The world is at war and her country needs herWhen Florence's son, John, announces that he has enlisted, she is horrified but determined to hold her family together during the oncoming hardships they are to face.
The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynastyIt is 1797 and the African kingdom of Segu, born of blood and violence, is at the height of its power.
A heartbreaking new novel of grief, family and the enduring power of love from the author of We Must Be BraveWhen I open my eyes I see a small dark shape at the end of the pew under the window.
One of 'the heirs to John le Carre' The Times 'A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD'Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings' Sunday TimesTo betray, you must first belong.
'A powerful, vital commentary on empire, race, money, women and power'Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller'Absorbing and thoughtful.
Evelyn Waugh's beloved masterpiece, with an introduction by Paula Byrne The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War.
The seething cauldron of life, the infinite stratification of reality, the inextricable tangle of knowledge are what Gadda wants to depict Italo Calvino Gonzalo is a highly educated man living alone with his ageing, widowed mother in a town scarred by war.
From a USA Today bestselling author, this is a heart-stopping story of lost love, family drama, resilience and courage in World War II - perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Mandy Robotham and Kate Quinn.
Book III of "e;In The Shadow Of The Roman Empire"e; explores the story of the Roman Governor of Judaea's struggle between political survival and deliverance of justice for the innocent.
The Palace of Eternal Moonlight follows the poignant bond between the melancholic King Louis XVIII and gifted musician Céleste de Rochefort in post-revolutionary Paris.
The Prussian Blade follows Captain Albrecht von Hahn as he inherits his family's legendary Kriegsklinge - a sword steeped in three centuries of Prussian military glory.
The Nile's Lament follows the defiant Cleopatra of House Altes as she's forced into Pharaoh Ptolemy XII's royal harem, where beauty is both weapon and curse.
Adios al rey nos retrata a dos personajes que, si bien son muy distintos, encuentran entre ellos semejanzas y cosas que proteger, unidos por el mismo objetivo trazan un camino juntos en medio de la guerra que les compete, aunque en el fondo cada uno esta librando una lucha individual distinta.
Tras la cruenta y sangrienta Guerra Civil estadunidense, una nueva nacion emerge de los escombros, una nacion en la que millones de afroamericanos, ahora libres, reclaman su derecho a la ciudadania, a la educacion y a la tierra.
En esta afamada obra, calificada como la mejor novela historica del siglo XX, editada por el mismo Howard Fast y distribuida desde su garaje debido a la censura politica, se narra la historia del hombre que se convirtio en mito y terror para Roma.
Casimir Jelinek verwebt in diesem bemerkenswerten Erzahlband neun eindringliche Geschichten, die sich um die ungewohnliche Freundschaft zwischen dem bohmischen Pianisten Jan Ladislav Dussek und dem preuischen Prinzen Louis Ferdinand ranken.
"e;Thomas Buddenbrooks Dasein war kein anderes mehr als das eines Schauspielers, eines solchen aber, dessen ganzes Leben bis auf die geringste und alltaglichste Kleinigkeit zu einer einzigen Produktion geworden ist, einer Produktion, die mit Ausnahme einiger weniger und kurzer Stunden des Alleinseins und der Abspannung bestandig alle Krafte in Anspruch nimmt und verzehrt.
