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The Dark Side is a powerful and unsettling novel of loss, motherhood and the innocence of childhood from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel • Zoe Morgan was just ten years old when her life changed forever. Her sister, Rose, died of a rare illness, her parents turned into people she didn't know, and Zoe's lonely childhood drove her to excel in her studies • As a graduate of Yale, Zoe takes a leave of absence from medical school to work in a shelter for abused children in New York, where she meets well-known child advocacy attorney, Austin Roberts. Austin is bowled over by her beauty, brains and talent. He is her first love and the man she marries • Austin and Zoe have a perfect life and, after the birth of their longed-for daughter Jaime, Zoe knows that the aching void she had lived through for twenty-four years is finally complete

In May 1941 Lena Mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in Leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether Vova - the boy she liked - liked her. Like a good Soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning German, the language of Russia's Nazi ally. And she was keeping a diary, in which she recorded her hopes and dreams. Then, on 22 June 1941, Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and declared war on the Soviet Union • All too soon, Leningrad was besieged and life became a living hell. Lena and her family fought to stay alive; their city was starving and its citizens were dying in their hundreds of thousands. From day to dreadful day, Lena records her experiences: the desperate hunt for food, the bitter cold of the Russian winter and the cruel deaths of those she loved

Тридцать лет назад мы познакомились с Кингсбриджем в "Столпах земли", и теперь в "Вечер и утро", мастерском приквеле международного бестселлера, Кен Фоллетт отправит нас в путешествие в богатое прошлое, которое закончится там, где начинается его шедевр • Это 997 год нашей эры, конец Темных веков, и Англия сталкивается с нападениями валлийцев на западе и викингов на востоке. Жизнь тяжела, и те, у кого есть власть, управляют ею жестко, подчиняя правосудие своей воле - часто вступая в конфликт с королем. При его хрупкой власти в стране и отсутствии четкого верховенства закона царят хаос и кровопролитие • Книга на английском языке • A time of conflict • It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east

Вьетнам стал самым противоречивым конфликтом современного западного мира,спровоцировав унижение на поле боя для Франции в 1954 году,а затем гораздо более серьезное для Соединенных Штатов в 1975 году. Макс Хастингс провел последние три года, опрашивая десятки участников с обеих сторон,а также исследуя множество американских и вьетнамских документов и мемуаров, чтобы создать эпическое повествование об эпической борьбе. Он изображает декорации Дьенбьенфу,наступление Тет, воздушный налет на Северный Вьетнам и менее известные сражения, такие как кровавая баня в Дайдо, где батальон морской пехоты США был почти уничтожен,вместе с необычными воспоминаниями воинов Хо Ши Мина. Вот яркие реалии борьбы среди джунглей и рисовых полей,в результате которой погибло 2 миллиона человек

The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins • Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home • The Falklands War in 1982 was one of the strangest in British history. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity - thousands of men sent overseas for a tiny relic of empire - but the British victory over the Argentinians not only confirmed the quality of British arms but also boosted the political fortunes of Thatcher's Conservative government. However, it left a chequered aftermath and was later overshadowed by the two Gulf wars • Max Hastings’ and Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the conflict

Family and friendship mean everything under the darkening skies of wartime Britain. The Spitfire Sisters is the third book in Margaret Dickinson's moving Maitland trilogy • It is the 1930s and the Maitland family have spent the years following the Great War struggling to come to terms with its catastrophic aftermath, and their hopes now lie with the next generation. Their Lincolnshire village of Doddington suffered terrible loss and it has taken great courage for the bereaved families to rebuild their lives without their loved ones • When war is declared again, it is Daisy Maitland and her peers who must now take up the fight for freedom. Feisty and a daredevil like her beloved Aunt Pips, who spent World War One on the front line serving with a flying ambulance corps, Daisy had persuaded a family friend to teach her to fly as a young woman

"Война жаворонков" - прекрасная история о любви и потерях семьи, выросшей на суровом фоне Первой мировой войны, написанная удостоенной наград Хилари Маккей • Клэри и ее старший брат Питер проводят лето в Корнуолле, гостят у бабушки с дедушкой и разгуливают на свободе со своим кузеном Рупертом. Но каждый сентябрь заканчивается - Питер и Руперт возвращаются в школу-интернат, а Кларри остается дома. И тень ужасной войны надвигается все ближе • Когда Руперт отправляется воевать на фронт, Кэрри чувствует, что лето, проведенное в "жаворонках", больше никогда не вернется. Сможет ли их семья пережить эту страшную войну? • Книга на английском языке • Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018 • The Skylarks' War is a beautiful story following the loves and losses of a family growing up against the harsh backdrop of World War One, from the award-winning Hilary McKay

It is the early 1920s and the Maitland family are still coming to terms with the aftermath of the Great War. After her brave work as an ambulance driver and nurse close to the Front, Pips is restless and without purpose. Determined to enjoy life after the years of misery, and to help her forget a broken love affair, she seeks excitement in the London parties and balls of the Roaring Twenties • No family or community escaped the ravages of this war, and Pips knows her own has its share of troubles. Her brother, Robert, returned injured and is now battling demons of his own. Struggling to find a purpose in life, he is convinced his career as a doctor is over. It is Pips's young niece, Daisy, on whom the family dotes, who brings them joy and hope for the future

Rose and Myrtle Sylvester look up to their older sister, Peggy. She is the sensible, reliable one in the household of women headed by their grandmother, Grace Booth, and their mother, Mary Sylvester. When war is declared in 1939 they must face the hardships together and huge changes in their lives are inevitable. For Rose, there is the chance to fulfil her dream of becoming a clippie on Sheffield's trams like Peggy. But for Myrtle, the studious, clever one in the family, war may shatter her ambitions • When the tram on which Peggy is a conductress is caught in a bomb blast, she bravely helps to rescue her passengers. One of them is a young soldier, Terry Price, and he and Peggy begin courting. They meet every time he can get leave, but eventually Terry is posted abroad and she hears nothing from him

In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance • I’m no Hercule Poirot • I’m her husband’s mistress • Agatha Christie’s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame • Nan O’Dea’s world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. After fighting her way back to England, she’s set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And it’s not just her husband • Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to

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The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Military historian Sir Max Hastings’ acclaimed account overturns many traditional legends in this memorable study • Drawing together the eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped sources and documents, Overlord provides a brilliant, controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy