June, 1815. The Coldstream Guards and the third guards are waiting impatiently for orders to move into battle against Napoleon and his French army. Every day seems endless as the troops wait for Wellington's orders. When word is finally received,...
Publishers Weekly — "Odrach's delightfully sardonic novel about Stalinist occupation… is rich with history, horror and comedy."
This panoramic novel hidden from the English-speaking world for more than 50 years begins with the Red Army...
Wir schreiben das Jahr 355 nach Christus. Das römische Reich hat längst den Höhepunkt seiner Macht überschritten. In einer Welt ehrgeiziger Beamter und machthungriger Priester ist Drusus, der immer noch an die alten Götter...
Wide is the Gate, written in 1943, is the fourth of the epic eleven part classic Lanny Budd Series written by Upton Sinclair. Wide is the Gate followed the 1943 Pulitzer Prize Winning Dragon’s Teeth. This book covers the period of 1934-1937 and...
Die Geschwister Mary und Charles Lamb leben Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts in der pulsierenden Metropole London.
Mary verbringt ihre Tage in Gesellschaft des senilen Vaters und der bigotten, hartherzigen Mutter. Der wissbegierigen jungen Frau bleibt...
Nieszczęśliwa, wzgardzona przez niewiernego męża królowa Anglii Izabela przybywa na francuski dwór szukać pomocy u swego brata, Karola IV Pięknego. Znajdzie miłość, której nie będzie potrafiła się oprzeć. Płomienna namiętność do...
Liddy Hall is a determined young woman living in the U.S. during WWII. Like many women during this time, Liddy has to deal with the heaviness of the war while she tries to provide for herself and her family. Unlike many women, she’s applied to...