World War II

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2020 A love divided. A world torn in two. A return. A redemption. A stirring, exquisitely rendered tale of homecoming; the final instalment in Tim Pears's epic West Country Trilogy It is 1916. Lottie...

'A real page-turner full of wartime friendships, hope and love' NetGalley reviewer On the Home Front, one girl is determined to make a difference. But Edie's hopes of serving...

'A real page-turner full of wartime friendships, hope and love' NetGalley reviewer On the Home Front, one girl is determined to make a difference. But Edie's hopes of serving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590176252Author Anna SeghersFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

The third novel in Anne Perry's breathtakingly tense and exciting spy thriller series, featuring young British photographer and secret agent Elena Standish, set in the 1930s when the world was a place of increasing fear and uncertainty... Spring, 1934...

Multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is the master of naval fiction and this action-packed, high-octane WW2 historical adventure is no exception. Jam-packed with tension, drama and all-guns-blazing warfare, it's perfect for fans of Clive...

One of the most infamous and decisive battles of the Second World War, Stalingrad was a turning point of the Eastern Front, showing that the German juggernaut was not invincible. This Campaign Book for Bolt Action allows players to refight the fierce...

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND 2022 WOMEN'S FICTION PRIZE-SHORTLISTED GREAT CIRCLE'The same chilling brilliance of Daphne du Maurier's most unsettling short fiction' FINANCIAL TIMES'Has an innate charm of its own. Beautifully...

Another brilliantly immersive, stunning and stirring all-guns-blazing wartime thriller from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. Fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will be gripped from page one! 'One of our...

'Captivating' Heather Morris 'Beautiful' Andrew Miller 'Hugely poignant' Independent 'Moving' Sunday TimesLonglisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize * Winner of the Bath Novel Award * Winner of the Harpers Bazaar Big Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the...

'John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain' - Damien Lewis*****May 1940. With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow. In rural Sussex, war veteran John Cook has been tasked with...

The eagerly awaited English translation of award-winning author Zhang Ling's epic and intimate novel about the devastation of war, forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring power of love. On the day of the historic 1945 Jewel Voice Broadcast-in which...

A captivating saga set on the eve of WWII in Liverpool, where life for one girl is about to change forever. Molly's mother died when she was just a child and she helped her grief-stricken father look after their tiny home in their tight-knit...

'You don't read this book, you live it' Erin Kelly 'Holds the reader under a spell from start to finish' O, the Oprah Magazine'If you're going through Elena Ferrante withdrawals, this is the book for you' Harper's BazaarIf Stella Fortuna means 'lucky...

Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers.Costa Zannis is the city's dashing chief...

Amidst the turmoil and disruption of 1950s Notting Hill, young mother Daisy Rivers has created a small pocket of tranquility in the bedsit she shares with her two daughters. Her life is by no means perfect but it is a far cry from the lonely years she...

How can you tell who's insane when the world has gone mad? Originally translated into English by Robert Kee in 1957, the new edition includes an Introduction by Sinclair McKay and an Afterword by Chris Maloney. Who can tell exactly where the...

'A brilliant work of art that deserves a far wider readership' Ian McEwanFROM THE PUBLISHERS OF STONER AND REVOLUTIONARY ROAD COMES REUNIONReunion is a little-known novel. But it is also a universal story of friendship. It is a book of great power,...

1944. Ruth Aspinall loves flying and soon becomes an accomplished pilot. When war breaks out and the Air Transport Auxiliary is formed she is anxious to join them. In America, brother and sister, Jack and Lucy Nelson, experienced pilots, make...

THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An uplifting read and a welcome escape from our turbulent times' GUARDIAN 'A magical, vibrant parade of a novel about extraordinary people finding light in history's darkest decades. Spellbinding' ERIN KELLY ...

THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An uplifting read and a welcome escape from our turbulent times' GUARDIAN 'A magical, vibrant parade of a novel about extraordinary people finding light in history's darkest decades. Spellbinding' ERIN KELLY ...

A female American spy in Nazi-occupied France finds purpose behind enemy lines in a novel of unparalleled danger, love, and daring by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Beantown Girls. Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant...

A breathtaking and tumultuous love story of the secrets, hidden passions and loyalties that bind us together. THE SECRETS BETWEEN US is the latest mesmerising tale of drama and intrigue from Judith Lennox, the author of HIDDEN LIVES and THE JEWELLER'S...

A must-read for fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah! Paris 1930s A promise that binds them together. A war that pulls them apart. ...

Two families - and their secrets . . . A superb Liverpool saga from bestselling author Maureen Lee'The queen of saga writing' MY WEEKLY'Maureen Lee is one of those hugely talented authors who writes great women for women readers. Her books don't just...

No one survives war unscathed. But even in the darkest days, seeds of hope can grow.It is 1946 and in the village of Oakbourne the men are home from the war. Their bodies are healing but their psychological wounds run deep. Everyone is scarred - those...

In His Father's Footsteps is a powerful, compassionate story of fathers and sons, set in the dramatically transforming years following the Second World War, by the masterful Danielle Steel.April, 1945. As the Americans storm the Buchenwald concentration...

Molly Bennett and Nellie McDonough are very happy with their lot in life. Their expanding families and abundance of friends always keep them busy. And as they walk arm in arm to the shops every day they are greeted with warmth by their neighbours, for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913432614Author Victoria L. HumphreysFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Stairwell BooksPublisher Stairwell BooksWeight(grams) 362gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II. ...

'Prepare to have your heart broken' - Good HousekeepingWoman & Home Book Club PickPoland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice.After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Roza and her five-year-old daughter, Shira, seek shelter in a local...

'Prepare to have your heart broken' - Good HousekeepingWoman & Home Book Club PickPoland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice.After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Roza and her five-year-old daughter, Shira, seek shelter in a local...

An emotional and inspiring World War Two time-slip novel of danger and courage. This is a story inspired by true events and stories of Irena Sendler and the women of the Polish Zegota. ...

'A truly beautiful, heartbreaking story' Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The NightingaleIn pre-World War II Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles...

As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium, Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. By the end of 1943, the tiny room has housed dozens of Allied airmen, soldiers and other refugees, whom Claire nurses and...

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.2011. When Lucy's troubled father Tom passes away, she travels to Cornwall to visit his childhood home - the once-beautiful...

PERFECT SUMMER ESCAPISM: THE TIME-TRAVELLING LOVE STORY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN 'A beautiful exploration of family, love and loss across the generations. Fresh, fun... I didn't want it to end.' Gemma Chan This is the story of Joshua,...

A brand new wartime family saga, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Val Wood Shaftesbury, 1936. Mansfield House Hotel has been a refuge for Emily ever since she was orphaned at the age of 16. Not only did they give her employment as a chambermaid,...

One last mission, a disastrous result, an impossible escape...Last in the RAF Trilogy, this story charts the final days of service of world-class British fighter pilot Dicken Quinney, in his most dangerous adventure yet. It is the summer of 1939, and the...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising...