Alyson Richman
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English
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"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. An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian cultivated a life of art and beauty, casting out all recollections of her impoverished childhood in the dark alleys of Montmartre. With Europe on the brink of war, she shares her story with her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron, using her...
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English
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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.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"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...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Octavio Ribeiro es un soñador comprometido con la libertad, la belleza y la literatura, pero sobre todo es un fiel enamorado de su esposa Salomé. La cortejó con los versos de grandes poetas, pero fueron su inteligencia y su pasión para defender sus ideales lo que terminó de cautivarla. Cuando un golpe de Estado instaura una atroz dictadura en Chile, Salomé le ruega a Octavio que no exponga a su familia haciéndole frente al régimen, pero para...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Español
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Por la autora de Los amantes de Praga y Las horas de terciopelo
Verano de 1890. Van Gogh llega a Auvers-sur-Oise, un bucólico pueblo francés que atrae a los pintores de París y otras ciudades por sus maravillosos colores y paisajes. Ahí ha crecido Marguerite Gachet, una chica de veinte años que, desde la muerte de su madre, se ha dedicado a atender a su padre y a su hermano. Es con ellos donde el pintor pasará su último verano, bajo el cuidado...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
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Cuando Grace encuentra a un niño perdido en las calles del suburbio donde vive en Bellegrove, no imagina que ese hallazgo tendrá el poder de cambiar su vida y la de aquellos que la rodean. Es 1979, hace años que el conflicto de Vietnam terminó, pero sus heridas se mantienen abiertas. Bao es un niño vietnamita que huyó de su país perdiendo a sus padres y Jack es un veterano del ejército que fue grave mente herido. Ambos han sido víctimas de...
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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A richly imagined story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and author of The Little Prince, from the author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters.
March, 1942: Declared medically unfit to fly while France is beseiged by war, Saint-Exupéry languishes in homesick frustration, unable to aid his country—and unable to write. While his publisher tries in vain to ease the author’s mind, Saint-Exupéry...
March, 1942: Declared medically unfit to fly while France is beseiged by war, Saint-Exupéry languishes in homesick frustration, unable to aid his country—and unable to write. While his publisher tries in vain to ease the author’s mind, Saint-Exupéry...
Author
Publisher
Planeta México
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Incluso las redes más delicadas son capaces de salvarnos
1863. Estados Unidos se desangra en una guerra fratricida que enfrenta a las colonias abolicionistas del norte con las esclavistas del sur. Stella, una ingeniosa esclava de Nueva Orleans, borda mapas cifrados en trozos de ropa para ayudar a sus compañeros de plantación a huir. Por temor a las represalias que sus actividades clandestinas puedan acarrear, Stella mantiene oculta su relación...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"From the #1 international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Velvet Hours comes an emotionally charged story about a mothers love, a teachers 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...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters. Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki's father. Ryusei's art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife, and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of his family and his country,...
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English
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"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,...
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English
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"Stories From Suffragette City is a collection of short stories from the leading voices in historical fiction that all take place on a single day. The day one million women marched for the right to vote in New York City in 1915. A day filled with a million different stories, and a million different voices longing to be heard. Taken together, these stories from writers at the top of their bestselling game become a chorus, stitching together a portrait...
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Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"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...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"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...
"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...