1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. She meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes. Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. Her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British...

A classic from the original queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.

"The memoir of a young diplomat's wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris-one dish at a time When journalist Ann Mah's diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic adventures à deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a year-long post-alone. Suddenly, Ann's vision of a romantic sojourn in the City of Light is turned...

"From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich encounters with famous heads of the European royal courts, including the ill-fated King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, and the staid British Monarchs King George III and Queen Charlotte. In this engaging narrative, A View from Abroad takes us on the first full exploration of the Adams's...

Lucia es una editora que empieza a dejar atr©Łs su juventud justo cuando afronta una grave ruptura sentimental. En esa dif©Ưcil encrucijada, visita el desv©Łn de la antigua casa familiar y descubre, en el fondo de un ba©ðl, el diario ©Ưntimo que su madre, Mar©Ưa, ya fallecida, escribi©đ durante la crisis de los misiles de Cuba. Desde Suecia, donde ha seguido a su marido diplom©Łtico, Mar©Ưa narra con angustia los momentos m©Łs...