**"A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.” –Lucy Adlington,New York Timesbestselling author of The Dressmakers of AuschwitzThe extraordinary story of Sabine Zuur, a beautiful, young Dutch resistance fighter who spent over two years in three concentration camps during World War Two, told by her daughter using an astonishing archive of personal letters

Di qua e di là dal muro, "Carta da zucchero" racconta la storia di una famiglia e della sua fuga dalla Germania Est poco prima della costruzione del muro di Berlino, nel 1961. Testimone di questo e di altri episodi è la figlia, che raccoglie i ricordi dei familiari, abituati a ritrovarsi intorno a un tavolo per ricostruire il proprio passato, per cercare di superare mentalmente sia "il muro" sia quel senso di smarrimento causato dall'esperienza di essere profughi nel proprio paese. Così un...

An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery‘A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.’ Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of AuschwitzSabine’s War is the previously untold story of a remarkable resistance fighter and her incredible story of survival against the odds.When Germany invaded Holland in May 1940, Sabine Zuur joined the resistance moveme...

The extraordinary story of Sabine Zuur, a beautiful, young Dutch resistance fighter who spent over two years in three concentration camps during World War Two, told by her daughter using an astonishing archive of personal lettersAfter her mother’s death, Eva Taylor discovered an astounding collection of documents, photos and letters from her time as a resistance fighter in Nazi-occupied Holland. Using the letters, she reconstructed her mother's experience in the un...

Sabine had een onbezorgde jeugd. Ze hield van feestjes en ze zeilde graag. Ze was bevriend met Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, de latere Soldaat van Oranje. Toen de oorlog uitbrak rolde ze het verzet in. Maar ze werd verraden en werd talloze malen gewelddadig verhoord. Via Kamp Amersfoort en Ravensbrück kwam ze de laatste oorlogsmaanden in het gruwelijke Mauthausen terecht. Eva, Sabines dochter, vindt na haar moeders dood een archief, met daarin liefdesbrieven van piloot Taro, die met zijn Spitf...

The martial enthusiasm that engulfed the North when the American Civil War commenced in April 1861 vanished by the following summer. Repeated military defeats, economic worries, and staggering casualties prompted many civilians to question the war’s viability. Frustration exploded into anger when Republican president Abraham Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in September.The disgruntled voices grew louder. These anti-Lincoln Democrats, nicknamed “Copperheads,...

Finishing her master's degree was the only thing Indigo was worried about.When she decided to throw caution out the window and succumb to one night of passion, she never expected the results following that night.Silas was tired of being controlled and his parents trying to dictate his life. Relationships were never on his radar, and he was enjoying the freedom being single gave him. The moment he learns he is about to become a father, his fight or flight se...

Kyonna had wanted Rhys for as long as she could remember.After coming home from college and starting her career, he was the only thing missing from her life.Rhys is adjusting to being a retired NFL player. He's ready to settle down and start a family, but his issue is he hasn't found the right woman to be with.When the opportunity presents itself, Kyonna takes matters into her own hands. Dressing up in a mask and finding her way into Rhys's bed seem...

Een hotelonderneemster die gewend is alles onder controle te hebben.Een schoonmaakster die het gewicht van een pijnlijk verleden met zich meedraagt.Katherine Taylor heeft alles: ze is eigenares van een van de meest prestigieuze hotels van New York en is eraan gewend dat niets haar kan weerstaan. Maar wanneer het toeval ervoor zorgt dat haar blauwe blik blijft rusten op Jodie Sinclair, een van de schoonmaaksters van haar hotel, verandert er iets.Jodie heeft al genoeg...

A special Chronicles of St Mary's Christmas short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.It's Christmas at St Mary's and time for the traditional illicit jump. Except this one is perfectly legal. It's Major Guthrie's last jump. To the Battle of Bannockburn, no less. An important moment in History for two nations - one that warrants everyone's full attention.But ...

Using Human Design in Business & Marketing:Your ultimate guided workbook to creating the most abundant and wildly successful business tailored to your unique energetics.*This is the revised Digital Version with the information and reflection quetions taken from the hardcopy workbook. The hardcopy workbook version has notetaking space and is a "fill in the blank" style sections if you prefer.*Welcome, you have been divinely guided here.Based o...

A fun, inclusive guide to satisfying sex for all men, jam-packed with expert advice, game-changing insights, and sensational sex positions.You know you want it: More. Better. Hotter. But the editors at Men’s Health know you also have a lot of questions, especially as cultural ideas about gender, sexuality, and “taboo” desires have started to shift, making sex a little more complicated, too. Jordyn Taylor, Men’s Health’s sex and relationship editor...