Bøker av Amelia Kenton

Love and war are easy to begin but hard to end... as these 11 true-life WWI love stories reveal.World War I took 20 million lives and wounded 21 million people. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties, resulted in the Bolshevik Revolution, and destabilized Europe, laying the groundwork for WWII.It also brought passionate lovers together and tore them apart. It gave soldiers a reason to live and nurses a cause to travel to far-off lands, sometimes in the hopes of being reunited with their lovers.This book sheds light on 11 epic love stories, some of which feature leading historical figures-including Franz Ferdinand, whose death sparked the war itself.Some stories have happy endings and some end in desolation. However, each is a celebration of deep, enduring love... the kind that is patient, unconditional, and eternal.True love has a myriad of paths that lead to the same beating heart. Sometimes it begins with friendship; at other times it is a blazing fire that leaves you with only one direction to run to.Within the pages of this book, you will find love stories that took place in different corners of the globe. If they prove one thing, it is that loves knows no barriers, sees no differences, and imposes no conditions. There is nothing that two people who are truly in love wouldn't do to be together.Each and every couple's story is a lesson in love, a beacon for young star-crossed lovers, and a ray of hope for those who may be separated or challenged by time, distance, or disapproving families.Some of the many highlights include: The heartwarming story of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the lady-in-waiting, Sophie Chotek-a couple from different sides of society who defied all odds and chose love over positionThe young woman whose husband's life was violently taken in a shell explosion, and who wrote poems of love to comfort other women who had experienced the same unbearable lossThe letters a young woman continued to write to her lover, a soldier who had perished on the battlefield many years beforeThe close calls with death experienced by a couple who remained resilient in the face of deadly battles and attacks, hopeful that they would one day be reunitedWinston Churchill's powerful love for his wife, Clementine, whom he wrote to from the trenches, convinced that the war would take his lifeThe story of a young soldier who was caught in a German-occupied French village-and a young woman who fell in love with him and helped hide him from the enemyA soldier and a nurse who saw, first-hand, the devastation that war brings, yet who maintained a supportive friendship that was transformed into a deep and abiding loveAnd much more.This book is more than a recollection of individual stories. It is a testimony to the power of love and its great importance to human beings during the bleakest times in history.Love gives us something to fight, live, and die for. It is a force that is incomparable to any other emotion.If nothing warms your heart like reading about couples whose love defied all odds during war-torn times, then scroll up and click "Add to Cart" right now.

Can you imagine meeting the love of your life and then being separated by war, forced to rely on letters and hope? Dive into some of the most incredible love stories of all time...What's your favorite love story? Romeo and Juliet? Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy? Johnny Cash and June Carter?Whether it's literary classics or famous figures that captivate your imagination, they all have one thing in common: enduring love.The world changes with every passing decade, but the human experience stays the same... No matter what's going on around us, our emotions are consistent - and have been for millennia. That's why love stories endure - no matter how different the world looked when they happened, we can still relate to them; we can still learn from them, comparing them to our own experiences as we search for our own great love story. All the best love stories show endurance and courage, often battling against all odds. And although many a novel has been written about an inspirational romance, the world is filled with real life stories that have survived the most trying of circumstances.Throughout the hardest times in history, love has endured the unthinkable, often laced with tragedy and hardship... and there have been few times more testing than World War II, when couples were forced to be miles apart, reliant on letters to communicate, and often not knowing for weeks whether their sweetheart was even alive. In this gripping collection of real life love stories from one of the most tumultuous times in human history, you'll find hope and inspiration in every corner. You'll find: 10 epic love stories brimming with emotionReal life stories told through the exchange of letters and fleshed out with background information from the timeA story salvaged from letters that were nearly burned - until they were saved by a daughter determined to share her parents' great romance with the worldTales of love enduring incredible distance, longing, and lonelinessThe couple who fought for what was right... even though it meant parting after just a few years of wedded blissLessons in vulnerability and daring to bare your soul - and the doors that can open when you doForbidden love - a passionate romance that broke not just one social taboo, but also faced grave danger for another reason under the Nazi regimeThe innocuous crush that blossomed into a deep and life-changing love affairThe woman who never gave up hope... despite her love being documented as 'killed in action'Love that survives against all odds - and the inspiration you can take from one incredible taleAnd much more.These incredible real life stories prove that true love can conquer all. Laced with tragedy and heartache, you'll need your tissues handy... But for every tear you shed, there's a smile to be found as you witness the power of true love.Immerse yourself in some of the world's greatest (yet lesser-known) love stories: Scroll up and click "Add to Cart" right now.