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Italy, 1945. As war rages through Europe, a crumbling family villa becomes a vital safe space for the people of Cortona during the war. But that sanctuary is lost the day its owner, Vivi, mysteriously vanishes…

1942, New York. As war rages in Europe, Lily Rose is grateful for her perfect life: a wealthy family who love her and a dream job working uptown as a restaurant chef. Times are changing for women, and Lily is determined to run her own kitchen one day. She hopes handsome Tom Morelli, son of Sicilian immigrants, will be at her side. Together they work late, dreaming up delicious meals for New Yorkers struggling with wartime rationing and the threat of sons and sweethearts being called up. Then Tom receives a devastating telegram that changes everything: He is drafted to fight in Italy.

2010, San Francisco. Anna Young is content with her life, running a bustling deli and taking care of her adored grandfather Max, who raised her. Max has never spoken of his past until he hands over an old map, the plans to a grand house just north of Berlin. With a shaking finger, he points to it and says, “I left something behind under the floorboards. Please bring it home before I die.”

England, 1895. Louisa West, a young beauty from Boston, looks like she has it all: a handsome husband in Henry, she is lady of Ashworth Manor, and one day she’ll be a duchess. But in truth, her life is falling apart. Louisa’s honeymoon is barely over when her husband deserts her, leaving her devastated and alone. She flees to Paris, longing to escape her grief, but finds only tragedy....

The parcel arrived on an ordinary morning in the mailbox of her New York apartment, postmarked Paris. It was wrapped in brown paper and tied with a silk ribbon. Little did she know that the old brass key and letter it contained were about to turn her life upside down. From best-selling author Ella Carey comes an utterly spellbinding novel about wartime secrets. Paris Time Capsule shows that pulling on the tiniest thread of a life can unravel everything you thought you knew and change your world forever.

New York, 1938: As Martha looks out of her bedroom window at the blossom-covered trees in Central Park, she is a world away from the threat of the Second World War. Working as a children’s librarian, she is happy with her quiet life in contrast to her adventurous sister Charlotte who moved to Paris and works at a gallery owned by close family friend Anita. When a telegram from France arrives, Martha is shocked to discover that Anita has died and in that moment, she has to make the bravest decision of her life.

Paris, 1944. “Traitor!” yells the crowd as they push me down onto a stool. “Nazi collaborator.” Tears blur my vision as the razor grazes my scalp, waves of blonde hair falling to the ground. As men paint a swastika across my face, I hold onto one small glimmer of hope. They have no idea who I am.

Venice, 1943. How much will she risk to save the ones she loves? Evelina has already lost so much: her sons are away fighting, her husband is dead, and most of her friends have fled the little valley that once felt like home. Her heart breaks in two once more when she receives a desperate handwritten note from her best friend Talia, a devoted Jewish schoolteacher in Venice: Help me.

Emma Temple sits looking out of the window in her beautiful apartment in the heart of London, surrounded by memories of her younger years as one of England’s most influential artists. Nearly 90, it would be easy to overlook her as a forgetful older lady. But Emma’s past, including her great love affair which survived two world wars, is about to come crashing into the present.

1946, Berlin. War correspondent Kate Mancini is in Germany, reporting on the aftermath of the devastating war. For her readers back home in New York, she tells the stories of innocent families, trying to rebuild the wreckage of their lives now the soldiers have left at last. But in the Russian-held sector of Berlin on an icy winter’s day, Kate breaks all the rules, rescuing Mia Stein, a silent orphan who she fears will otherwise perish.

Suddenly, it became hard to breathe, and the sound of the engine throbbed in Eva’s head. The plane crashed and skidded. She heard the wail of sirens. The last thing she remembered was pulling her body across the tarmac an inch at a time - before her world went black.

1946. Young, beautiful artist Rebecca survived the devastating war that claimed the lives of so many of the men and women she grew up with. Her friends have returned as empty shells or not at all. But although peace has been declared, Rebecca is still fighting at home. Her controlling mother will stop at nothing to prevent Rebecca from following her dream to become a painter. When Rebecca meets dashing young Edward, a pilot during the war, she discovers both love and an escape.

Tuscany, 1944. As Cara runs into the grand entrance hall of the Villa Rosa, she flies to a stop. There is a gun pointing straight at her head, a Nazi staring down at her from the steps above. But even as her heart thumps so loudly she is sure it will jump out of her chest, she keeps smiling, desperately hoping that he won’t spot the precious diary she has hidden under her shirt. Because if he does, it’s not just her life at stake....

Vianne rushes through the crowded streets of Paris as the German bombs begin to fall. As she rounds the corner she sees the familiar spires of the old church burst into flames. Too late, she realizes that her mother and sister are trapped inside....

Paris, 1940. Isabelle de Florian lever livet farligt i Paris. I flere måneder har hun spillet nazisterne et puds i forsøget på at beskytte de mennesker, hun elsker. Men hun ved, at hun er nødt til at forlade byen, hvis hun vil overleve. Endelig pakker hun sine bedste smykker i en lille kuffert og træder ud i den forræderiske nat. New York, 2015. Fotografen Cat Jordan bliver meget overrasket, da hun modtager et brev, der informerer hende om, at hun er enearving til Isabelle de Florians bo.

Berlin, 1939. Da krigen nærmer sig giver Max Albrechts forældre ham besked på at melde sig ind i nazistpartiet, for ellers vil hele familien blive slået ihjel. San Francisco, 2010. Anna Young er godt tilfreds med sit liv. Da Anna når frem til det forfaldne palæ i Tyskland, finder hun en skjult forlovelsesring i en fløjlsæske. Max har aldrig talt om sin fortid, før den dag han rækker hende en gammel plantegning over et stort hus lige nord for Berlin.

Paris, 1944. Louise Basset arbeitet als Hausmädchen im legendären Hotel Ritz. Niemand ahnt, dass Louise jedes Gespräch, jedes Flüstern belauscht und alles an die Résistance weitergibt. Als ein junger alliierter Pilot verletzt ins Hotel geschmuggelt wird, gerät Louises gefährliches Doppelleben ins Wanken. Zwischen Angst und Sehnsucht, zwischen Pflicht und Liebe steht sie vor einer Entscheidung, die ihr Leben – und das vieler anderer – für immer verändern wird. Jahrzehnte später stößt ihre Enkelin Nicole auf eine Spur, die Louise in einem völlig neuen Licht erscheinen lässt.

Die Vergangenheit birgt manchmal mehr Geheimnisse, als wir uns je vorstellen können... 1946. Die junge Künstlerin Rebecca hat den verheerenden Krieg überlebt, der so viele Leben gekostet hat. Der Krieg ist nun vorbei, doch Rebecca muss zu Hause weiterkämpfen. Ihre Mutter setzt alles daran, Rebecca davon abzuhalten Malerin zu werden und so ihren Traum zu verwirklichen. Doch dann lernt Rebecca den charmanten jungen Piloten Edward kennen, der ihre Rettung zu sein scheint.

Die kleine grüne Truhe stand im Kleiderschrank ihres Vaters. Ihre Scharniere waren aus Messing, das einst wunderschön geglänzt haben musste. Als sie das Schloss öffnete, befand sich nur ein Gegenstand darin: ein Brief, abgestempelt 1895 in Paris. England, 1895. Louisa West, eine junge Schönheit aus Boston, scheint alles erreicht zu haben: einen gutaussehenden Ehemann, sie ist Herrin von Ashworth Manor und eines Tages wird sie Herzogin sein. Doch tatsächlich gerät ihr Leben immer mehr aus den Fugen.

Der Triumph der Frauen. Paris, 1918: Vianne Mercier wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als Modedesignerin zu werden. Als ihre Familie von Verlust und Verrat heimgesucht wird, nimmt sie all ihren Mut zusammen und wagt den Neuanfang in New York. Sie findet Arbeit in einem Modeatelier, wo ihr Talent für das Entwerfen spektakulärer Kleider schnell Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Doch dann verliebt sie sich in den charmanten Restaurantbesitzer Giorgio und muss sich zwischen Karriere und privatem Glück entscheiden... Eine junge Designerin erobert New York – und auch ihre große Liebe?