Jennifer Robson

Es 1953 y una nueva reina está a punto de ser coronada. El pueblo de Londres está de celebración, sobre todo los residentes del hotel Blue Lion.

Es 1953 y una nueva reina está a punto de ser coronada. El pueblo de Londres está de celebración, sobre todo los residentes del hotel Blue Lion.Stella Donati, una joven fotógrafa italiana superviviente del Holocausto, vive en el Blue Lion mientras ocupa un codiciado puesto en la revista Picture Weekly. Londres en modo de celebracion le parece un mundo diferente. A medida que aprende los entresijos de su nueva profesion, Stella descubre un proposito y una direccion que honran su pasado y le brindan esperanza para su futuro.James Geddes, heroe de guerra y artista de talento, lucha por hacerse un hueco en un mundo que desdeña su ascendencia india. En el Blue Lion le hacen sentirse bienvenido y digno, aunque, segun se va haciendo mas profunda su amistad con Edie, empieza a sospechar que algo va mal en su nuevo hogar.Cuando unas amenazas anonimas centradas en el dia de la coronacion, en el Blue Lion e incluso en la propia reina perturban su ambiente de feliz optimismo, Edie y sus amigos deben descubrir la verdad, salvar su hogar y desenmascarar a quienes pretenden borrar la alegria y la esperanza.

A daring young woman will risk her life to find her destiny in this atmospheric, beautifully drawn historical debut novela tale of love, hope, and danger set during the First World War.Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mothers rigid expectations forbid Lilly from following her heart. When war breaks out, the spirited young woman seizes her chance for independence. Defying her parents, she moves to London and eventually becomes an ambulance driver in the newly formed Womens Army Auxiliary Corpsan exciting and treacherous job that takes her close to the Western Front.Assigned to a field hospital in France, Lilly is reunited with Robert Fraser, her dear brother Edwards best friend. The handsome Scottish surgeon has always encouraged Lillys dreams. She doesnt care that Robbie grew up in povertyshe yearns for their friendly affection to become something more. Lily is the most beautifuland forbiddenwoman Robbie has ever known. Fearful for her life, hes determined to keep her safe, even if it means breaking her heart.In a world divided by class, filled with uncertainty and death, can their hope for love survive. . . or will it become another casualty of this tragic war?The paperback includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.

The USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal historical novel as the lives of three very different residents of Londons historic Blue Lion hotel converge in a potentially explosive climax on the day of Queen Elizabeths Coronation.It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel. Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotels front door, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and, barring disaster, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edies luck might just be turning, all thanks to a young queen about her own age. Stella Donati, a young Italian photographer and Holocaust survivor, has come to live at the Blue Lion while she takes up a coveted position at Picture Weekly magazine. London in celebration mode feels like a different world to her. As she learns the ins and outs of her new profession, Stella discovers a purpose and direction that honor her past and bring hope for her future. James Geddes, a war hero and gifted artist, has struggled to make his mark in a world that disdains his Indian ancestry. At the Blue Lion, though, he is made to feel welcome and worthy. Yet even as his friendship with Edie deepens, he begins to suspect that something is badly amiss at his new home. When anonymous threats focused on Coronation Day, the Blue Lion, and even the queen herself disrupt their mood of happy optimism, Edie and her friends must race to uncover the truth, save their home, and expose those who seek to erase the joy and promise of Coronation Year.

To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmers wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robsona story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice, inspired by true events, that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II.It is the autumn of 1943, and life is becoming increasingly perilous for Italian Jews like the Mazin family. With Nazi Germany now occupying most of her beloved homeland, and the threat of imprisonment and deportation growing ever more certain, Antonina Mazin has but one hope to surviveto leave Venice and her beloved parents and hide in the countryside with a man she has only just met.Nico Gerardi was studying for the priesthood until circumstances forced him to leave the seminary to run his familys farm. A moral and just man, he could not stand by when the fascists and Nazis began taking innocent lives. Rather than risk a perilous escape across the mountains, Nina will pose as his new bride. And to keep her safe and protect secrets of his own, Nico and Nina must convince prying eyes they are happily married and in love.But farm life is not easy for a cultured city girl who dreams of becoming a doctor like her father, and Nicos provincial neighbors are wary of this soft and educated woman they do not know. Even worse, their distrust is shared by a local Nazi official with a vendetta against Nico. The more he learns of Nina, the more his suspicions growand with them his determination to exact revenge. As Nina and Nico come to know each other, their feelings deepen, transforming their relationship into much more than a charade. Yet both fear that every passing day brings them closer to being torn apart . . .

One of the most anticipated reads from InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot!One of Real Simples Best Historical Fiction novels of the year! The Gown is marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war.--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkFrom the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth centuryQueen Elizabeths wedding gownand the fascinating women who made it.Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel.Sir Winston Churchill on the news of Princess Elizabeths forthcoming weddingLondon, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nations recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeths wedding gown.Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nans connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love.

International bestselling author Jennifer Robson once again delights readers with this touching short story of a young woman who has the unexpected opportunity to rekindle love with the wounded American soldier she never forgot. On the 11th of November, Daisy Fields celebrated the end of the Great War in the embrace of the only man she ever loved. But years later, the only thing she has left of that single, perfect kiss is the fading memory of her beloveds face. When a family tragedy reveals the existence of a letter that has the power to change the course of her life, can Daisy find the soldier she thought was gone forever, or has the truth been buried for far too long? Originally published in the moving collection Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War, this e-book also includes an excerpt from Robsons new novel, Moonlight Over Paris, available now.

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robsonauthor of Moonlight Over Paris and Somewhere in Francecomes a lush historical novel that tells the fascinating story of Ruby Sutton, an ambitious American journalist who moves to London in 1940 to report on the Second World War, and to start a new life an ocean away from her past.In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. She jumps at the chance, for its an opportunity not only to prove herself, but also to start fresh in a city and country that know nothing of her humble origins. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.Although most of Rubys new colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, not only as an American but also as a woman. She is just beginning to find her feet, to feel at home in a country that is so familiar yet so foreign, when the bombs begin to fall. As the nightly horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into weeks and months, Ruby must set aside her determination to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything but her life, and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns for the first time the depth and measure of true friendshipand what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets that arent his to share.Goodnight from London, inspired in part by the wartime experiences of the authors own grandmother, is a captivating, heartfelt, and historically immersive story that readers are sure to embrace.

The internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novela tale of class, love, and freedomin which a young woman must fnd her place in a world forever changedAfter four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys with the women at her boardinghouse.Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two messages arrive that will change her life. One is from a radical young newspaper editor who offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot. The other pulls her back to her past, and to a man she has tried, and failed, to forget.Edward Neville-Ashford, her former employer and the brother of Charlottes dearest friend, is now the new Earl of Cumberlandand a shadow of the man he once was. Yet under his battle wounds and haunted eyes Charlotte sees glimpses of the charming boy who long ago claimed her foolish heart. She wants to help him, but dare she risk her future for a man who can never be hers?As Britain seethes with unrest and postwar euphoria fattens into bitter disappointment, Charlotte must confront long-held insecurities to fnd her true voice . . . and the courage to decide if the life she has created is the one she truly wants.

An aristocratic young woman leaves the sheltered world of London to find adventure, passion, and independence in 1920s Paris in this mesmerizing story from the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France and After the War is Over.Spring, 1924Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left her near death, Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows that for once she will live life on her own terms. Breaking free from the stifling social constraints of the aristocratic society in which she was raised, she travels to France to stay with her free spirited aunt. For one year, she will simply be Miss Parr. She will explore the picturesque streets of Paris, meet people who know nothing of her pastand pursue her dream of becoming an artist.A few years after the Great Wars end, the City of Light is a bohemian paradise teeming with actors, painters, writers, and a lively coterie of American expatriates who welcome Helena into their romantic and exciting circle. Among them is Sam Howard, an irascible and infuriatingly honest correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Dangerously attractive and deeply scarred by the horror and carnage of the war, Sam is unlike any man she has ever encountered. He calls her Ellie, sees her as no one has before, and offers her a glimpse of a future that is both irresistible and impossible.As Paris rises phoenix-like from the ashes of the Great War, so too does Helena. Though shes shed her old self, shes still uncertain of what she will become and where she belongs. But is she strong enough to completely let go of the past and follow her heart, no matter where it leads her?Artfully capturing the Lost Generation and their enchanting city, Moonlight Over Paris is the spellbinding story of one young womans journey to find herself, and claim the lifeand loveshe truly wants.

The internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novela tale of class, love, and freedomin which a young woman must fnd her place in a world forever changedAfter four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys with the women at her boardinghouse.Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two messages arrive that will change her life. One is from a radical young newspaper editor who offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot. The other pulls her back to her past, and to a man she has tried, and failed, to forget.Edward Neville-Ashford, her former employer and the brother of Charlottes dearest friend, is now the new Earl of Cumberlandand a shadow of the man he once was. Yet under his battle wounds and haunted eyes Charlotte sees glimpses of the charming boy who long ago claimed her foolish heart. She wants to help him, but dare she risk her future for a man who can never be hers?As Britain seethes with unrest and postwar euphoria fattens into bitter disappointment, Charlotte must confront long-held insecurities to fnd her true voice . . . and the courage to decide if the life she has created is the one she truly wants.

Es 1953 y una nueva reina está a punto de ser coronada. El pueblo de Londres está de celebración, sobre todo los residentes del hotel Blue Lion.Stella Donati, una joven fotógrafa italiana superviviente del Holocausto, vive en el Blue Lion mientras ocupa un codiciado puesto en la revista Picture Weekly. Londres en modo de celebracion le parece un mundo diferente. A medida que aprende los entresijos de su nueva profesion, Stella descubre un proposito y una direccion que honran su pasado y le brindan esperanza para su futuro.James Geddes, heroe de guerra y artista de talento, lucha por hacerse un hueco en un mundo que desdeña su ascendencia india. En el Blue Lion le hacen sentirse bienvenido y digno, aunque, segun se va haciendo mas profunda su amistad con Edie, empieza a sospechar que algo va mal en su nuevo hogar.Cuando unas amenazas anonimas centradas en el dia de la coronacion, en el Blue Lion e incluso en la propia reina perturban su ambiente de feliz optimismo, Edie y sus amigos deben descubrir la verdad, salvar su hogar y desenmascarar a quienes pretenden borrar la alegria y la esperanza.

Una novela sobre las mujeres que crearon el traje de novia que hizo soñar a toda una época. Elegante como The Crown, cautivadora como El tiempo entre costuras.Londres, 1947. Asediados por el frío inv

Londres, 1947. Asediados por el frío invierno, los británicos padecen el racionamiento a pesar de su victoria en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pero Buckingham Palace remontará los ánimos de la nación con el anuncio del compromiso de la princesa Isabel. Para Ann y Miriam, bordadoras en el taller de un famoso modisto, la boda es mas que una celebracion. Han sido elegidas para un honor ºnico en la vida: crear los bellisimos bordados que adornaran el vestido de novia de la futura reina de Inglaterra. Una oportunidad ºnica para una chica inglesa de clase trabajadora y una emigrada francesa que ha sobrevivido al regimen nazi. Toronto, 2016. Intrigada por las exquisitas flores bordadas que ha heredado de su abuela, Heather intenta desentrañar el misterio de su origen. ¿Como alguien que nunca hablo de su pasado en Inglaterra poseia unos bordados de incalculable valor que se parecen tanto a los que llevaba Isabel II en su boda? ¿Que conexion tenia su abuela con la superviviente del Holocausto, Miriam Dassin?