Hazel Gaynor Knihy

Písal sa rok 1912, keď sa vtedy ešte len sedemnásťročná Maggie rozhodla odísť z Írska do Ameriky. Odchod bol pre ňu obzvlášť ťažký, pretože v Írsku nechala svoju veľkú lásku, Séamusa. Spolu s ňou vycestovalo z malej farnosti celkovo štrnásť ľudí. Všetci sa nalodili na Titanic v očakávaní nezabudnuteľnej cesty na najúžasnejšej lodi tých čias. V tej chvíli ešte netušili, že čoskoro sa táto plavba premení na tragédiu, ktorá si vyžiada stovky obetí a tých, čo prežijú, poznačí na zvyšok ich života. Trvalo ďalších sedemdesiat rokov, kým bola Maggie schopná znova o tejto katastrofe hovoriť. Keď však videla, že jej pravnučka potrebuje pomoc a inšpiráciu pre svoju ďalšiu žurnalistickú kariéru, rozhodla sa vyrozprávať jej svoj príbeh z Titanicu. Grace ho poslala do novín a nechtiac tým spustila lavínu udalostí, ktoré nakoniec viedli k odhaleniu jedného z najromantickejších a zároveň najtragickejších príbehov našich čias. Príbeh Dievčaťa z Titanicu inšpirovaný skutočnou udalosťou.

Děti v internátní škole ve Čchü-fu stejně jako každý rok nedočkavě vyhlížely Vánoce. Většina z nich se na prázdniny rozjela za svými rodiči, kteří pracovali jako diplomaté a misionáři po celé Číně. Psal se však rok 1941 a kvůli nejisté situaci některé z nich odjet nemohly. Učitelé jejich volný čas vyplnili sportem, soutěžením a získáváním skautských odznaků. A pak do školy vstoupila válka v podobě japonských vojáků. Učitelé se s dětmi museli vydat na dlouhý pěší pochod do internačního tábora, kde vládla krutost a přísné tresty. Jak mají nahradit rodiče více než stovce dětí? Jak je udržet živé a zdravé, když nemají dost jídla, oblečení ani léků?

An epistolary novel that spans four Christmases--1914-1918- Last Christmas in Paris explores the ruins of war, the strength of love, and the enduring hope of the Christmas season.

Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly’s whirlwind romance and unforgettable wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched journey along the Côte d’Azur in this page-turning novel of passion, fate and second chances... Movie stars and paparazzi flock to Cannes for the glamorous film festival, but Grace Kelly, the biggest star of all, wants only to escape from the flash-bulbs. When struggling perfumer Sophie Duval shelters Miss Kelly in her boutique to fend off a persistent British press photographer, James Henderson, a bond is forged between the two women and sets in motion a chain of events that stretches across thirty years of friendship, love, and tragedy. James Henderson cannot forget his brief encounter with Sophie Duval. Despite his guilt at being away from his daughter, he takes an assignment to cover the wedding of the century, sailing with Grace Kelly’s wedding party on the SS Constitution from New York. In Monaco, as wedding fever soars and passions and tempers escalate, James and Sophie—like Princess Grace—must ultimately decide what they are prepared to give up for love.

During World War II, when the Japanese intern everyone at a British-run missionary school in northern China, teacher Elspeth Kent inspires her charges by instituting the Girl Guide patrol

From the bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home and The Girl From The Savoy comes a novel inspired by the extraordinary story of a remarkable young woman. 1838: Northumberland, England. When lighthouse keeper's daughter, Grace Darling, is involved in the daring rescue of the stranded survivors of a terrible shipwreck, she becomes one of the most celebrated women of her age. But the friendship that develops between Grace and an artist who sets out to capture her subtle beauty, is far more precious to her than her unwanted fame. 1938: Newport, Rhode Island. Nineteen-years-old, pregnant and in disgrace, Matilda Emmerson has been banished from Ireland to stay with her reclusive relative, Harriet, the assistant lighthouse keeper. When a discarded, half-finished portrait opens a window into her family history, Matilda finds her destiny inextricably linked to Grace Darling. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter is a sweeping novel that speaks of the ties that bind mothers to daughters, of the love story that reunites a family and two women learning that where you are has the power to shape who you are.

From Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, the bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco, comes a coming-of-age novel set in pre-WWII Europe, perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Kate Quinn. Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past . . . New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn their grandmother is dying, they agree to fulfill her last wish: to travel across Europe—together. They are to deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn’t seen since traveling to Europe forty years earlier; a journey inspired by famed reporter, Nellie Bly. Clara, ever-dutiful, sees the trip as an inconvenient detour before her wedding to millionaire Charles Hancock, but it’s also a chance to embrace her love of art. Budding journalist Madeleine relishes the opportunity to develop her ambitions to report on the growing threat of Hitler’s Nazi party and Mussolini’s control in Italy. Constantly at odds with each other as they explore the luxurious Queen Mary , the Orient Express, and the sights of Paris and Venice,, Clara and Madeleine wonder if they can fulfil Violet’s wish, until a shocking truth about their family brings them closer together. But as they reach Vienna to deliver the final letter, old grudges threaten their reconciliation again. As political tensions rise, and Europe feels increasingly volatile, the pair are glad to head home on the Hindenburg , where fate will play its hand in the final stage of their journey.

The author of the USA Today and New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home has once again created an unforgettable historical novel. Step into the world of Victorian London, where the wealth and poverty exist side by side. This is the story of two long-lost sisters, whose lives take different paths, and the young woman who will be transformed by their experiences. In 1912, twenty-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District for London, to become assistant housemother at Mr. Shaw’s Home for Watercress and Flower Girls. For years, the home has cared for London’s flower girls—orphaned and crippled children living on the grimy streets and selling posies of violets and watercress to survive. Soon after she arrives, Tilly discovers a diary written by an orphan named Florrie—a young Irish flower girl who died of a broken heart after she and her sister, Rosie, were separated. Moved by Florrie’s pain and all she endured in her brief life, Tilly sets out to discover what happened to Rosie. But the search will not be easy. Full of twists and surprises, it leads the caring and determined young woman into unexpected places, including the depths of her own heart.

`Addictive, charming and gleaming with Jazz Age glitz' The LadyThe fabulous new novel from the author of The Girl Who Came Home

The New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist...