**La storia vera di una famiglia braccata dai nazisti«Questa scrittrice ha un dono: sa dare vita a personaggi meravigliosi. Un libro affascinante.» The Times**Berlino, settembre 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, ex ambasciatore tedesco in Italia e membro della resistenza contro il regime nazista, viene condannato a morte per aver partecipato a una congiura contro Hitler. Per punire i dissidenti Himmler ordina l’arresto delle famiglie di tutti i sospettati. Nella speranza di sfuggir...

An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynastyWentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family.England's forgotten palace, it belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, an...

A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death, this book is perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey and Brideshead Revisited**.**On 21st April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite in the servants' quarters of his home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire.After his death, ...

Em setembro de 1944, a Gestapo invade um palazzo rural italiano, prende uma mulher e leva os filhos dela, de dois e três anos. A mulher é Fey Pirzio-Biroli, filha de Ulrich von Hassell - diplomata alemão e importante elemento da Resistência alemã, executado dias depois da tentativa falhada de assassinato do Führer. Agora, Hitler está a levar a cabo a mais cruel das vinganças, atacando, separando e destruindo as famílias de todos aqueles que conspiraram contra ele. Levada de campo de concen...

**Formerly published as The Lost Boys**'As thrilling as any novel. Bailey has an extraordinary talent for bringing history to life' Kate Atkinson'Remarkable. A powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final escape from it' Sunday Times___________________________________________________________In September, 1944, the SS march into a remote Italia...

In this delightful dinosaur adventure, kids discover the joys of mindfulness and meditation—and how good it can feel to take it slow.Rex was a raucously rough, terrifically tough tyrannosaur. Sam was not.Even so, they had a dino-mite friendship. They did everything together.Until …In the prehistoric world, rough-and-tumble Rex and the serene sauropod Sam are the most unlikely of best friends. Yet when Sam takes a bre...

A fun-filled dinosaur story with timely themes about kindness, friendship, and being able to see past our differences.Meet Rex, the talon-tearing tough leader of a Cretaceous crew that loves to feed, feud, and fight! All is well in their rough-and-tumble world until someone new comes to town: a yoga-loving dino named Sam. Rex disapproves of his yoga pants, the “silly” chants, and frankly anyone who prefers tree pose to tussling.But how will Rex rea...

Seventy-Five Men, A Shipwreck and Me is the true story of a daring race to recover a treasure trove of silver from a torpedoed wreck lying one-and-a-half miles beneath the Indian Ocean. The quest unites seventy-five seasoned seafarers, each skilled in navigating the ocean's mysteries. However, they face an unexpected challenge: adapting to Catherine, an English woman aboard their converted drill ship. "Catherine Bailey's true story of a salvage expedition to the Indian Ocean is a vivid acc...

Recipient of the 2018 Florida Authors & Publishers Association (FAPA) Book AwardsSilver Medal in Children's Picture Book ages 0-7Gold Medal in Children's Picture Book ages 5-9Silver Medal in Florida: Children's Picture Book ages 0-7Recipient of a silver IPPY Award for Best Illustrated Children's Picture ebook!Girl meets lobster. Girl loves lobster. But can girl save lobster?That’s the questio...

Seventy-Five Men, A Shipwreck and Me is the true story of a daring race to recover a treasure trove of silver from a torpedoed wreck lying one-and-a-half miles beneath the Indian Ocean. The quest unites seventy-five seasoned seafarers, each skilled in navigating the ocean’s mysteries. However, they face an unexpected challenge: adapting to Catherine, an English woman aboard their converted drill ship.“Catherine Bailey’s true story of a salvage expedition to the Indian ...

Lucy’s back—and this time, her plans including saving Sherman and Sherman’s natural habitat.Lucy loves her best friend, a giant lobster named Sherman. Together they swim, splash, and blurble at their beloved beach. That is, until Lucy finds Sherman tangled and twisted in old fishing line. With a lot of persistence, a little help from Grandpa, and a big bucket, Lucy gets her friend to the local Marine Life Center.But their watery woes don’t end there. Lucy s...

Brought to you by Penguin.An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynastyWentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family.England's forgotten palace, it belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its ...