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La maleta de Ana es la historia dura pero emocionante de su protagonista, desde que sale de su pueblo de Ávila con una pequeña maleta de cartón para trabajar en una gran fábrica de Colonia. Es la historia de su juventud, sus dificultades, su complicidad con las otras obreras y su lucha contra las desigualdades sociales, pero también es el relato de su gran historia de amor.

Queenie Brogan wasn't always an East End matriarch. Many years ago, before she married Fergus, she was Philomena Dooley, a daughter of Irish Travellers, planning to wed her childhood sweetheart, Patrick. But when tragedy struck and his narrow-minded sister, Nora, intervened, the lovers were torn apart. Fate can be cruel, and when Queenie arrives in London she finds that Patrick Mahon is her parish priest, and that the love she had tried to suppress flares again in her heart. But now in the final months of WW2, Queenie discovers Father Mahon is dying and must face losing him forever.

The story begins in 1940s Palestine, where twins Rasheed and Rasheeda Dinar work in the family’s inn. When Rasheed falls in love with Natalia, a Jewish woman, he applies what he learned from the Jesuit priest who mentored him to his budding relationship, but by then relations between Arabs and Jews have become tense. And when those tensions come to a breaking point, Natalia mysteriously disappears, and Rasheed and Rasheeda are chased out of Palestine forced to flee to Beirut, Lebanon. As the years pass and the Dinar family expands and enters the 1970s, their convictions are tested.

1938: Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters kehrt Alice nach Deutschland zurück, um die Erbschaft zu regeln. Doch sie erkennt ihr geliebtes Berlin nicht wieder. Die Stimmung ist umgeschlagen, viele Freunde sind in Gefahr. Verzweifelt nutzt die Familie alle Möglichkeiten, um die Galerie zu halten und geliebte Kunstwerke zu retten. Aber Alice erkennt schnell, welch unheilvolle Macht die Nazis bereits auf dem Kunstmarkt haben. Bald schon geht es nicht mehr nur um Gemälde von unschätzbarem Wert, sondern um Leben und Tod.

Plymouth, 1954. The future seems rosy for Plymouth schoolgirl Anna Millington, as she prepares for teacher training college. But Anna's life is not what it seems. Her family is hiding a cruel secret that resulted from the worst night of the Plymouth Blitz. Now, the devastating consequences are about to erupt again. Fearing for her life, Anna leaves her dreams behind and flees to nearby Dartmoor. It isn't long before Anna secures a position as a serving girl at Ashcroft Hall.

Berlin, 1926. Edgar von Rabov soll einmal die Fabrik seines Vaters übernehmen und sich dafür gewissenhaft seinem Chemie-Studium widmen. Doch der junge Student ist keineswegs so ambitioniert, wie es sein Vater gerne hätte. Auf einer seiner regelmäßigen Kneipentouren lernt Edgar die exotische Halbinderin Alina kennen, die ihn sofort verzaubert. Als Alina kurz darauf spurlos verschwindet, wird Edgars Leben und Familie auf den Kopf gestellt und er macht sich auf den Weg nach Indien.

Träges Nichtstun am Urlaubsort. Die Gäste kennen einander mittlerweile. Plötzlich erscheint ein neuer Gast, der gleich bei jedem äußerst beliebt ist. Doch kurze Zeit später ist er verschwunden, aber nicht allein: Madame Henriette, die Gattin eines Industriellen, Mutter zweier Kinder, hat ihn Hals über Kopf begleitet. Während die Mehrzahl der Gäste empört ist, äußert der Erzähler Verständnis für die Frau. Und das bringt schließlich Mrs. C., die Dame aus Schottland in den besten Jahren, dazu, dem Erzähler ihre eigene Geschichte zu erzählen.

With the Great War behind them, four friends are ready to live again. Lydia, a society beauty, has everything—wealth, status and a husband who survived the War. All she has to do now is provide an heir. Widowed Sarah cares for her wounded brother, certain that no one will ever replace her brave husband. Younger sister Beatrice finds it hard to shine, especially when there are so few men left to shine for. And independent Ava—who can light any room—is determined to seize the freedom of being a single woman.

Massachusetts, 1993. After making a grievous mistake that will change her life forever, Emily Robertson is sent away to live with her grandmother on Cape Cod. When Emily finds a timeworn photograph buried in a drawer, she realizes her grandmother has concealed a secret even bigger than her own. Massachusetts, 1916. Atta Schaeffer plans to marry the man of her dreams and whisk her little sister away from their abusive father. But when she is diagnosed with a dreaded malady, Atta is forced into a life of exile, leaving her sister in harm’s way.

London, 1929. Lady Alice Mayton-Walsh has always been a free independent spirit. With wealth and position, Alice defies convention and created, Sheer, a women's magazine. However, after years of hard work, she finds that her life isn't as complete as she expected it to be. Then her brother's best friend Vince reveals plans to marry an heiress to save his family's fortunes. The news shocks Alice as she realises she wants more than just friendship with him. Yet, before she has a chance to follow her heart, Vince turns his back on the extravagant life.

Scarred by his experiences in World War 1, German doctor Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly held beliefs. And just at the moment Sebastian discovers love for the first time, war is on the horizon once again, threatening not just his peace of mind. As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the peace-loving man he has become or stand up and fight for his principles?

Bristol - 1953. It’s Coronation Year. A new beginning in the aftermath of war, but there are still battles to be fought and secrets to be kept. Charlotte Hennessey-White copes with the shortcomings of her marriage and throws herself into helping refugees unwelcome by some and exploited by others. Edna Burbage has three beautiful children and considers herself lucky until the advent of a deadly twentieth century disease makes her think otherwise. Polly Chandler still hopes for a better life, but there are too many obstacles standing in her way.

Fleeing with her brother to Scotland, Jane Delane boards a luxury cruiser in search of their estranged mother. Life is hard enough between nursing her brother back to health and nursing her own broken heart over having to leave behind Amos Hood, werewolf hunter, for her brother's own good—but then it gets a whole lot more complicated when she learns that Amos has, in fact, boarded the ship in search of her. As has the werewolf bent on making Jane like himself. Only his strategy is different this time—his time, he intends to woo her in his human form.

Eine bewegende Geschichte um das Berlin der Goldenen Zwanziger, den Zauber des Kinos und eine große Liebe in schwierigen Zeiten von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Charlotte Lyne. Berlin 1919: Lilly Adler wächst in der geschäftigen Friedrichstraße auf, wo ihr Vater sein berühmtes Fotoatelier hat. Einst gingen hier die Reichen und Schönen ein und aus, um sich porträtieren zu lassen, aber die Zeiten sind schwer und es ist still geworden im traditionsbewussten Atelier Adler. Zu still für die temperamentvolle Lilly, die ihren eigenen Weg einschlagen will und die Familie hinter sich lässt, um zum Film zu gehen.

The turn of the 19th century. Harry LaCroix yearns to make up for lost time. After spending several years serving in the war in Africa, the English veteran is delighted to reunite with his last living relative and closest confidant. But his plans take an unexpected detour when he falls for a beautiful heiress with a missing fortune.

Despite the pleas of his family, Lord Averley steps forward as soon as the call is made for men to fight the Western front. Mere weeks later, the news arrives: Lord Averley has been killed in the Battle of Marne. Without an obvious heir, Somerton falls into chaos. Half of the staff has already left for the war or industrial work.

The war has ended; the men are returning home to their loved ones, but for some, things have changed. Charlotte Hennessey-White's husband, David, is no longer the gentle loving man he once was and Charlotte, so independent during the war, is devastated. Edna Burbage's strong fiancée, Colin, has suffered appalling physical injuries. He won’t hold her to her promise of marriage, but she insists her feelings are unchanged. But is that true? And Polly Chandler's sweetheart, Gavin, who’d she’d planned her whole future around, hasn’t come home at all.

Bristol 1939. At forty years of age, Mary Anne Randall still turns heads. With an abusive husband spending most of his wages on beer, she has resigned herself to be the sole breadwinner to protect her family and keep the wolves from the door. In order to make ends meet, Mary Anne runs a pawnbroking business from the wash house at the end of the garden. Following the outbreak of war an opportunity presents itself to escape her loveless marriage and find true love. Will she take that chance, or carry on living just for her children and not for herself?

Dunkle Wolken am Horizont. Ein neues Jahrzehnt bricht an. Die "Waldfriede"-Saga geht weiter! Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1933. Gerade als sich das Waldfriede endlich einen Namen gemacht hat und Klinikleiter Conradi in die Berliner Chirurgische Gesellschaft aufgenommen wird, ziehen mit der Machtergreifung der Nazis dunkle Wolken am Horizont auf. Plötzlich steht das Waldfriede und sein Personal unter Beobachtung.

Bristol 1941. Having left her abusive husband for very good reasons, Mary Anne Randall finds herself judged harshly by her friends and neighbours, after courageously risking everything for a second chance at happiness with Michael. With Michael away fighting, Mary Anne is less concerned by her tarnished reputation and focusses on keeping her beloved children safe. But with the bombs beginning to fall on Bristol, danger is all too close to home.