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Becoming a Woman of Substance, the sequel to Beguiled, finds Miriam Levine Butler at age 38, having had an epiphany. No longer could she mourn her lost years, dutifully taking care of her handicapped daughter Alice. No longer would she bear the dismissive attitude of her once adoring husband, Noel. No longer would she resort to unhealthy means of numbing herself. The Great Depression rages on and on in 1938. Her beloved son Aaron is in California
...The only way you'll leave Auschwitz is through the chimney.
The words still rang in Agnes Markx's head as she left the Judenramp and the hive of activity around the train behind. As a nurse assigned to Block 10, she realizes the stories of the horrors transpiring here weren't exaggerated. Now an unwilling accomplice in the Nazi doctors' medical experiments, she vows to save as many women under her care as possible.
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The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma's once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country's betrayal, she desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the aftermath, she finds solace in helping those in even greater need than herself.
The war sends Sophie, an innocent young girl, down unexpected paths. When she returns to Vienna from her American refuge,
...The New York Times Bestseller | Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award
Omaha Beach legend Ray Lambert's unforgettable firsthand account of D-Day
“Lambert landed on [Omaha Beach] as a 23-year-old Army medic. ... As the bullets cut down his comrades, he raced repeatedly back into the sea to drag out wounded soldiers.”
...Based on the author’s own service as an RAF Flight Engineer, Squadron Airborne takes place over one unforgettable week that summer, depicting with intensity and brilliance the work of the many ground-crew and other staff as they support the Few in...
Deeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation for a chance at freedom. Forced to return to the Warsaw ghetto, they help Misha's mentor, Dr Janusz Korczak, care for the two hundred children...
Though her name is synonymous with elegance and chic, the iconic Coco Chanel had a complicated dark side, and in late August 1944, as World War II drew to a close, she was arrested and interrogated on charges of treason to France.
Many of the facts are lost to history, partly through Chanel's own obfuscation, but this much is...
It is autumn 1939, and everything in history is just as it was....
17) Sword of Bone
It is only in the spring of 1940 that the true situation becomes clear; the men are ordered to retreat to...
With its minimalistic approach and emphasis on function before form, the modern Bauhaus School of Art and Design in Dessau, Germany seeks to move the world beyond the ornate styles of the past. When she enters this highly charged atmosphere, Otti Berger enthusiastically looks for her artistic niche. However, because she is a secret Jew in 1920s and 30s Germany, a dark cloud hangs over her love relationship, her joy in creating, and her eventual
...19) Warsaw Fury
Warsaw, 1939
We mustn't let darkness win.
Natan Borkowski has it all. In line to take over the successful family business, his future is set.
Julia Horowitz lives in poverty. The daughter of a shoemaker, she dreams of a different life—a different world.
Everything changes when Hitler's armies invade Poland. Natan's future is ripped away by the flick of a switch of a Luftwaffe pilot.
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