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The remarkable new work of fiction from the Booker Prize-winning author of Last Orders, Wasteland, Here We Are and Mothering Sunday In the aftermath of the Second World War Private Joseph Caan, a young Jewish soldier stationed in Germany, seeks the truth about lost family members; in the 1960s a...

Carlos Ruiz Zafón concibió está obra como un reconocimiento a sus lectores, que le habían seguido a lo largo de la saga iniciada con La Sombra del Viento. “Puedo conjurar rostros de chiquillos del barrio de la Ribera con los que a veces jugaba o peleaba en la calle, pero ninguno que...

تُغيِّب القبور الأجساد ولكن الأرواح تظل حية، طليقة، تملأ الأثير من حولنا وتتسرب إلى لحظاتنا المعيشة لتروي قصصها. التاريخ لا يموت، ولا تكف أطيافه عن التشكل، ملوك...

A Classic Pair: A Tale of Two Cities & War and Peace brings together two unforgettable pieces of historical fiction – by turns beautiful and devastating – from nineteenth-century literary giants, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy. This magnetic pairing is brought to life by award-winning narrators, including the unparalleled Miriam Margolyes. A masterpiece of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities tells a story of sacrifice, redemption and the bonds that transcend even the most appalling of circumstances.

This fascinating, fact-inspired fiction collection from Emma Donoghue, author of the bestselling Room, is a sequence of fourteen stories about travels to, in, and from North America. With the turn of each page, the characters that roam across these pages go astray. They are emigrants, runaways...

Este relato cuenta la historia de la Sra. Kearney, que ansía ascender socialmente y asegurar un futuro prometedor para su hija Kathleen a través de la música. Kathleen es invitada a participar en una serie de conciertos organizados por el Comité Eire Abu. Sin embargo, las expectativas de éxito y reconocimiento se ven empañadas por disputas contractuales y tensiones entre la Sra. Kearney y los organizadores del evento.

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"Edición revisada y ampliada. Un ameno compendio de la Historia de España y de sus gentes de mano del gran maestro de la novela histórica, Antonio Pérez Henares" Conocía todas las pieles que rozaron la superficie de sus aguas. Una obra que conjuga lo mejor del género histórico, del relato fantástico y de la leyenda popular.

In this thrilling selection of stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small coastal village. As Colbeck and his trusty aide Sergeant Victor Leeming begin to piece together clues and motives for each crime, it becomes clear the pair must stay a step ahead of the culprits to solve the cases. With a new suspect at every turn, can the duo unearth the real villains?

Alan is able to imagine every way critical equipment might break during the launch and landing of Apollo 11. But his experience in preventing cosmic disasters does nothing to prepare him for the pressures of a hasty marriage to a woman he barely knows—or the strain of keeping up appearances amid the shifting social attitudes of the late ’60s. When a crisis at home forces Alan back to earth, he’s faced with a choice he doesn’t know how to make: whether to let go or move forward. 

World-renowned pianist Gloria Banderas is at the height of her career when a curious ailment forces her to cancel a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. The same day, she befriends one of the many free-spirited artists inhabiting the warren of apartments above the theater. With her career and marriage at a standstill, Gloria moves into an empty studio and convalesces among the poets, photographers, and dancers who eke out a living with total dedication to their art. As a return to her old routine beckons, Gloria must decide which parts of her life are worth fighting for.

On Ash Wednesday in 1908, Swiss German immigrant Fritz Hirter arrives at his children’s school, where he is the lone custodian. But soon after lessons start, a fast-moving fire breaks out—its cause is unknown, but its effects are horrifying. Although Fritz is soon cleared of any responsibility for the catastrophe, the community continues to suspect him, supremely testing Fritz and his family. 

París, ciudad del amor, de la elegancia, de los sueños. Ciudad de la revolución. Rutherfurd novela la historia de París desde su fundación hasta los días de la revuelta estudiantil de 1968. "París" se desarrolla a través de las historias de pasiones, lealtades divididas y secretos guardados durante años de personajes tanto ficticios como reales, con el escenario de esta gloriosa ciudad como fondo. 

Guerreros y eremitas, boyardos y siervos, héroes y heroínas románticos, ancianas damas ricas, buscadores de fortuna y exiliados... Los personajes de Rusia habitan en un mundo contradictorio de bosques, estepas, iconos y hachas, fe ortodoxa y persecución a los judíos, hermosas iglesias, palacios magníficos y pueblos miserables; de arte popular ruso y operas suntuosas, de Tolstói y Lenin, Chaikovsky y Rasputín.

Hay pocos lugares en Inglaterra tan evocadores y misteriosos como New Forest, una vasta zona boscosa situada junto a la costa del sur de Inglaterra. A lo largo de los siglos, este bosque ha sido el escenario de las actividades más diversas: sus tierras acogieron la brujería y el contrabando, pero también sirvieron como coto de caza a los reyes sajones y normandos, y sus robles se emplearon para la construcción de la armada de Nelson.

Curas ilustrados y con hijos, boticarios de pueblo, músicos, licenciados,notarios, pequeños comerciantes, administradores de correos, soldados que nunca habían hecho guerras, un arsenal de una docena de lanzas: una conspiración que parecía condenada al fracaso, repleta de indecisos y...

She is the adventurer of the family. Her brother, the gentle dreamer. Even as they bond over folktales and hold each other close, their world has never felt so dangerous. Revolutionaries and pelones are in conflict, soldiers have turned into scavengers, and an escaped tiger has slipped up the mountain, looking for easy prey. As the darkest of legends becomes real, a young girl will do anything to save her brother’s life. 

Contains books 11 and 12 of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series. Interesting Times, book 11 The untimely death of Chairman Mao has set in motion enormous changes in the world. The new empress of China is a contact of Rick's, and this leads to his involvement in events in...

Dragons of every size, color, and temperament reside in this delightful collection of clever tales by Edith Nesbit. There are dragons big, small, friendly, and fierce. Let our family of narrators lead you on a journey of discovery and wonder. This collection includes one of Nesbit's stories not included in the original, "The Last of the Dragons."

Miss Prudence Canton loves her quiet life in the country, caring for her ailing father and their beloved horses. She's become adept at fending off the advances of gentlemen until a bold stranger named Lord Woodleigh makes a visit to the stables. For a brief moment lust takes over, but Prudence's father, and his gun, find them before things get out of hand. Now, in order to pay for those stolen kisses, Lord Woodleigh is forced to find a husband for the woman whose reputation he himself nearly ruined.