Alyson Richman: 16 books

A richly imagined story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and author of The Little Prince, from the author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters. March, 1942: Declared medically unfit to fly while France is beseiged by war, Saint-Exupéry languishes in homesick frustration, unable to...

Ten bestselling authors inspired by New York City's iconic Grand Central Terminal have created their own stories, set on the same day, just after the end of World War II, in a time of hope, uncertainty, change, and renewal…. A war bride awaits the arrival of her GI husband at the platform…A...

From the international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters, comes a story—inspired by true events—of two women pursuing freedom and independence in Paris during WWII. As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young French woman closes the door to...

Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and vibrant Impressionist painters. Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki’s father. Ryusei’s art, carving intricate masks for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his...

A rapturous novel of star-crossed love in a time of war—from the international bestselling author of The Velvet Hours. In pre-World War II Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New...

**THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LOST WIFE Set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.** Portofino, Italy,...

Summer, 1890. Van Gogh arrives at Auvers-sur-Oise, a bucolic French village that lures city artists to the country. It is here that twenty-year-old Maurguerite Gachet has grown up, attending to her father and brother ever since her mother's death. And it is here that Vincent Van Gogh will spend his...

In this sweeping epic, true love transcends the brutality of war. Octavio Ribeiro loves truth, beauty, literature, and above all else, his wife Salomé. As a student in Chile, he courted her with the words of great poets, and she fell in love with his fierce intelligence and uncompromising...

In het Praag van de jaren dertig dromen Josef en Lenka over hun toekomst. De geliefden trouwen ondanks de dreiging van het nazisme. Maar wanneer de oorlog uitbreekt, verliezen ze elkaar uit het oog. Gescheiden door een oceaan bouwen ze ieder een nieuw leven op. Nu, meer dan zestig jaar later, geeft...

**Named One of the Best 2019 Winter Books by PopSugar and Chosen as One of 9 Books to Read (or Gift!) This February by Instyle! From the #1 international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Velvet Hours comes an emotionally charged story about a mother’s love, a teacher’s promise,...

Parijs, 1940. De stad begint te wankelen onder de druk van de Duitse bezetters. De jonge Solange denkt aan de belofte die ze haar grootmoeder Marthe deed. Ze zal haar kostbare bezittingen bewaren. De prachtige jurken, juwelen en beroemde schilderijen komen uit het luxueuze, mysterieuze verleden van...

Italië, 1943. De jonge Elodie stapt met valse papieren van boord in de Italiaanse kustplaats Portofino. Na de barre, gevaarlijke tocht, moet ze nu nog ongemerkt langs een Duitse officier zien te glippen om paspoortcontrole te voorkomen. Onverwacht krijgt zij hulp van de mysterieuze dokter Angelo...

Separados pela guerra, ligados pela memória: uma história envolvente e instigante no rastro da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Na Praga do pré-guerra, Lenka, uma jovem estudante de arte, apaixona-se por Josef, um médico recém-formado. Judeus e muito ligados à família, eles são cheios de ideais e sonhos...

Prague, en 1938. Josef et Lenka s'aiment d'un amour passionné. Mais ils sont juifs et, devant la menace nazie, la famille de Josef, fortunée, décide de s'exiler aux Etats-Unis. Le jeune homme laisse derrière lui la femme qu'il aime en lui jurant de les aider à s'enfuir, elle et sa famille. «...