On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared... Zobraziť viac
Discover the unforgettable novel picked among 2017's most anticipated books by the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Buzzfeed, New York Times and many more... Zobraziť viac
When the Croatian War of Independence breaks out in her hometown of Vukovar in the summer of 1991 she is nine years old,... Zobraziť viac
Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret. Strangers to each other, they were newly pregnant, and facing an uncertain fate without their... Zobraziť viac
Would you sacrifice yourself to save thousands of others? In the Summer of 1940, after the Nazi occupation of Poland, an underground operative called Witold Pilecki accepted ... Zobraziť viac
Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society... Zobraziť viac
How can you forge your own path in times of war, uncertainty and hardship? Meg longs for marriage; Amy wants to be a painter; Beth is content to stay at home; while Jo wants adventure and a life without limits. Four decidedly different sisters... Zobraziť viac
The story of the four March sisters and their loves, problems and adventures is sometimes sad, often funny but always charming. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in 1868... Zobraziť viac
Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Steve Berry, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove, Alan Smale s gripping alternate history series imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has survived long enough to invade North America in 1218... Zobraziť viac
Marian Sutro is an outsider: the daughter of a diplomat, brought up on the shores of Lake Geneva and in England, half French, half British, naive yet too clever for her own good. But when she is recruited from her desk job by SOE ... Zobraziť viac
1813, and Horatio Hornblower is propelled toward the heart of the French Empire and his old enemy, Napoleon. Sir Horatio Hornblower has received strict and highly confidential orders from the highest rank: he must embark upon a grave and ... Zobraziť viac
1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession. After near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop that will act as flagship... Zobraziť viac
Ploughshares into Swords is an expressionist anti-war novel in which Vančura tells the story of the denizens of the Ouhrov estate in language as baroque as the manor that ties them all together... Zobraziť viac
An unforgettable depiction of the psychological impact of war, by a young Iraq veteran and poet, THE YELLOW BIRDS is already being hailed as a modern classic... Zobraziť viac
Now a major NETFLIX movie starring Jeremy Irons, George Mackay and Alex Jennings... Zobraziť viac
Once upon a time in an enormous forest, there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Around them a war wages, and hunger is a constant companion. Yet every night, the woodcutter's wife prays for a child... Zobraziť viac
A pilot, forced to land in the desert, meets a small boy-a young prince-who tells him a strange tale about a tiny planet far away, with three volcanoes and one haughty rose. First published in 1943... Zobraziť viac
A new book inspired by the World War II story you've never heard—the real-life quest of an unlikely hero to save the lives and work of Europe’s great minds from the impending Holocaust... Zobraziť viac
In May 1937 a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to the Big House. Any celebrity he has known in the previous decade is no use to him now... Zobraziť viac
Random House Children's Books - Book Description A tie-in edition of this best-selling book, to coincide with the release of Zobraziť viac
