Alyson Richman

During the last moments of calm in prewar Prague, Lenka, a young art student, and Josef, who is studying medicine, fall in love. With the promise of a better future, they marry--only to have their dreams shattered by the imminent Nazi invasion. Like so many others, they are torn apart by the currents of war.

The lost wife

As Paris teeters on the edge of the German Occupation, a young French woman closes the door to her late grandmother's treasure-filled apartment, unsure if she'll ever return. Inspired by the true account of an abandoned Parisian apartment, Alyson Richman brings to life the stories of courtesan Marthe de Florian, her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron, and the unlikely relationship between two women who pursue freedom and independence during uncertain times.

The Velvet Hours

Shaunna J. Edwards

"An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent--a true revelation!" --Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star "A brilliant story brimming with unexpected friendships and family ties. Historically sound and beautifully stitched, The Thread Collectors will stay with you long after the last page is turned." --Sadeqa Johnson, international bestselling author of Yellow Wife 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers, too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him. As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. Loosely inspired by the authors' family histories, this stunning novel will stay with readers for a long time.

The Thread Collectors

Named One of the Best 2019 Winter Books by PopSugar! From the #1 international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Velvet Hours comes an emotionally charged story about a mother's love, a teacher's promise, and a child's heart..... Katya, a rising ballerina, and Sasha, a graduate student, are young and in love when an unexpected tragedy befalls their native Kiev. Years later, after the couple has safely emigrated to America the consequences of this incident cause their son, Yuri, to be born with a rare health condition that isolates him from other children. Maggie, a passionate and dedicated teacher agrees to tutor Yuri at his home, even though she is haunted by her own painful childhood memories. As the two forge a deep and soulful connection, Yuri's boundless curiosity and unique wisdom inspires Maggie to make difficult changes in her own life. And she'll never realize just how strong Yuri has made her -- until she needs that strength the most...... A novel that will make readers examine what it means to live life with a full heart.

The Secret of Clouds

In World War II Italy, cello prodigy Elodie Bertolotti joins the Italian Resistance to Mussolini's fascist regime, and soon she must seek sanctuary with a young doctor who has painful secrets of his own. By the author of The Lost Wife. Includes readers' group guide. Original. 100,000 first printing.

The Garden of Letters

"En la Praga de los años treinta, los sueños de Josef y Lenka se hacen añicos ante la inminente invasión nazi. Décadas más tarde, a miles de kilómetros de distancia, en Nueva York, dos extraños se reconocen a través de una mirada. El destino les otorga a los amantes una nueva oportunidad. Desde la comodidad y el glamour de la bulliciosa Praga antes de la ocupación, hasta los horrores del nazismo que parecían devorar a Europa entera, Los amantes de Praga revela el poder del primer amor, la resistencia del espíritu humano y la fuerza de la memoria. Una novela de amor en tiempos de guerra"--Amazon.com.

Los Amantes de Praga

Sofia Lundberg

M.J. Rose

While men have long been credited with producing the first abstract paintings, the true creator was actually a woman – Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who was inspired by her mystic visions. Acclaimed authors Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, and M.J. Rose bring her story to life in this groundbreaking novel. Early 1900s: The world belongs to men, and the art world in Stockholm, Sweden, is no different, until Hilma af Klint brings together a mysterious group of female painters and writers—Anna, Cornelia, Sigrid, and Mathilda—to form their own emotional and artistic support system. The members of the Friday Night Club find themselves thrust into uncharted territory when Hilma and her best friend, Anna, begin dabbling in the occult, believing that through séances they can channel unseen spirits to help them achieve their potential as artists. “The Five,” as Hilma referred to them, was a group of immensely talented, fascinating women whose lives and work were cast into obscurity...until now. The Present: Over a century later, an associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum, Eben Elliot, brings the Hilma af Klint show to New York where he uncovers questions about the Five and how the modern day art world is funded, which puts him in a precarious position both emotionally and professionally, as he witnesses how history can be manipulated. The Friday Night Club is an illuminating historical novel that explores destiny, passion, and the threads that connect five women as they challenge artistic and societal traditions.

A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle

The Friday Night Club

A Novel

Thread Collectors

Cuando los nazis amenazan con tomar el control de París, una joven cierra para siempre el maravilloso departamento de su abuela, dejando tras sus puertas tesoros y bellezas inimaginables. Marthe de Florian, famosa cortesana durante su juventud, buscó llenar su existencia con arte y lujos, evadiendo los recuerdos de una infancia ensombrecida por la pobreza y los oscuros callejones de Montmartre. Mientras la guerra está a punto de desatarse en Europa, usa las preciadas posesiones que ha coleccionado durante una vida para compartirle su historia y secretos más íntimos a su nieta Solange, una joven que aspira a ser escritora. Entre todos los prodigios que guarda en su departamento, los más admirables son un deslumbrante collar de perlas y un magnífico retrato de Marthe pintado por el artista italiano Giovanni Boldini. A medida que se desarrolla la historia de Marthe, como el mismo terciopelo, cosido con su propia luz y sombra, Solange espera encontrar un camino personal para enfrentar los secretos de su familia. Alyson Richman, exitosa autora de Los amantes de Praga, parte de la verdadera historia de un departamento oculto en París durante más de medio siglo para dar vida a Solange, una mujer obligada por la guerra a abandonar el preciado legado de su abuela para salvar lo que ama.

Las horas de terciopelo

In 1890, Van Gogh arrives at Auvers-sur-Oise, a peaceful French village, to spend the summer under the care of Doctor Gachet, a homeopathic doctor and art collector, where the painter will spend the final days of his life creating more than seventy paintings, including two portraits of young Marguerite Gachet, who finds herself drawn to the troubled artist. Original. 40,000 first printing.

The Last Van Gogh

A young Japanese artist leaves his home, family, and traditions to study painting in Paris.

The Mask Carver's Son

Amanda Hodgkinson

Karen White

Melanie Benjamin

Pam Jenoff

Jenna Blum

Sarah Jio

Kristina McMorris

Presents short stories that all take place in and around New York City's Grand Central Station on the day after World War II ends, including contributions from such authors as Melanie Benjamin, Sarah Jio, and Amanda Hodgkinson.

Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion

Grand Central

Een jonge Italiaanse celliste die in 1943 als koerierster actief is, moet vluchten waarna ze in Portefino gered wordt door een arts.

De celliste van Portofino / druk 1

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LOST WIFE Set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery. Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she’s never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino. Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini’s Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives. In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie’s arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.

Skyenes hemmelighet

Joseph e Lenka: due giovani ebrei nella Praga degli anni Trenta. Innamoratisi a prima vista, sono marito e moglie solo per poche ore, perché la guerra e l'Olocausto li dividono. Continueranno a cercarsi, anche quando si crederanno perduti. Continueranno ad amarsi, anche quando le ricerche toglieranno ogni speranza. Finché, dopo anni e chilometri di distanza, il destino concederà loro una nuova, inaspettata possibilità.

Un giorno solo, tutta la vita

J. van Maasdam

In de laatste zeventig dagen van zijn leven beleeft de schilder Vincent van Gogh nog een bijzondere liefdesrelatie met de jonge dochter van zijn behandelend arts.

De muze van Vincent

Maskeskærerens søn er en en fascinerende fortælling, der foregår i det 20. århundredes Japan og handler om en far og hans søn, om kunst og skæbne, og er fortalt med stor indsigt og viden om japansk kultur og tankegang. 1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki er søn af den uovertrufne maskeskærer Ryusei, der kan bringe det liv og den kærlighed ind i sine masker, som han aldrig har været i stand til at give sin egen søn. Kiyoki vokser op i et hjem fuld af masker, sorg og smerte og deler ikke sin fars passion for at skære i træ. Han drages derimod af farver og billedkunsten, især den vesteuropæiske. Til Ryuseis store skuffelse vender Kiyoki traditionerne ryggen og rejser til Paris for at lære at tegne og male hos de franske impressionister. Her oplever han frihed, men det er ikke nemt at være japansk kunstner i et fremmed land. Hvordan forfølger man sine egne drømme og sin egen lykke uden at komme til at vanære sin familie og et traditionsbundet erhverv, der er nedarvet i generationer? "Alyson Richman er en blændende fortæller Imponerende." - Kristeligt Dagblad

Maskeskærerens søn

Liebe und Hoffnung in einer Zeit, die kein Morgen kennt Portofino 1943. Mitten im Krieg geht eine junge Frau von Bord eines Schiffes. Die Deutschen halten den malerischen Küstenort besetzt und lassen Elodie nicht mit ihren gefälschten Papieren passieren. Doch in letzter Sekunde gibt ein fremder Mann sie als seine Cousine aus und rettet sie. In seinem Haus auf den Klippen gewährt ihr Angelo Zuflucht. Aber Elodie kann niemandem trauen, denn ihr Geheimnis würde nicht nur sie das Leben kosten ...

Roman

Der italienische Garten

In this sweeping epic, true love transcends the brutality of war. Octavio Ribeiro loves truth, beauty, literature, and above all else, his wife Salomé. As a student in Chile, he courted her with the words of great poets, and she fell in love with his fierce intelligence and uncompromising passion. Then a sudden coup brings a brutal military dictatorship into power, and puts anyone who resists in grave danger. Salomé begs Octavio to put his family’s safety first, rather than speak against the new regime. When he refuses, it’s Salomé who pays the price. Belatedly awake to the reality of their danger, Octavio finds political asylum for the family in Sweden. But for Salomé, the path back to love is fraught with painful secrets, and the knowledge that they can never go home again. Previously published as Swedish Tango

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