Diana Bachmann

In the years just before World War II, years of wild pleasure before...the darkness, there lived an enchanting young girl, Jacqueline. A woman of strength and passion, she bewitched men with her beauty. Ravished by a king-to-be, pursued by a powerful Nazi leader, Jacqueline was always sought after, but the passion she yearned for always eluded her. From the gilded palaces of Bucharest to the ancient hills of Rome, from the high society of Berlin to the glittering cafes of Paris, she searched--until at last she found what she desired, the love she had always dreamed of....

"Winds of Change analyses the Malaysian economy amidst the smooth transfer of power from Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi towards the end of 2003. With Abdullah at the helm, Malaysia's future is in good hands. The wave of globalisation, the liberalisation of markets and a maturing society in terms of political and social sophistication provide both opportunities and challenges for the nation."--Jacket.

For fifteen-year-old Suzanne Gaudion the years of waiting, longing and dreaming of this moment are finally ended. But never during those years had she dreamt that home was so beautiful. The lovely old town of St Peter Port glows pink in the early morning sun as the ship returning evacuees from the British mainland draws into the harbour. Suzanne had been evacuated with her school only a few days before the island was occupied by the Germans. Now, after five long years adrift among strangers, she is returning to her homeland, and the love and security of her family. Except might they not too, after five years separation, seem like strangers to one another? After all, Suzanne had left Guernsey a child, but was returning as a young woman. And she was returning to parents who had been forced to watch their home transformed from a virtual island-idyll into a land of repression and hardship during the occupation. Would Greg and Sarah Gaudion be the same loving care-free people of Suzanne's childhood memories? She is about to find out...

Sarah and Greg Gaudion adore their daughter Suzanne, and have enjoyed a constant round of summer tennis and picnics. They are aware of the increasing power of the Third Reich, and when it reaches their home on Guernsey, their lives are torn apart.