Second World War Books
HarperCollins Publishers Inc All Against All
Book SynopsisExpert....[Jankowski] shrewdly juxtaposes interminable peace and disarmament conferences and political events with the national mood in a dozen countries whose leaders revealed a distressing eagerness to discover the source of their misery in rival nations or undeserving minorities. — Kirkus ReviewsA narrative history, cinematic in scope, of a process that was taking shape in the winter of 1933 as domestic passions around the world colluded to drive governments towards a war few of them wanted and none of them could control.All Against All is the story of the season our world changed from postwar to prewar again. It is a book about the power of bad ideas—exploring why, during a single winter, between November 1932 and April 1933, so much went so wrong. Historian Paul Jankowski reveals that it was collective mentalities and popular beliefs that drove this crucial period that
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sudden Courage Youth in France Confront the
Book SynopsisThe author of When Paris Went Dark returns to World War II to tell the remarkable story of the youngest members of the French Resistance and their war against the German occupiers and their collaboratorsOn June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a nearly deserted Paris.Trade Review“Following up on his marvelous...When Paris Went Dark, Ronald Rosbottom now recounts movingly the inspiring story of young people who resisted the Nazi occupation. With far-right forces rising again in Europe and the United States one can only hope that such sudden courage will not be needed again.” — William Taubman, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, and of Gorbachev: His Life and Times “Ron Rosbottom brings his demonstrated mastery of the German occupation of France, plus decades as a college professor, to vividly revise our understanding of the French resistance, and how dependent it was upon the energy and moral courage of very young women and men.” — Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Dialogue: The Founders and Us “Active resistance to the Nazi occupation of France in 1940 to1944 often depended on young people. The adolescents among them brought special assets to dangerous actions and faced stresses particular to their age. Ronald Rosbottom explores these matters sensitively and vividly. . . .A thoughtful and stirring book.” — Robert O. Paxton, professor emeritus of history, Columbia University, and author of Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order “Ronald Rosbottom masterfully explores the crucial role played by the young people of France, many still in their teens, in resisting the Nazis during World War II.” — Lynne Olson, author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War “An exceptional account about the French Resistance… Highly recommended for Francophiles and those interested in World War II.” — Library Journal (starred review) “Captivating… a moving chronicle of youthful courage and sacrifice.” — Publishers Weekly “A fine history that brings back to light the contributions of the younger, often forgotten resistance fighters.” — Kirkus Reviews “A complicated and inspiring portrait of youthful resistants: their successes, their failures, their occasional inconsistency and their undoubted courage.” — Shelf Awareness “A fine story-teller… has many inspirational tales to tell.” — Wall Street Journal
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Art of Resistance
Book SynopsisThrillingly tells the story of an Eastern European Jew’s flight from the Holocaust and the years he spent fighting in the French underground.” —USA TodayAn American Library in Paris Book Award Coups de Coeur SelectionThe Art of Resistance is unlike any World War II memoir before it. Its author, Justus Rosenberg, has spent the past seventy years teaching the classics of literature to American college students. Hidden within him, however, was a remarkable true story of wartime courage and romance worthy of a great novel. Here is Professor Rosenberg’s elegant and gripping chronicle of his youth in Nazi-occupied Europe, when he risked everything to stand against evil. In 1937, after witnessing a violent Nazi mob in his hometown of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent by his Jewish parents to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, the Nazis came again, as France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, Justus fled Paris, heading south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille who led a clandestine network helping thousands of men and women—including many legendary artists and intellectuals, among them Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst—escape the Nazis. With his intimate understanding of French and German culture, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry’s operation as a spy and scout. After the Vichy government expelled Fry from France, Justus worked in Grenoble, recruiting young men and women for the Underground Army. For the next four years, he would be an essential component of the Resistance, relying on his wits and skills to survive several close calls with death. Once, he found himself in a Nazi internment camp, with his next stop Auschwitz—and yet Justus found an ingenious way to escape. He two years during the war gathering intelligence, surveying German installations and troop movements on the Mediterranean. Then, after the allied invasion at Normandy in 1944, Justus became a guerrilla fighter, participating in and leading commando raids to disrupt the German retreat across France. At the end of the Second World War, Justus emigrated to America, and built a new life. For the past fifty years, he has taught literature at Bard College, shaping the inner lives of generations of students. Now he adds his own story to the library of great coming-of-age memoirs: The Art of Resistance is a powerful saga of bravery and defiance, a true-life spy thriller touched throughout by a professor’s wisdom.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc All the Ways We Said Goodbye A Novel of the Ritz
Book SynopsisTrade Review"ALL THE WAYS WE SAID GOODBYE is a superbly plotted lover's knot of passion, regret, and betrayal. Willig, Williams, and White expertly spin three narrative threads across two wars and three generations, grounding their trio of very different heroines in the gilded luxury of the Paris Ritz—a place where anything can happen, even a decades-deferred second chance. Atmospheric, twisty, intriguing to the last page!" — KATE QUINN, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network “A sweeping historical novel about the strength of women who find themselves in impossible situations.” — Popsugar "The Ws have done it again! Combining meticulous research with elegant prose, the result is a captivating book of love and betrayal, loss and redemption as timeless and magnificent as the legendary Ritz itself." — Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale “All three of these “team W” writers create engaging characters and complex relationships while setting a tone that matches the story’s time period…The twist at the center of the story is worth the price of admission on its own. A great choice for anyone looking for clever historical fiction with plenty of drama, action, and surprises in every chapter.” — Library Journal “Full of heart and intrigue, the authors' latest collaboration captures women's perseverance and how history connects us all.” — Booklist “For most people, staying at a grand hotel is a rare treat. It’s a time to indulge in luxury, to be catered to with impeccable service and to forget about the outside world until check-out. It’s not unlike the experience a reader gets when reading All the Ways We Said Goodbye.” — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “An elegantly scripted and multi-layered novel that showcases the three co-author's impressive literary skills with narrative driven storytelling, All the Ways We Said Goodbye . . . is an inherently fascinating, multi-generational read from beginning to end.” — Midwest Book Review “Three historical fiction powerhouses combine efforts to create an enthralling adventure spanning from the onset of World War I to the 1960s, telling the story of three women and their stay at the famous Ritz Hotel in Paris.” — Book Riot “Well-researched and cohesively written, this historical novel reflects the strength of these women as they struggle to survive during turbulent times.” — Orange County Register "This triumvirate of historical fiction writers team up once again to tell the stories of three very different women whose lives intertwine across the decades in Paris’ legendary Ritz Hotel." — The Palm Beach Post
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The German Heiress
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Miss Grahams Cold War Cookbook
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Operation Vengeance The Astonishing Aerial Ambush
Book SynopsisOn April 18th, the U.S. discovered, he would travel to Rabaul in the South Pacific to visit Japanese troops, then fly to the Japanese airfield at Balalale, 400 miles to the southeast.Set into motion, the Americans’ plan was one of the most tactically difficult operations of the war.Trade Review"Colorful details, no-nonsense prose, and meticulous research make this an essential retelling of Yamamoto's death." — Publishers Weekly “For seventy-seven years ‘Operation Vengeance’ has fascinated military historians. At least three previous books have addressed the subject since the 1960s but not until now has the story been told in such detail. Dan Hampton combines an intimate knowledge of military aviation with an eye for detail that removes any lingering doubt: the admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor attack was downed by an Oregon farm boy named Rex Barber.” — BARRETT TILLMAN, author of Whirlwind "Satisfying. ... Vivid and engaging. ... [Gives] credit where it's due." — Kirkus Reviews "A brilliant read. ... Riveting. ... Hampton’s story and the amazing details he offers puts the reader right inside of the cockpit of the P-38. ... An electrifying page-turner." — SOFREP “Dan Hampton's vivid writing transported me from an Oregon farm, where a young boy dreamed of becoming a fighter ace, to a top-secret kill mission and an epic moment of American justice exacted high over the South Pacific. Sweeping across much of the Pacific war along the way, Operation Vengeance is colorful, intimate, eye-popping history delivered at a breakneck pace. I loved it.” — LYNN VINCENT, New York Times Bestselling Coauthor of Indianapolis "Operation Vengeance is a whacking great read every bit as exciting as the real mission.” — STEPHEN COONTS, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Russia Account "The accessible storytelling by Hampton will likely be of interest for aficionados of the period." — Library Journal
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Newbury House Publishers,U.S. No Surrender
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Daughter of the Reich
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the international bestseller The Hidden Child comes a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime, perfect for fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See.She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction…As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich. But she never imagines that all she believes and knows will come into stark conflict when she encounters Walter, a Jewish friend from the past, who stirs dangerous feelings in her. Confused and conflicted, Hetty doesn’t know whom she can trust and where she can turn to, especially when she discovers that someone has been watching her.Realizing she is taking a huge risk—but unable to resist the intense attraction she has for Walter—she embarks on a secret love affair with him. But as the rising tide of anti-Semitism threatens to engulf them, Hetty and Walter will be forced to take extreme measures.Will the steady march of dark forces destroy Hetty’s universe—or can love ultimately triumph…?Propulsive, deeply affecting, and inspired by the author’s family history, Daughter of the Reich is a mesmerizing page-turner filled with vivid characters, a meticulously researched portrait of Nazi Germany, and a reminder that the past must never be forgotten.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc 82 Days on Okinawa One Americans Unforgettable
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The German Heiress
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Night Portrait
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc When We Were Young Brave
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Daughter of the Reich
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Miss Grahams Cold War Cookbook
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Ghetto Within
Book SynopsisAn effort to understand the ways in which his grandfather’s silence continues to affect the generations that followed,The Ghetto Within is a powerful new addition to Holocaust canon, a stunning introduction of an essential new voice to English readers.Trade Review"Even in extremes of emotion. . . . Amigorena offers controlled, lucid prose . . . [an] affecting portrait that points to immeasurable collateral damage." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Coupled with the themes of exile and the struggle for Jewish identity, [Amigorena] brilliantly parallels the plight of the forsaken victims within the ghetto and Vicente’s sense of helplessness, as if he, too, were enclosed by walls." — Library Journal (starred review) "Santiago Amigorena... [pushes] compassion to the limits of narrative possibility." — Le Monde "Behold . . . a sensational novel whose striking voice lingers long after closing the book." — Le Figaro "[The Ghetto Within is] an emotional tribute ... layered with soul-searching prose and stark history.” — Christian Science Monitor
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Radio Operator
Book SynopsisTrade Review“It’s uncanny how contemporary The Radio Operator is. . . .It broadcasts signals from the past to the present as if they were in Morse code.” — NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG “An incandescent mixture of family history and spy thriller. . . . Ulla Lenze tells the story tightly and incisively, and her sentences radiate with poetry.” — TAGESSPIEGEL “It reads like a thriller, but it's much more than that: The Radio Operator by Ulla Lenze is a historical novel that speaks of guilt intrigue, [and] of country and identity.” — Blick "Ulla Lenze does not put her protagonist on trial, instead letting the readers share in his struggle. . . . Haunting." — Die Zeit "A beautifully-written book, artfully told." — WDR Germany "A magnificently grounded personal journey with a historical core." — Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung "Captivating [and] cleverly constructed." — Tip Berlin “Based on a true story, The Radio Operator is a marvelous period piece from a unique perspective.” — New York Journal of Books “Lenze’s elegant prose and many unique observations [keep] the story moving briskly.” — Historical Novel Society
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc I Marched with Patton
Book SynopsisNow, seventy-five years later, Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final days of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines.Trade Review"Poignant. ... Well worth the read. ... A firsthand account of the turmoil and destruction in France in December 1944 and later, on the road to Germany. ... [Sisson] has an eloquence that belies the fact that he left school at 15 to support his family." — Wall Street Journal "Vivid. ... Compelling. ... Not many military veterans in 2020 can look you straight in the eye and say 'I marched with Patton'—but Frank Sisson can." — Newsmax
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Whatever It Took
Book SynopsisPublished to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom.Trade Review"Extraordinary. ... Reveal[s] [Langrehr] as a person of great courage and strength who did whatever it took to survive." — Quad-City Times “Simply fascinating...reads with all the emotional impact of a finely crafted novel...an extraordinary and impressively presented military biography.” — Midwest Book Review
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc When We Were Young Brave
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc When We Were Young Brave A Novel
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc An Unlikely Spy
Book SynopsisIn 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit.A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery.Trade Review"Readers will travel breathlessly along with Evelyn as she navigates the treacherous waters of lifelong allegiances and new alliances, foreign dangers and secrets uncovered much closer to home. Starford has penned both a beguiling tale of espionage and a noteworthy commentary on torn loyalties and the unthinkable choices of war." — Pam Jenoff, author of THE ORPHAN'S TALE and THE LOST GIRLS OF PARIS “A well-crafted spy novel examines the perils of espionage’s foundation in personal relationships. . . . The intriguing story of a young woman’s espionage career during World War II weaves in a critique of the British class system. . . . The book is rich with historical details, right down to clothing styles and furnishings. . . .The novel’s depiction of Evelyn’s career is exciting, but it also suggests the human cost: No matter how skilled her performances, to those above her in the social hierarchy, she’s expendable.” — Kirkus Reviews “Prepare to fall in awe with Evelyn Varley, the titular unexpected MI5 agent in this fast-paced thriller filled with more twists than a bag of pretzels. Set during World War II, memoirist Starford's fiction debut is a must-read for historical fiction buffs.” — E! Online “A fast paced tale with plenty of plot twists and enough complexity to place it somewhere between a historical genre novel and a literary thriller.” — The Guardian “A beguiling and compelling tale of an otherwise ordinary women, an unlikely spy caught between the personal and the political in the machine of war.” — The Age (Australia) “Class and ideologies collide in Starford’s consummate debut, a clever combination of home front drama and espionage thriller….The author does an excellent job of recreating London before, during, and after the war, and in Evelyn has created a complex heroine whose sense of duty gets her in way over her head. With suspense worthy of Hitchcock and a moral reckoning straight out of Le Carré or Graham Greene, this is a winner." — Publishers Weekly “[A] subtle yet moving story of personal and professional camouflage, of hidden selves fearing the light.” — Booklist “An Unlikely Spy gripped me to the end: I devoured it. Rebecca Starford has created an exceptional novel about World War II, bringing 1940s England to life in formidable, compelling detail and thrusting the reader into a world of wartime spies, betrayal and surprising revelation. What a rare treat to find a novel that offers both white-knuckled suspense and evocative, beautiful prose. I loved it.” — Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites “Rebecca Starford seems to be the inheritor of the cool, narrative elegance of Graham Greene and John le Carré. Her building of the tale to reach the critical moral apogee of this book seems effortless, and she has found a fascinating and unexpected World War II corner of espionage and intelligence to exploit for a plot that runs like milk and honey.” — Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler’s List “A poignantly rendered narrative map of one woman's journey from misfit to spy—and a thought-provoking examination of the gently human desires that lay the groundwork for pernicious extremism. Rebecca Starford has given us a rousing reminder of the power of our choices.” — Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Metal Heart
Book Synopsis“The story of true innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive for me in all of my senses and I found myself rooting for the central characters with all my heart.” —Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, YesIn the dark days of World War II, an unlikely romance blossoms between a Scottish woman and an Italian prisoner of war in this haunting novel with the emotional complexity of The Boat Runner and All the Light We Cannot See—a powerful and atmospheric story of love, jealousy, and conscience that illuminates the beauty of the human spirit from the author of The Glass Woman.In the wake of the Allies’ victory in North Africa, 1,000 Italian soldiers have been sent to a remote island off the Scottish coast to wait out the war. Their arrival has divided the is
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc All Our Shimmering Skies
Book SynopsisFrom the internationally bestselling and beloved author of the critically acclaimed Boy Swallows Universe, a mesmerizing, uplifting novel of adventure and unlikely friendships in World War II Australia—calling to mind The Wizard of Oz as directed by Baz Luhrmann.Darwin, 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down on her hometown, newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life. Inside a duffel bag, she carries a stone heart and a map that will lead her to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer whom she believes cursed her family. Accompanying her are the most unlikely traveling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a Japanese fighter pilot who’s abandoned his post. With messages from the skies above to guide them towards treasure, but foes close on their trail, the trio will encounter the beauty and vastness of the Northern Territory and survive in ways they never thought possible. A
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The French Gift
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Metal Heart
Book Synopsis“The story of true innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive for me in all of my senses and I found myself rooting for the central characters with all my heart.” —Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, YesIn the dark days of World War II, an unlikely romance blossoms between a Scottish woman and an Italian prisoner of war in this haunting novel with the emotional complexity of The Boat Runner and All the Light We Cannot See—a powerful and atmospheric story of love, jealousy, and conscience that illuminates the beauty of the human spirit from the author of The Glass Woman.In the wake of the Allies’ victory in North Africa, 1,000 Italian soldiers have been sent to a remote island off the Scottish coast to wait out the war. Their arrival has divided the is
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc All Our Shimmering Skies
Book SynopsisFrom the internationally bestselling and beloved author of the critically acclaimed Boy Swallows Universe, a mesmerizing, uplifting novel of adventure and unlikely friendships in World War II Australia—calling to mind The Wizard of Oz as directed by Baz Luhrmann.Darwin, 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down on her hometown, newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life. Inside a duffel bag, she carries a stone heart and a map that will lead her to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer whom she believes cursed her family. Accompanying her are the most unlikely traveling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a Japanese fighter pilot who’s abandoned his post. With messages from the skies above to guide them towards treasure, but foes close on their trail, the trio will encounter the beauty and vastness of the Northern Territory and survive in ways they never thought possible. A
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Teacher El Maestro Spanish Edition
Book SynopsisCombinando de forma magistral la ficción con datos históricos, Mario Escobar sitúa al lector en la terrible situación de los judíos polacos y su lucha por la supervivencia en el Gueto de Varsovia. Varsovia, 1939Agnieszka Ignaciuk y su hijo, Henryk, llegan al orfanato de Korczak poco antes de estallar la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Allí, conocen y son testigos de la vida y obra de Janusz Korczak, el heroico maestro y autor que dedica su vida a los huérfanos polacos. Mientras los ocupantes nazis reducen y encierran a la población judía, un grupo estará dispuesto a ayudarlos a sobrevivir en el Gueto de Varsovia. Pero el tiempo corre en su contra, y los nazis tienen planeado destruir el Gueto y deshacerse de su más de medio millón de habitantes.Todos sus nombres no aparecerán en los libros de historia, pero estos sucesos resuenan en nuestras mentes y no los debemos ol
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Stolen Lady
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The French Gift
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Checkmate
Book SynopsisA PopSugar Best Book of the Year!Readers of Heather Morris?s The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen?s Gambit won?t want to miss this amazing debut set during World War II. Ayoung Polish resistance worker, imprisoned in Auschwitz as a political prisoner, plays chess in exchange for her life, and in doing so fights to bringthe man who destroyed her family to justice.Maria Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years.Captured by the Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realizing her ability to play chess, the sadistic camp deputy, Karl Fritzsch, decides to use her as a chess opponent to entertain the camp guards. However, once he tires of exploiting her skills, he has every intention of killing her.Befriended by a Catholic priest, Maria attempts to overcome her grief, vows to avenge the murder of her family, and plays for her life. For four grueling years, her strategy is simple: Live. Fight. Survive. By cleverly provoking Fritzsch?s volatile nature in front of his superiors, Maria intends to orchestrate his downfall. Only then will she have a chance to evade the fate awaiting her and see him punished for his wickedness.As she carries out her plan and the war nears its end, she challenges her former nemesis to one final game, certain to end in life or death, in failure or justice. If Maria can bear to face Fritzsch?and her past?one last time.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Woman on Fire
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Diamond Eye
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Rose Code Low Price CD
Book Synopsis“The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. THE ROSE CODE effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel.”Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of HER LAST FLIGHTThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Queen of Thieves
Book SynopsisAn electrifying historical adventure about a ring of bold and resourceful women thieves in post-World War II London.Gangland was a man’s world. Or so they thought. The women knew different.London, 1946. The city struggles to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Blitz. Food is rationed, good jobs are scarce, and even the most honest families are forced to take a bit of “crooked” just to survive.Alice Diamond, the Queen of Thieves, rules over her all-female gang with a bejeweled fist. Her “hoisters” are expert shoplifters, the scourge of London’s upscale boutiques and departments stores. Their lucrative business stealing and fencing luxury goods always carries the threat of violence; Alice packs a razor, and has been known to use her heavy rows of diamond rings like brass knuckles.Young Nell is a teenager from the slums, hiding a secret pregnancy and facing a desperately uncertain future when Alice takes her under her wing. Before long, Nell is experiencing all the dangers—and glamourous trappings—that comes with this underworld existence. Alice wants Nell to be a useful weapon in her ongoing war against crime boss Billy Sullivan’s gang of rival thieves. But Nell has a hidden agenda of her own, and is not to be underestimated. The more she is manipulated by both Alice and Billy, the more her hunger for revenge grows.As Nell embraces the rich spoils of crime and the seedy underbelly of London, will she manage to carve out her own path to power and riches? Might she even crown herself the Queen of Thieves?
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Need to Know World War II and the Rise of
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Lost
Book SynopsisSoon to be featured in the Ken Burns documentaryThe U.S. and the Holocaust, premiering on PBS September 18thA New York Times Notable Book ?Winner of the National Jewish Book Award ? Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award ? A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist?A gripping detective story, a stirring epic, a tale of ghosts and dark marvels, a thrilling display of scholarship, a meditation on the unfathomable mystery of good and evil, a testimony to the enduring power of the ancient archetypes that haunt one Jewish family and the greater human family, The Lost is as complex and rich with meaning and story as the past it seeks to illuminate. A beautiful book, beautifully written.??Michael ChabonIn this rich and riveting narrative, a writer''s search for the truth behind his family''s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic?part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work?that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during the Holocaust?an unmentionable subject that gripped his imagination from earliest childhood. Decades later, spurred by the discovery of a cache of desperate letters written to his grandfather in 1939 and tantalized by fragmentary tales of a terrible betrayal, Daniel Mendelsohn sets out to find the remaining eyewitnesses to his relatives'' fates. That quest eventually takes him to a dozen countries on four continents and forces him to confront the wrenching discrepancies between the histories we live and the stories we tell. And it leads him, finally, back to the small Ukrainian town where his family''s story began, and where the solution to a decades-old mystery awaits him.Deftly moving between past and present, interweaving a world-wandering odyssey with childhood memories of a now-lost generation of immigrant Jews and provocative ruminations on biblical texts and Jewish history, The Lost transforms the story of one family into a profound, morally searching meditation on our fragile hold on the past. Deeply personal, grippingly suspenseful, and beautifully written, this literary tour de force illuminates all that is lost, and found, in the passage of time.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Librarian of Burned Books
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Librarian of Burned Books
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HarperCollins No Better Time
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Beach at Summerly CD
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Escape to Florence
Book SynopsisMoving between the Second World War and the present, an exhilarating debut novel in the vein of Jennifer Robson, Kate Quinn, and Natasha Lester, about two women, decades apart, whose fates converge in Florence, Italy.Only fourteen, Stella Infuriati is the youngest member of her town’s resistance network during World War II. Risking torture and death, she relays messages, supplies, and weapons to partisan groups in the Tuscan hills. Her parents have no idea, consumed instead by love and fear for their beloved son, Achille, a courier and unofficial mechanic for a communist partisan brigade. Then, after 1945, Stella seemingly vanishes from the records. Her name and story are overshadowed by the tragic death of her brother—until a young writer arrives in Tuscany in the spring of 2019, uncovering long-buried secrets. Fleeing an emotionally abusive marriage and a lonely life on an isolated estate, Tori MacNair has come to Florence, the bea
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Glass Chateau
Book SynopsisFrom the critically acclaimed author of Universe of Two and The Baker’s Secret, a novel of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of art, set against the turmoil of post-World War II France and inspired by the life of Marc Chagall“[A] spellbinding fable of sanctuary, art, and recovery.” — Booklist (starred review)World War II is over. Amid jubilation in the streets of France, however, there are throngs of people stunned by the recovery work ahead. Every bridge, road, and rail line, every church and school and hospital, has been destroyed. Disparate factions—from Communists, to Resistance fighters, to those who supported appeasement of the Nazis—must somehow unite and rebuild their devastated country.Asher lost his family during the war, and in revenge served as an assassin in the Resistance. Burdened by grief and guilt, he wanders through the blasted countrysi
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Beach at Summerly
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Starring Adele Astaire
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