Eoin Dempsey Livres

Against the backdrop of WWII-ravaged Italy comes a powerful and emotional novel of love, survival, justice, and second chances by the bestselling author of White Rose, Black Forest. Occupied Italy, 1944. In the mountain regions south of Bologna, Liliana Nicoletti's family finds escaped POW James Foley behind German lines. Committed to the anti-Fascist cause, they deliver him to a powerful band of local partisans. But when the SS launches a brutal attack against the Resistance, Liliana's peaceful community is destroyed. Alone and thrown together by tragedy, James and Liliana fight together as Monte Sole burns. Forging an unbreakable bond, they know their only hope of survival is to make it to the Allied lines. Twelve years later, fate reunites Liliana, newly widowed, and James, now a journalist for a New York magazine. Liliana reveals to him the obsession that has haunted her since the massacre at Monte Sole: finding and bringing to justice the SS officer who ordered her family killed. James has a revelation too. He might know how to hunt the man down. Joining forces once more, and increasingly drawn to each other, Liliana and James discover new levels of conspiracy on a journey that leads them to Argentina--and to a choice that will change their lives forever.

December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family's summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live. After finding an unconscious airman lying in the snow, she takes him to her family's cabin, where she learns that he is not who he seems

A gripping tale of suspense unfolds as a mother confronts her traumatic past when her daughter becomes the target of a sinister threat. The narrative delves into themes of survival, the bond between mother and child, and the haunting effects of unresolved trauma. As the mother races against time to protect her daughter, secrets from her own abduction resurface, leading to a tense and emotional journey filled with danger and revelations.

From the bestselling author of White Rose, Black Forest comes a page-turning epic of adventure, suspense, and romance set against the rich and ruthless backdrop of the Klondike gold rush. Seattle, 1897. Anna Denton is not like the other prospectors traveling to the Yukon on the promise of riches. It's duty--not profit--that calls her into the wild unknown. With her family nearing financial ruin, Anna has agreed to marry Henry Bradwell, the wealthy King of the Klondike. She meets Will and Silas, childhood friends, on the steamer north. After the ship docks in a lawless Alaska town, Anna's chaperones run afoul of local criminals, leaving her stranded. Will and Silas agree to escort her the hundreds of treacherous miles to Dawson City--the gateway to the goldfields--and her betrothed, a man she doesn't know. Upon their arrival, Bradwell warmly welcomes them all. But as a brutal winter sets in, relations sour, and Anna is caught between the promise her family made to the power-hungry Bradwell and her feelings for Will. Anna and her companions soon find themselves in a deadly game where few can be trusted and where the greatest danger in the frozen wilderness of the Klondike is man himself.

Bestsellerowa powieść historyczna w stylu Tatuażysty z Auschwitz. Opowieść o miłości i walce o przeżycie. Nic nie mogło rozdzielić Christophera i Rebekki: ani jej wyrodni rodzice, ani nawet narzeczony, z którym wróciła do domu po ucieczce do Anglii. Lecz gdy do sielankowej wyspy Jersey dociera II wojna światowa, nazistowscy najeźdźcy, realizując Ostateczne Rozwiązanie Kwestii Żydowskiej swojego Fhrera, wywożą Rebeccę na kontynent. Gdy naziści deportują Christophera i jego rodzinę do ojczystego kraju Niemiec, w desperackiej próbie ratowania ukochanej zgłasza się na ochotnika do szeregów SS. Rozpoczyna służbę w Auschwitz, gdzie sprawuje nadzór nad pieniędzmi skradzionymi ofiarom, które zginęły w komorach gazowych. Poszukując Rebekki, musi nie tylko ukrywać podwójną tożsamość, ale i walczyć o własną duszę. W koszmarnym świecie Auschwitz Christopher pilnuje przepływu rzeki splamionych krwią pieniędzy, dzięki czemu staje przed nieoczekiwaną szansą. Czy starczy mu sił i odwagi, by zaakceptować nowy los, który na zawsze może zmienić nie tylko jego życie, ale i wielu innych ludzi?

Může inspirativní příběh jedné ženy probudit naději ve ztracené duši její vnučky? New York, 2006: Život Amy Sullivanové je jeden velký průšvih. Právě ji vyhodili z vysněného zaměstnání v prestižních novinách, když jí z jižní Francie zavolá její devadesátiletá babička. Maureen Ritterová letí do své rodné Ameriky, údajně aby navštívila nemocnou sestru, ale brzy začne s Amy sdílet to, co skrývala přes šedesát let. Francie, 1940: Klidu, jemuž se těší Maureen a židovští sirotci, kteří s ní pobývající na francouzském venkově, hrozí blížící se německý vpád. Při cestě do Paříže, kde chce zařídit víza, aby mohli uniknout ze země, se Maureen setká s pohledným Christophem. Když jí poví o skupině židovských dětí v okupované Belgii, rozhodnou se dát dohromady tým na jejich záchranu. Jenže když nacisté obsadí severní Francii, je nutné evakuovat i děti, o které se Maureen stará. Za pomoci hnutí odporu a sítě vytvořené pro únik spojeneckých vojáků zahájí Maureen nebezpečnou a náročnou cestu, aby zachránila životy těch, které nejvíc miluje…