of Jennifer Robson and Hazel Gaynor, this unforgettable debut novel is a sweeping tale of forbidden love, profound loss, and the startling truth of the broken families left behind in the wake of World War I.1921. Survivors of the Great War are desperately trying to piece together the fragments of their broken lives. While many have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie's husband Francis has not come home. Francis is presumed to have been killed in action, but Edie believes he might still be alive.Harry, Francis's brother, was there the day Francis was wounded. He was certain it was a fatal wound?that he saw his brother die?but as time passes, Harry begins questioning his memory of what happened. Could Francis, like many soldiers, merely be lost and confused somewhere? Hired by grieving families, Harry returns to the Western Front to photograph gravesites. As he travels through battle-scarred France and Belgium gathering news for British wives and mothers, he searches for evidence of Francis.When Edie receives a mysterious photograph of Francis, she is more convinced than ever he might still be alive. And so, she embarks on a journey in the hope of finding some trace of her husband. Is he truly gone? And if he isn't, then why hasn't he come home? As Harry and Edie's paths converge, they get closer to the truth about Francis and, as they do, are faced with the life-changing impact of the answers they discover. Artful and incredibly moving, The Poppy Wife tells the unforgettable story of the soldiers lost amid the chaos and ruins, and those who were desperate to find them.

USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes us on a journey of extraordinary adventure.Four bold, brave, and determined ex-officers of the Crown band together to destroy the traitorous fiend known as the Black Cobra. He races to complete their mission against escalating odds?his task made more perilous when he loses his heart.She's determined to defy convention and live a solitary life?until she tastes the reckless pleasure found only in his arms.Drawn together by fate, united by fiery passion, they pursue their shared destiny . . . one they'll live to see only if they unmask the Black Cobra.

Die Autoren erzählen in ihrer fiktiven Familiensaga Neuerscheinung 2024 die Geschichte der Londoner Journalistin Sally Wheeler, die sich auf die Spuren ihrer Herkunft begibt. Dabei begleiten sie die Ausbeutung Afrika und die deutsche Kolonialpolitik auf dem Weg zu drei Familien. Die über eine Diamantenmine und international agierende Hotel Dynastien seit über hundert Jahren schicksalhaft miteinander verkettet sind.Auf ihrer Suche begegnet Sally Wheeler den Familien von Odenfeldt und van der Meer, die durch eine Diamantenmine und eine internationale Hotelkette ineinander verstrickt sind. Beeindruckt von den außergewöhnlichen Begebenheiten in den Hochzeitssuiten der Hotels, stößt sie auf schreckliche seelische Wunden der afrikanischen Familie Okoye. Die der Abhängigkeit von den brutalen Kolonial Herren der Familie van der Meer zum Opfer fällt. Die Ereignisse der kommenden Jahrzehnte im Strudel der Weimarer Republik, des Dritten Reichs und der griechischen Militärdiktatur sind die Schlüssel zu dem, was Sally Wheeler gleichermaßen fürchtet und erhofft: die Wahrheit mit der Chance auf eine glückliche Zukunft im Zeichen der Liebe.Eine packende Geschichte über Ausbeutung und Gewalt, Liebe und Hoffnung, eingebunden in ein Jahrhundert brutaler Unterdrückung, versteckt hinter den Kulissen einer glitzernden Scheinwelt - präzise recherchiert und mitreißend erzählt. Buch 1 von 3: Die Sally Wheeler Trilogie

Whispers in a Phone Booth: A Depression-Era Tale of Danger and Deception a stirring new novel from the author of The First Wolf Pack: A Dog's Fable As World War I ravages Europe, two beautiful and courageous teenage sisters make a miraculous escape to America from their bitter lives in Poland, thanks to their selfless mother. They settle with their aunt in an immigrant enclave on the north side of Chicago. It's the same neighborhood where two gifted young men, a steelworker and a pharmacist, proceeded them just as war exploded upon the Continent.Soon the sisters' lives diverge. The older sister, Martha, moves out of town telling her younger sister, Helen, to go to hell. But after sixteen years of estrangement, Martha unexpectedly sends Helen a letter offering reconciliation, soon returning to Chicago to see her sister and her family. Helen's teenage son, Wally, quickly falls under the captivating spell of his mysterious and glamorous aunt.After Martha's visit, the neighborhood is beset by two perfect, high-profile robberies, leaving the police baffled. Only secrets whispered in a pharmacy's phone booth, if shared in time, might save Martha, Wally, and many others from the very incarnation of evil. But can the enigmatic outcast who overhears the secrets, accept the devastating personal consequences of letting the whole truth become known?