Hannah & Emil
Hannah & Emil

Author: Belinda Castles

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1741765625

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An inspiring novel of great courage and enduring love set against a backdrop of the turmoil and devastation of World War II. Compelling, heart-breaking and life-affirming, this is a story of great love and courage in desperate times. Emil and Hannah live their lives amid the turmoil of 20th-century history. Emil, a German veteran of the Great War, has returned home to a disturbed nation. As inflation and unemployment edge the country towards collapse, Emil's involvement with resistance forces ultimately forces him from his family and his home. Hannah, soaked in the many languages of her upbringing as a Russian Jew in the West End of London and intent on experiencing the world, leaves home for Europe, travelling into a continent headed once more towards total war. In Brussels, she meets the devastated Emil, who has just crossed the border on foot from Nazi Germany, leaving tragedy in his wake. All too briefly, they make a life in England before war strikes, and Emil, an enemy alien, is interned and then sent away. Hannah, determined to find him, prepares herself for a lonely and dangerous journey across the seas ... HANNAH AND EMIL is a moving love story riven by the powerful currents of history - an inspiring story of courage, conviction, unshakeable determination and love.

THE HOUSE OF SIN AND SPLENDOR
THE HOUSE OF SIN AND SPLENDOR

Author: Dianne Lininger

Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.

Published: 2021-04-30

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1647194962

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The House of Sin and Splendor so named by triple threat entertainer Betsy Bellweather a vaudeville sensation who became a popular silent film star; one who not only made the successful transition to talkies but dominated them, becoming the top money-maker for famous film producer Edric Mazewell owner of her sumptuous mansion home. The star vanished without trace immediately following one of her hedonistic parties notorious among Hollywood insiders after a particularly reprehensible rape including a murder and suicide. Once Betsy's secret life was revealed her family friendly image was ruined along with her career. The mansion already possessed an unsavory history stemming from the 1800's. A brutal Madam operated a high-end bordello with a stable of young women all under twenty years of age; many of whom were kidnapped or runaways. Their job was to service prominent men in all ways imaginable, sometimes at the cost of their lives. Film producer Edric Mazewell often bragged of joyfully turning from a boy into a man within its walls. Betsy loved the mansion and eagerly became its tenant until her disappearance. Fast forward to 1980 a blue collar couple Arlene and Wade Rawlerson win their state's first lotto jackpot ever. The couple moves to Los Angeles to fulfill a fantasy of inhabiting a lavish abode once belonging to a movie star. To their dismay, they discover that what is considered rich back home is only modestly well-to-do there. Impressed by its colorful history they purchase the Mazewell mansion now in ruins with the intent to restore it to its former glory. The couple intends to flip it, making a financial windfall enabling them to enjoy the Hollywood lifestyle they had first envisioned. However the mansion is home to spirits unable to find peace. And Arlene, the wife brings her own as well. Eventually, Arlene comes to accept and embrace her long suppressed gift of clairvoyance.

Cold-blooded quest for power
Cold-blooded quest for power

Author: P. R. Mosler

Publisher: novum pro Verlag

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1642684236

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Wei Cáo, boss of the Düsseldorf branch of a cartel, collects millions from the sale of stolen data. His henchman Yuri Belyayev does the necessary work for him. When automobile developer Carlheinz Holtkamp appears with a request for help, Gerd Bach and the Staller company end up in the middle of the action. To celebrate Hannah's wedding to Kilian, the two all-rounders from Gerd's team find themselves at Dominik's sister's house. But what does the Nuremberg bank employee have to do with the cartel's activities? Gerd Bach has no idea how dangerous the investigation will be and who they are on the trail of. Can he and Emma Wolf avert the danger to Dominik's family, especially Hannah's children?

The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book
The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book

Author: Jennifer Moss

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-07-01

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 1101221062

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From one of the top parenting websites' a comprehensive naming guide featuring the unique Babynames.com popularity ratings. Forget those traditional lists of names and their meanings-in guiding readers step-by-step through the naming process, as well as the seven things to consider, this book will help parents decide upon a name perfectly suited to their child and family. The only baby name book to draw upon the opinions of 1.2 million parents, each listing features a popularity rating derived from website feedback as well as the top personality traits associated with the name. Readers can also browse lists of names organized in unique ways such as names for sports fans or fiction lovers, and names to be avoided.

Holocaust Literature: Agosín to Lentin
Holocaust Literature: Agosín to Lentin

Author: S. Lillian Kremer

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 0415929830

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Review: "This encyclopedia offers an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the important writers and works that form the literature about the Holocaust and its consequences. The collection is alphabetically arranged and consists of high-quality biocritical essays on 309 writers who are first-, second-, and third-generation survivors or important thinkers and spokespersons on the Holocaust. An essential literary reference work, this publication is an important addition to the genre and a solid value for public and academic libraries."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004

Accused: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel
Accused: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel

Author: Lisa Scottoline

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2013-10-29

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1250027667

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New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Lisa Scottoline revolutionized crime fiction when she introduced her all-female law firm of Rosato & Associates, thrilling readers with her twisty, fast-paced plots and capturing their hearts with her cast of strong and relatable female characters. Now Bennie Rosato, Mary DiNunzio, Judy Carrier, and Anne Murphy are back with all cylinders firing in Accused. Mary DiNunzio has just been promoted to partner and is about to take on her most unusual case yet, brought to the firm by a thirteen-year-old genius with a penchant for beekeeping. Allegra Gardner's sister Fiona was murdered six years ago, and it seemed like an open-and-shut case: the accused, Lonnie Stall, was seen fleeing the scene; his blood was on Fiona and her blood was on him; most damningly, Lonnie Stall pleaded guilty. But Allegra believes Lonnie is innocent and has been wrongly imprisoned. The Gardner family is one of the most powerful in the country and Allegra's parents don't believe in reopening the case, so taking it on is risky. But the Rosato & Associates firm can never resist an underdog. Was justice really served all those years ago? It will take a team of unstoppable female lawyers, plus one thirteen-year-old genius, to find out.