20th Century

From the frenetic atmosphere of Manhattan to the magnificent wide-open plains of Africa, The Sun Sister is the sixth epic tale in the Seven Sisters series by the number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation...

Hampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of 15-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the owners' crippled son Joseph, with whom friendship soon blossoms. When circumstances force Joseph to leave the family home, Harriet is happy to accompany him and break free from the controlling influence of her stepmother.

May 1943. The tide of war has turned at last, with an Allied victory looking increasingly certain, but all is not well for the residents of Silverdale. Newlyweds Bobby and Charlie find themselves back in civilian life after Charlie is given a medical discharge from the RAF. But the village of Silverdale has been forever changed, and the memories of their lost young men cast a long shadow.

A nursing orderly in the WAAF, Ruby Morris is keen to stick with her friends Holly and Meg when they volunteer for the air ambulance, and soon all three are moved to RAF Starsden on the outskirts of London. Nervous not only at flying during wartime but also being responsible for life-or-death decisions, Ruby works hard to overcome her fears, helped by her new friendship with pilot Flight Sergeant Laurie Foster. When it seems like Laurie and Ruby could become more than friends, he starts to blow hot and cold, and she worries her feelings aren't reciprocated.

A secret letter. A wartime promise. A courageous act of love... Singapore, 1942: The war is drawing ever closer, and Dorothy faces a heart-rending choice to flee the country she has come to call home. With warplanes advancing across the ocean, she is boarding a boat full of evacuees when...

Es una épica historia de amor que se desarrolla durante un episodio casi desconocido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Aiyi Shao es una joven heredera, propietaria de un club nocturno en Shanghái, internacional y lleno de glamour. Ernest Reismann es un refugiado judío expulsado de Alemania. Ha perdido casi toda esperanza hasta que se cruza con Aiyi, quien lo contrata para tocar el piano en su club, en un escandaloso desafío a las costumbres. Ernest logra un éxito inmediato que hace revivir el club de Aiyi.

1938: For Camilla Kerrigan, life at her family's Oxford manor is a delicate balancing act – between duty to her family and a yearning for something more. When her brother Anthony returns for the summer, bringing with him a new friend, Camilla recognises a kindred spirit. 1952: Haunted by war and the memory of that long-ago summer, the last thing Henry wants is to return to Montagu Manor. But when a photograph arrives, showing the painting he thought destroyed – the portrait that ruined so many lives – he is drawn back into the past.

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Uma história fascinante sobre coragem e emancipação feminina, e sobre dois irmãos inseparáveis destinados a amar a mesma mulher. Anna Allavena, a carteira: a história extraordinária de uma mulher aparentemente comum que se muda do norte da Itália para o sul e se torna a primeira carteira em uma pequena cidade na região de Salento.

London, Present day: Mia clutches the last remaining box found at Hope’s House in her hands. For months she has been determined to reunite every box with its rightful owner. But now it’s time for her to discover Hope’s own heartbreaking story. France 1938: When Hope meets Gus in the lively streets of Paris, she finally feels that she has met her kindred spirit. But as they plan their dream future together, it is clear that Gus’s father will never allow their romance to develop. Defying his wishes, Gus promises Hope that they will be together after his army training.

Widowed Lessie Hamilton lives with her young son and her brother Davie. To make ends meet, Lessie works in the local grocery shop supporting Davie as he works on the docks and attends night school, hoping to become an engineer, much to the scorn of their reformed alcoholic father. With her mother's drinking spiralling, putting their vulnerable younger sister Thomasina at risk, brother Joseph frequently in trouble with the police and sister Edith thinking herself above them all – Lessie has much to contend with.

Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington's, Bath's finest department store. So when Pennington's owner sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and study the department stores of New York, Amelia couldn't be more excited – or determined! Meeting Amelia on board the Titanic, Samuel Murphy can't help wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. Meanwhile, in Bath, Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington co-workers at a distance.

The war is over, but its shadows linger. When spirited Lily Brown meets Robert Linford, heir to a prosperous building dynasty, their connection is immediate and electric. But Robert's father, Joseph Linford, sees only danger in his new daughter-to-be. Convinced Lily is a gold-digger and Robert's love a fleeting fancy, Joseph will stop at nothing to protect the family name. What begins as prejudice soon turns into obsession, and Joseph's actions set in motion a lie that will haunt the Linfords for generations.

Throughout her childhood, Mia has watched her sisters leave their Tuscan villa and start their own families. Now it's her turn and, having promised them that she will follow her heart, she hopes she will finally be brave enough to fall in love herself. In London, Mia meets Ben, a bookseller. Just as her affection grows, Ben tells her he can never leave London. Loving him would mean saying goodbye to her home in the Tuscan hills forever. Then Mia finds a locket, along with a long-forgotten love story that mirrors her own.

Former U.S. Marshal Isaac McGraw wants nothing more than to forget his past and live in isolation on the family ranch. But his meddling family has cooked up other plans—plans that include matching Isaac with a mail-order bride who has two young boys in tow. There's something about Clare Ferguson that bothers Isaac…more than the haunted look in her eyes and the way she's constantly glancing over her shoulder. Against his will—and better judgment—he finds himself drawn to Clare and her cheery disposition.

Rose MacDowall is hopeful that her husband Alex can overcome his post-war night terrors and return to full health so she can concentrate on her thriving dress-designing business. When the McCarts, an Irish family arrive in Paisley they are offered a warm welcome, employment and support, but dark secrets threaten to destroy the new lives they're trying to build. As Alex's father's health fails, Fiona steps in to help run the family furniture emporium but Rose is unsettled by Fiona's ambitions and wary of her motives.

Der 19-jährige Raimund verliebt sich in die 29-jährige Ehefrau seines Nachbarn und Skatkumpels Werner. Renate erwidert seine Gefühle und sieht in der Beziehung eine Chance, der Enge ihrer Ehe und des Dorfes zu entkommen. Eine ungleiche, aber erfüllte Liebe entwickelt sich zwischen den beiden, voller Heimlichkeiten, Lügen und der Angst vor dem großen Skandal. Trotzdem wagen sie den Schritt in eine gemeinsame Zukunft. Eine Hetzjagd beginnt, angeführt von Renates Mutter und unterstützt durch Raimunds Eltern, die alle Register ziehen, um die beiden auseinander zu bringen.

Justin Montague Browne, Spross eines verarmten englischen Adelsgeschlechts, entdeckt durch Zufall auf dem Landsitz seiner Familie einen wunderschönen Liebesbrief. Die poetischen Worte, die sein Großonkel vor über sechzig Jahren schrieb, bewegen ihn so, dass er nach Sizilien fliegt, um die mysteriöse Ginny zu suchen, an die der Brief gerichtet war.

By day young Mirren Jarvis works in the twisting department at Ferguslie Thread Mills and by night she works in a local fried-fish shop. She also cares for her sick mother and forgoes the freedom and luxuries her friends enjoy, dreaming of the day her fiancé, Donald, will send for her to come and live with him in America. In the aftermath of the Great War, many of the women in Mirren's life are struggling.

Apia, 1956: Während Westsamoa sich langsam vom kolonialen Erbe löst, geht es auch bei der Familie von Bahlow um weitreichende Veränderungen. Ein neues Gesicht mit einem vertrauten Namen taucht in Apia auf – und mit ihm die Geister der Vergangenheit. Martha wird gezwungen, sich alten Erinnerungen zu stellen, während Gertrud und Emilie versuchen, in Kalifornien Wurzeln zu schlagen. Sefina hingegen muss einem alten Feind gegenübertreten und Paul trifft eine Entscheidung, deren Konsequenzen die gesamte Familie erschüttern.

Rachel, étudiante canadienne à l'université américaine de Tours en 1968, enquête sur son passé familial, jusqu'à effectuer un extraordinaire voyage dans le temps sous l'Occupation pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, à Tours également. C'est un roman d'aventures fantastique qui voit la protagoniste « parachutée » en 1942 pour lui permettre de dénouer, avec un art du suspense consommé, non seulement les énigmes familiales mais également notre compréhension du présent.

1933, Wisconsin—Large animal veterinarian Katy Wells takes her patients' welfare personally, so it's no surprise when she stands up to angry farmers planning a milk strike or takes in an injured draft horse to save its life. But after a visitor from the past discovers her location and reveals a threat, she must choose between her work and her freedom, and whether to trust a man to keep her safe.

Fall, 1941. Agatha Stuart is 30 years old, well established in Old Maid territory with no prospects on the horizon. She wants to be content with her life as it is — job as postmistress and living at home with her parents, but she isn’t. She longs for more.

Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters kehrt Alma in ihre Heimatstadt Triest zurück – eine Stadt an der Grenze zwischen Ost und West. Hier begegnet sie Vili wieder, ihrer Jugendliebe, der ihr nun das väterliche Erbe übergeben soll. Zwischen den Erinnerungen an die Habsburger Kaffeehäuser ihrer Großeltern, an endlose Kindheitssommer und die Straße gen Osten, auf der ihr Vater einst immer wieder verschwand, wird Alma mit Fragen nach Herkunft, Liebe und Identität konfrontiert.

Alle Teile der mitreißenden Familiengeschichte in einem Hörbuch! TAGE VOLLER HOFFNUNG Süddeutschland, 1922: Die junge Näherin Claire verliebt sich in den adligen Helmut von Haynbach. Zunächst treffen sich die beiden nur heimlich, denn seit Langem steht fest, dass er Hilda von Bilgenstein heiraten soll. Doch ihre Gefühle werden immer stärker und Helmut beschließt, die Verlobung mit Hilda zu lösen. Gegen den Willen seiner Familie heiraten Claire und Helmut – und das junge Glück wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt: Die von Haynbachs verstoßen ihren Sohn und seine nicht standesgemäße Ehefrau.