検索キーワード： 第二次世界大戦・ホロコースト

In the heart of war-torn Warsaw, Franceska, a talented ballerina, finds herself entangled in a web of fear, love, and resilience. As the Nazi regime tightens its grip, Franceska and her family are thrust into a world where survival is uncertain, and every decision carries the weight of life and...

For 13-year-old Sarah Waldman, life in the small Polish town of Olkusz is idyllic, grounded in her loving, close-knit family and the traditions of their Jewish faith. But in 1939, as the Nazis come to power, a storm is gathering—a relentless, unforgiving storm that will sweep Sarah and her family into years of misery in the ghetto and concentration camps, tearing them apart. Will Sarah's strong will and determination be enough for her to survive when everything she loves is taken from her?

Germany, 1940. Roxy ducked behind the rusted train carriage in the darkness. She’d walked all night alone. She just needed to make it across the railyard and onto the final carriage of the train slowly pulling into the station ahead. Then she’d be safe. At least for a little while… Cared for by her aunt and extended family since losing her parents as a little girl, Roxy Popa has always felt like an outsider. She hates to follow the strict rules her family hold her to.

Auschwitz, 1944. Rosalie lifts her eyes from her list to the next prisoner in line—and her heart stops in shock. The man she loves stoops in front of her. Tears spring to her eyes, but she must pretend she doesn’t know him. It’s the only thing that might keep him alive… Day in, day out, servant Rosalie is forced to aid in the harrowing medical selections at Auschwitz, marking prisoners as “fit” or “unfit” with trembling hands. She once thought “unfit” meant they’d get the help they needed. Now she knows the devastating truth: “Fit” means they live another day, “unfit” means they don’t…

Her mother was taken by the Nazis. Would she ever find her way home? Inspired by the true story of how Jewish people escaped fascist Germany, helped by two extraordinary sisters. 'I adored it. A truly heartrending, stirring, important novel, perfect for anyone who enjoys a cracking good tale'...

Manchester, 1936 Fascism looms in Europe, and Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts are on the rise. Meanwhile, aspiring artist Rose is drawn to an unlikely stranger, unaware her future is about to be caught up in the growing storm. Facing straitened circumstances, following the death of their clergyman...

May 1942. Thousands of American GIs are stationed across eastern England building airfields to bomb Germany. Cambridge is a 'liberty town' - a hot spot for 'Yanks' on leave. DI Eden Brooke is called to the aerodrome five miles east of the city when the remains of an airman, identified by his dog...

Rose est sage-femme sur l'île de Groix. Dans le tumulte d'une guerre qui dure depuis trop longtemps, elle se donne corps et âme à ses patientes. Sa vie bascule en septembre 1944 lorsque son domicile est réquisitionné pour héberger deux officiers ennemis.

Set against the brutal backdrop of World War II on the Greek island of Kefalonia, The Weight of Loyalty follows Oliver Graham, a British sailor whose life becomes entangled with the local resistance after a submarine disaster leaves him stranded behind enemy lines. Sheltered by courageous villagers, Oliver is drawn into a dangerous web of secrecy, sacrifice, and love—particularly with Natalía Giannatos, a young woman whose quiet strength masks the daily risks of defying occupation forces.

Tommaso is just about making it work: travelling abroad for his job, helping his girlfriend with her two unruly sons, and keeping up with the eccentricities of his Italian grandmother, Alma. But as Alma grows increasingly troubled by strange and unsettling memories, Tommaso realises that there...

Stærke kvinder, skæbnestunder og en uforglemmelig rejse fra det eksotiske Saigon til et Europa på randen af krig. Da modefotografen Melanie Sommer vender hjem fra en arbejdsrejse til Vietnam, får hun en chokerende besked: Hendes forlovede, Robert, har været ude for en alvorlig bilulykke og ligger i koma. Overvældet af sorg, og efter måneder uden tegn på bedring, søger Melanie tilflugt på landet hos sin elskede oldemor Hanna.

El Dr. Ho Fengshan, cónsul general de China, es destinado a Viena junto a su esposa estadounidense, Grace. A medida que la violencia contra los judíos se intensifica, el Dr. Ho se enfrenta a la difícil tarea de emitir miles de visas más para ayudar a los judíos a escapar de Viena antes de que sean deportados a los campos de concentración, de donde difícilmente saldrán con vida. Basada en una historia real extraordinaria, Escape de Viena narra los riesgos asumidos por almas valientes, y el amor y la amistad que construyeron y perdieron en su lucha contra un mal incalculable.

La giovane Juni, in fuga da un marito violento, si rifugia nella casa dei nonni su un'isola norvegese, un luogo ormai quasi disabitato che in lei evoca ricordi felici: è qui che è cresciuta insieme agli amati nonni, che ora non ci sono più. Rovistando tra i loro cimeli, Juni trova una fotografia che ritrae la nonna Tekla da giovane insieme a un uomo che non è il nonno; l'immagine è datata giugno 1945, l'uomo è un soldato e i due hanno tutta l'aria di essere innamorati.

Brought to you by Penguin. Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2025 The knock on the door changed everything. Until then, we were happy; we knew who we were. ‘You’ve got the wrong person,’ I told him. ‘My wife is gentle and kind. She wouldn’t hurt a fly.’ In 1939, when she was...

Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in the Royal Maids series that sees a young woman swap a Welsh mining town for Buckingham Palace! Rosa Edwards is finally settling in her role as a Royal Maid - but are things as rosy as they seem with her new sweetheart? December 1944. Royal Maid Rosa...

In der größten Buchhandlung Europas leistet die junge Frieda Wehlau stillen Widerstand, indem sie verbotene Literatur an Regimegegner verkauft. Hans wird an der Front vermisst. Als im April 1945 schließlich die Rote Armee einmarschiert, beginnt das wahre Grauen. Königsberg wird zu Kaliningrad. Von den 120.000 Zivilisten überleben nur 20.000 die folgenden zwei Jahre. Getarnt als Krankenschwester erlebt Frieda Hunger, Gewalt und Typhus. Sie sucht verzweifelt nach Hans, doch sie findet nur den Tod.

The brand new absolutely gripping and heartbreaking World War II historical novel from master storyteller Marius Gabriel.

They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk amongst us.... In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an 11-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has 49 days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever.

Kay Lynn Brooke is a wife and mother in Berkeley, California, building a solid future with her husband and family. Then on December 7, 1941, the bombing of Pearl Harbor throws Kay Lynn’s life, and the lives of everyone she knows and loves, into chaos.

Zina Khakhoulia, avec son timbre éraillée et son interprétation d'une grande justesse, nous offre une lecture bouleversante et à la hauteur de la profondeur du roman de Sarah McCoy. Allemagne, 1944. Malgré les restrictions, les pâtisseries fument à la boulangerie Schmidt. Entre ses parents patriotes, sa sœur volontaire au Lebensborn et son prétendant haut placé dans l'armée nazie, la jeune Elsie, 16 ans, vit de cannelle et d'insouciance. Jusqu'à cette nuit de Noël, où vient toquer à sa porte un petit garçon juif, échappé des camps.