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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle comes a sweeping story of a nation on the rise, and one family's deeply complicated relationship to the resource that built their fortune and fueled their greatest tragedy, perfect for fans of The Dutch House and The Great Circle"--

An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures and connects it all--the imperial ambitions of the postwar generation, the rebellion of their offspring in the Sixties, and the fallout we're still sifting through today. . . . This is a wide-ranging novel to savor." -- TOM PERROTTAFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle comes a sweeping story of a nation on the rise, a...

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Dopo il crollo del Terzo Reich e la disfatta della Germania nazista, Marianne von Lingenfels torna con i figli nell'antico castello che appartiene da sempre alla famiglia del marito, un'imponente fortezza su cui la guerra ha lasciato il segno. Vedova di un membro della resistenza ucciso il 20 luglio del '44 durante il fallito attentato a Hitler, è decisa a mantenere la promessa che ha fatto agli altri cospiratori in tempi non sospetti: protegg...

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This "richly appointed and generously portrayed" (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel tells the story of a WASPy, old-Boston family coming face to face with an America much larger than the one it was born in. Told from five perspectives, the novel spans an explosive week in the life of the Dunlaps, culminating in a series of events that will change their way of life forever.

This "richly appointed and generously portrayed" (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel tells the story of a WASPy, old-Boston family coming face to face with an America much larger than the one it was born in. Told from five perspectives, the novel spans an explosive week in the life of the Dunlaps, culminating in a series of events that will change their way of life forever.

Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband’s ancestors. The widow of a murdered resister, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives.First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin from a Nazi reeducation home. Together, they make their way to Berlin, where Martin’s mother, Benita, has fallen into the hands o...

Juni 1945: het Duitse Rijk valt uiteen en Marianne von Lingenfels, weduwe van een verzetsheld, keert terug naar het slot in Beieren waar ze voor de oorlog gastvrouw was van grote feesten voor de high society. Ze is vastbesloten de belofte na te komen die ze deed aan de medestrijders van haar man: het vinden en beschermen van hun vrouwen, net als zij nu verzetsweduwen. Marianne redt Benita uit een Russisch bordeel en Ania uit een opvangkamp, en...

Dopo il crollo del Terzo Reich e la disfatta della Germania nazista, Marianne von Lingenfels torna con i figli nell'antico castello che appartiene da sempre alla famiglia del marito, un'imponente fortezza su cui la guerra ha lasciato il segno. Vedova di un membro della resistenza ucciso il 20 luglio del '44 durante il fallito attentato a Hitler, è decisa a mantenere la promessa che ha fatto agli altri cospiratori in tempi non sospetti: protegg...

Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three women whose lives and fates become intertwinedAmid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband’s ancestors. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to upho...

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In the devastating wake of World War Two, Marianne von Schneesingen returns to the grand, crumbling castle in which she had once played host to all of German high society. The widow of a resistor to the Nazi regime (caught up in the July '44 plot), Marianne has promised to remain a lifelong protector to her fellow resistance widows, making it her mission to bring the survivors into the fold of the castle once more. Rescuing her dearest childho...

Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband’s ancestors. The widow of a murdered resister, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives.First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin from a Nazi reeducation home. Together, they make their way to Berlin, where Martin’s mother, Benita, has fallen into the hands o...

Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful story of three widows whose lives become intertwined—from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good BreedingAmid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the castle of her husband’s ancestors, an imposing fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The wid...

In this smart and engaging follow-up to her well-received debut, The Hazards of Good Breeding, Shattuck focuses on three privileged Gen X college roommates who are now grown up, coupled up, and raising kids in pre-recession Boston. The cracks in their 'perfect lives' begin to show when the most precocious of the trio, a gorgeous striver named Jenny whose husband is infertile, makes the unconventional decision to have a baby with a sperm donati...