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- Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad), Vienna
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): 1970s
Madina’s family have fled war to seek asylum in Europe and begin a hopeful new life. An ordinary world of fitting in at school, learning the language and forging friendships lies before Madina. Yet she finds herself caught between...
- Location(s): London, Vienna
- Genre(s): Historical, Espionage
- Era(s): 1938
Historical espionage at its very best. Set in 1938 in London and Vienna, a tense and atmospheric thriller told against a backdrop of uncertainty and fear as World War Two threatens. As war looms over Britain and there is...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
In modern Vienna, the infamous Hotel Orient glitters at the heart of the city, luring lovers inside for an evening of debauchery. Behind its velvet curtain, cameras are forbidden, aliases are required, and every guest has something to hide....
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Later 1930s
Vienna, 1938. Beautiful actress Julia Homburg and her politician husband Franz Wedeker embody all the enlightened brilliance of their native city. But Wedeker is Jewish, and just across the border the tanks of the Nazi Reich are primed for...
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss
- Location(s): New York City (NYC), Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1938
This special Dear Ameirca edition is actually two stories in a single volume. In part one of a two-part story, Julie Weiss’s world is suddenly torn apart by a war that will forever change the face of humanity. Her...
- Location(s): Italy, United States (USA), Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century to modern
A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt painting Painted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimt’s ‘Portrait of a Lady’ was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year...
- Location(s): Prague, Budapest, Munich, Vienna
- Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense
- Era(s): Contemporary
Who is The Cobra, a shadowy character with major connections to the worlds of espionage and art theft? The answer to this question is the key to finding the leaders of a mysterious worldwide political conspiracy with its roots...
- Location(s): Vienna, Budapest
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 19th Century
Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabeth—fondly known as Sisi—captures the hearts of her people as their “fairy queen,” but beneath that dazzling persona lives a far more complex figure. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, the halls of the Hofburg Palace buzz...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): First half 20th Century
From the dawn of the twentieth century to the devastation of World War II, this exhilarating novel of love, war, art, and family gives voice to two extraordinary women and brings to life the true story behind the creation...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1850s onwards
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry. Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess...
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