Browsing: Europe

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Historian: When Alexandra happens upon an ornate urn, her efforts to find the rightful owner reveal a harrowing slice of Bulgarian history. “You won’t want to put down this remarkable book” (Claire Messud).

In 1919, Jewish Michal must travel to Berlin, where she soon begins to assimilate into a strange new world. But decades later, the dawn of World War II will introduce a new kind of uncertainty…

Wilhem and Hilde must choose between continuing their lives as law-abiding citizens and finding the courage to fight back against the Nazis — even if it means certain death. Based on a true story of a German couple in 1930s Berlin.

As Nazi roundups devastated Poland and robbed Frank Blaichman of his family, the young Jewish man made the daring decision to fight back. This affecting memoir recounts his harrowing and courageous journey as a member of an underground resistance group.

“Fans of The Nightingale and other classic World War II stories will fall in love” (Helen Simonson) with this dazzling New York Times bestseller. As the war draws to a close, three German widows grapple with love and loss in the midst of tragedy. “A masterful epic” (People).

Two interconnected stories unfurl in the 1660s and 21st-century London as historian Helen Watt searches for the truth behind a cache of mysterious Jewish documents. “Astonishing… The riveting narrative and well-honed characters will earn a place in readers’ hearts” (Library Journal starred review).

During World War II, Lenny disguises his intelligence reports as love letters in order to deceive Nazi forces. But when his darling Natasha discovers a missive bearing another woman’s name, their relationship is tested like never before…

The best-selling author of Enigma and Fatherland turns to today’s Vatican in a ripped-from-the-headlines novel, and gives us his most…