December 1940. Duitse bommen vallen op Southampton, en de bewoners vluchten naar de omliggende dorpen. In Upton vindt de pasgetrouwde Ellen Parr een meisje, slapend achter in een bus. De kleine Pamela is, zo lijkt het, moederziel alleen.Ellen heeft altijd gedacht dat ze geen kinderen wil, maar wanneer ze Pamela bij zich in huis neemt, blijft niets bij het oude: het verleden dat ze achter zich had gelaten en de toekomst waarvan ze had gedroomd.Terwijl de oorlog voortwoedt, wo...

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Must Be Brave comes a new sweeping historical novel about one couple’s journey through war, love, and loss, and how the people we love never really leave us.An epic love. A second chance.During the perils of World War II in Alexandria, Egypt, two people from different worlds will find their way back to each other time and time again, their love a beacon for their survival. After the...

We can’t choose who we love. We can choose who we fight for.‘A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage’ Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing‘Storytelling at its best’ Sarah Winman‘The perfect book club read’ AJ PearceEllen Parr has always been sure she never wanted children. But when she finds a young girl asleep and unclaimed at the back of a bus fleeing the Blitz in Sou...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage." --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingSpanning World War II and the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.**A woman. A war. The child who changed everything.December 1...

A heartbreaking new novel of grief, family and the enduring power of love from the author of We Must Be BraveWhen I open my eyes I see a small dark shape at the end of the pew under the window. A piece of cloth, a handkerchief perhaps? No, a woman’s headscarf.The blue is bright, Mediterranean.I can’t for the life of me remember seeing it before. But all the same it seems familiar. More than familiar. As if I’ve held it...

Meeslepende historische roman over de kracht van echte liefde1942, Egypte. In een schuilkelder in Alexandrië grijpen Yvette en James voor het eerst elkaars hand vast als boven hun hoofd een bombardement losbarst. James, een Britse gevechtspiloot, weet Yvette na de oorlog weer te vinden en hun liefde houdt stand. Als kersvers echtpaar vertrekken ze naar Engeland, waar een tragische gebeurtenis hun huwelijk in gevaar brengt.1974, Engeland. Tien jaar na de doo...

We can’t choose who we love. We can choose who we fight for.‘A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage’ Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing‘Storytelling at its best’ Sarah Winman‘The perfect book club read’ AJ PearceEllen Parr has always been sure she never wanted children. But when she finds a young girl asleep and unclaimed at the back of a bus fleeing the Blitz in Sou...

A heartbreaking new novel of grief, family and the enduring power of love from the author of We Must Be BraveWhen I open my eyes I see a small dark shape at the end of the pew under the window. A piece of cloth, a handkerchief perhaps? No, a woman’s headscarf.The blue is bright, Mediterranean.I can’t for the life of me remember seeing it before. But all the same it seems familiar. More than familiar. As if I’ve held it...

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Must Be Brave comes a new sweeping historical novel about one couple’s journey through war, love, and loss, and how the people we love never really leave us.An epic love. A second chance.During the perils of World War II in Alexandria, Egypt, two people from different worlds will find their way back to each other time and time again, their love a beacon for their survival. After the...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage." --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingSpanning World War II and the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.**A woman. A war. The child who changed everything.December 1...