World War II

German U-boats are getting through the defences. It's up to the Wrens to stop them.After her fiance died in the sinking of the Royal Oak, Mary finds herself stationed in Orkney, still battling her grief. With Iris and Sally by her side, she is gradually...

'Brilliant.' New York Times'Remarkable.' Irish TimesAugust 1946. One year on from surrender and Tokyo lies broken and bleeding at the feet of its American victors.Against this extraordinary historical backdrop, Tokyo Year Zero opens with the discovery of...

'One hell of a journey...a great curl up and read book' Reader Review 'Outstandingly fabulous' Reader Review 'Had me going to bed early just so that I could listen to it!' Reader Review ...

Penny Vincenzi's Sunday Times No 1 bestseller, FORBIDDEN PLACES is an unmissable novel about love and marriage, families and secrets, and about wartime and what it does to every accepted social value. 'Deliciously readable' Mail on Sunday. It is the...

A gripping and poignant wartime saga following the highs and lows of the young, courageous members of the Women's Army. January 1941. Peggy Collins has learned a lot during her time as a Spark Girl. Posted to Swansea, as a driver to the squadron leader,...

**THE NINTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES**'Emotional and gripping' Take a Break______________________________Sunderland, 1943: As Christmas approaches in the shipyards, everyone is hoping for a little magic... Helen would love to find...

The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance, returns... At the centre of this sweeping saga stands Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma and the guardian of her vast business empire. Paula believes that all that Emma left...

An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls. Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an...

Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, The Children Left Behind is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga.1940, LiverpoolWhen Alice Lacey was seven, she and her two...

December 1940. New Year's Eve draws closer, but crowds will not be gathering on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate. After a quiet Christmas, the area has suffered London's most devastating air raid since the start of the Blitz and waves of...

For fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, a heart-warming romantic novel set in Cornwall from the bestselling author of THE CORNISH HOUSE and A CORNISH AFFAIR.There's an old Cornish saying: 'Save a stranger from the sea, he'll turn your enemy . . .'When her...

When everything is at stake, how far would you go to save your neighbour? When German forces invade the Channel Islands and the citizens of Jersey are cut off from the rest of the UK, the islands' residents bond together to resist the enemy. ...

A compelling novel about four young women in wartime London, from the best-selling author of London Belles and My Sweet Valentine. In Article Row, in London's Holborn - four young women, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes - have already been...

A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya. England, 1937. Gwen, Noor, Dodo and Vera are four very different teenage girls, with something...

Comforting, charming and hilarious, Yours Cheerfully is the tonic we've all been waiting for, from AJ Pearce, the beloved author of Dear Mrs Bird.'Loved. Every. Word.' - Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in ChemistryLondon, 1941. For plucky, determined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948865269Author Marion KummerowFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Marion KummerowPublisher Marion KummerowWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

By the author of Life and Fate, now a major Radio 4 drama starring Kenneth Branagh. Vasily Grossman is widely recognized as one of the outstanding literary figures of the twentieth century. The short fiction collected here - satire, comedy, tragedy and...

The war is drawing to a close, but life for the Caldwell sisters is far from peaceful...Still waiting for her fiance, James, to return from fighting in North Africa, Imogen focuses her attention on driving for the Auxiliary Territorial Service General...

Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Nancy Revell and Anna Stuart! The third heartwarming novel in the inspiring Bletchley Park Girls series from bestselling saga author Molly Green... ...

By Royal invitation, join us to celebrate The Royal Show!Prodigal son and loyal daughter...The Forsyth Variety Company has been given the opportunity of a lifetime - to entertain Her Majesty at 1962's Royal Variety Performance.Keen to rehearse, the...

A brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.'Exquisitely original' Ian MacEwan'An enthralling story of love and loss' Robert...

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...

What war destroys, only love can heal. Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional...

'A wickedly funny, clever, but also tender and lyrical novel about Britain and Britishness and what we have become' RACHEL JOYCEIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795300295Author William L. ShirerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Rosetta BooksPublisher Rosetta BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

'UTTERLY UNPUTDOWNABLE' Jenny AshcroftSome love stories last a lifetime...'Wow, wow, wow!!! The BEST BOOK I have read all year. A gorgeous story which had me hooked. Make sure you have a box of tissues when you read this beautiful story ''A...

In Annie Murray's bestselling Chocolate Girls, three very different women work together at Cadbury's Bournville factory, where their lives become entwined by war and work - and a child called David.Edie marries young to escape her unhappy family home...

'This impeccably researched wartime thriller had me gripped from the opening pages - I loved it.' Eliza Graham 'A nail-biting read from start to finish ... a must for WW2 fiction fans' Tessa Harris Holland, 1944: Undercover British...

A festive instalment in Patricia McBride's acclaimed Lily Baker series - guaranteed to make you smile!Will this finally be a Christmas to celebrate?For the courageous Bletchley Park girls, the fourth Christmas of the war is approaching fast. It should be...

Penelope Lively's Booker Prize winning classic, Moon Tiger is a haunting story of loss and desire, published here as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Claudia Hampton - beautiful, famous, independent, dying.But she remains defiant to the last,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783950503364Author Michael ReitFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Michael ReitPublisher Michael ReitWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

'A hugely significant and wonderfully haunting collection' William Boyd In the 1920s and 1930s, Joseph Roth travelled extensively in Europe, living in hotels and writing about the towns through which he passed and the people he encountered. Collected...

Hope and opportunity can come from even the bleakest of moments...Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she's to put a roof over her head and help support her two younger sisters. Taking a job as housekeeper to farmer George, May...

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction comes a tale of love, loss and a betrayal that echoes through generations... Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding,...

**Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021****Winner of the RSL Encore Award**From the author of Golden Hill 'My god he can write.' Richard Osman'Glorious.' Evening Standard'Exhilarating.' TLS'Brilliant.' Observer'Dazzling.' The Times'Extraordinary.'...

The fifth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls series Can love still thrive in the uncertainty of war? Cornwall, Summer 1943 ...

'Brilliantly written and researched . . . I loved it.' Rosie Goodwin The third book in a moving and heartwarming World War II saga series. Perfect for readers of Ellie Dean and Annie Groves and for fans of the Home Fires series.Dover, 1940As firebombs...

What if everything your family ever told you was a lie? Frankfurt, 1963At the war's end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the city's streets, once...

'I loved this heart-in-your-mouth story of forbidden love, courage and hope. A heart-wrenching book about family bonds facing the toughest of trials during WW2' KERRY FISHER'A stunning tale about sisters, courage, and sacrifice that will keep you...

The brand new emotional and compelling novel from the bestselling author Will their new lives bring happiness, or heartache? As the Blitz casts a dark shadow over London, Julie Miller, a...