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La cabeza de mi padre
Par Alma Delia Murillo. 2022
Escribo para soltar el peso de cuarenta años rumiando el mito de mi padre, las infinitas versiones de mi padre.…
A sus cuarentaaños, como un road trip, sin más referente que una fotografía vieja, una hija emprende la búsqueda de su padre. Mientras narra la decisión de ir a conocerlo y el viaje que la lleva de Ciudad de México a Michoacán, iremos construyendo, junto a ella, el pasado, los amores, las alegrías, los accidentes, las ausencias. «Todos somoshijos de Pedro Páramo», nos dice Alma Delia Murillo, ante el factor tan común que es el abandono del hogar por parte del padre. Frente a este hecho, ella se desnuda en cada capítulo para hablarnos de la necesidad de reconstruir ese símbolo de peso universal, para lograr definirse. Su vida, entonces, se despliega como el entramado de esta búsqueda: entre siete hermanos y una madre trabajadora, la protagonista crece y reflexiona no sólo sobre su biografía, sino también sobre la historia de un país profundamente dividido en donde las mujeres no han contado lo suficiente, desde su punto de vista, el relato del padre. La cabeza de mi padre es un libro transparente, en el que los lectores acompañaremos el viaje para dar con ese hombre de destino misterioso y, quizá, alcanzaremos a ver destellos de nuestras propias búsquedas. Una historia escrita desde la entraña, desde donde sólo se puede transitar el camino hacia el origen.The Power and the Glory
Par John Updike, Graham Greene. 1990
Seventy-five years ago, Graham Greene published The Power and the Glory, a moralist thriller that traces a line of influence…
back to Dostoyevsky and forward to Cormac McCarthy. Named one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century by Time magazine, it stands today as his masterpiece. Mexico, the late 1930s: A paramilitary group has outlawed the Catholic Church and is executing its clergy. Now the last priest is on the run, fleeing not just an unshakable police lieutenant but also his own wavering morals. As he scraps his way toward salvation, haunted by an affair from his past, the nameless “whiskey priest” is pulled between the bottle and the Bible, tempted to renounce his religion yet unable to ignore the higher calling he’s chosen. Timeless and unforgettable, The Power and the Glory is a stunning portrait of both physical and spiritual survival by a master dramatist of the human soul.Moguls And Madmen: The Pursuit of Power in Popular Music
Par Jory Farr. 1994
From Simon & Schuster, Moguls and Madmen is Jory Farr's guide to the pursuit of power in popular music. As…
Jory Farr describes in the prologue of Moguls and Madmen, "this book is not for them [multi millionaire super scouts and corporate executives], however. It's for all the musicians—and the musicians to come—who want to know what they're up against."Les calces al sol
Par Regina Rodríguez Sirvent. 2022
La novel·la en català més divertida i esbojarrada del moment.Una història per riure, plorar i reconciliar-se amb la vida. La…
Rita Racons se'n va als Estats Units a fer d'au-pair sense saber-ho del tot. Un bon dia es troba a l'aeroport de Barcelona preparada per agafar un avió que, teòricament, l'ha de dur a Nova York, on aprendrà anglès durant l'estiu. Però el seu ínfim coneixement de la llengua anglesa la porta, per carambola, fins a Atlanta, a casa dels Bookland, on tindrà cura dels tres fills de la família durant un any sencer. Els Bookland són l'antítesi del clixé clàssic d'una família americana. Intel·lectuals rematats, esperen que la nova au-pair estigui a l'altura del que exigeixen les ments privilegiades dels nens de la casa. I tot i que ben bé no ho estarà, la Rita i el seu caos constant portaran els petits Bookland a viure la vida més enllà dels llibres. La Rita serà capaç d'atrevir-se a tot, d'expandir la ment i un dia, de cop, trobarà el que hi havia anat a buscar: la seva vocació. Les calces al sol és una novel·la alegre i vital, amb una arrencada a tot gas i un desenvolupament al mateix ritme, que parla sobre els canvis vitals que ens fan créixer.Across the Deep: A Novel
Par Lisa McGuinness. 2020
The operator of a San Francisco safe house fights to give sex-trafficking survivors a second chance at life in this…
story of suspense, romance, and faith.Raised in Thailand and brought to the United States against her will, quiet and intelligent Suda is hiding from a sex-trafficking ring and the man she believed was on her side. Claire, admired as bright and beautiful in high school, now hides her striking looks and uses her sharp wit as a protective shield. Determined to show Suda and Claire a path that allows for a life of their own, Simone, the safe house operator, offers them a haven and a healing path to the future.Moving between the hills of Thailand and San Francisco, this incredible novel traces the journey of two trafficked women pursuing healing and hope. With strong female characters, an undercover cop, and a warmhearted Christian, Across the Deep is an unforgettable story about the resilience of the human spirit and enduring hope.Perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces, The Sea of Lost Girls, Please See Us, and Then She Was Gone.Praise for Across the Deep“After you read the story of a safe house and the unlikely collaboration between Simone and Chai to save the life of a stolen young Thai girl, “human trafficking” will never be a concept for you again?but instead a personal affront to your very soul.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Two If by Sea“As compassionate as it is compelling, Across the Deep plunges us into a brutal underworld of predatory abuse while uplifting us with the warmth of fresh-baked bread, lattes, and an unlikely sisterhood that brims with love, determination, and the joy of getting a second chance at life.” —Catherine Armsden, author of Dream House“McGuinness takes us from a shipping container in Thailand to the docks of San Francisco, putting names and faces on the real and growing tragedy that is human trafficking. We fall hard for these characters who slide between victim, survivor, and hero. No one is safe. Yet, despite the darkness, this is a story of caring for others in a world of faith, hope, and love.” —Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of Tidal FlatsThe Fat Woodworker
Par Antonio Manetti, Robert L. Martone, Valerie Martone. 1991
The Fat Woodworker is a delightful story in the tradition of the Italian Renaissance beffe, stories of practical, often cruel…
jokes. It is the tale of a prank engineered by the great Renaissance architect, Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), played upon an unsuspecting (and perhaps less-than-brilliant) friend and woodworker named Manetto, in reprisal for the woodworker's social slight. While the prank is indeed cruel, it is so ingenious, and the victim is so comical, that the reader soon forgets the architect's - and the author's - malice and settles in for a delightful turn as part of the unfolding conspiracy set in motion by Brunelleschi's circle of friends. The tale brings the reader into the social world of Florence's craft- and tradespeople, its lawyers and judges, artists, architects and intellectuals and gives a vibrant sense of the city's close-knit social fabric, its packed streets and busy shops and offices. It is as much a portrait of the Renaissance city as of one very befuddled and delightful woodworker. Robert and Valerie Martone provide a solid contemporary translation that carries across the ironic distance of the original. They include an introduction to the story, its author and genre, and to the social and intellectual world of Brunelleschi and Renaissance Florence.Favorite Son
Par Steve Sohmer. 1987
&“Fast, characterful, intricate, surprising . . . Sohmer knows his way around television, politics, Washington and suspense fiction.&” —Los Angeles Times Book Review It begins…
with an assassination. A Nicaraguan freedom fighter is gunned down on live TV while being welcomed to the United States by Sen. Terry Fallon. Though shot and wounded, Fallon, an up-and-coming political star from Texas, survives, and milks the spotlight with help from his ambitious and fiercely loyal press aide Sally Crain. As the nominating convention looms on the horizon, incumbent president, Samuel Baker, faces an uphill battle in his fight for a second term. His campaign needs an injection of new blood—and who better than Fallon, the newly crowned hero? But Baker&’s existing vice president isn&’t going down without a fight . . . Thrust into the hunt for the assassin, two FBI agents, a grizzled veteran, and a brash rookie, soon learn that nothing is as it seems in the corridors—and bedrooms—of power. Political operatives fight tooth and nail to control the narrative, secrets are exposed and exploited, and a deadly virus is weaponized, all to cover up a conspiracy that could topple the American government. But for the most dangerous man in the world, everything is falling into place, making it easier than ever for his ascendency . . . &“Extremely good reading.&” —The Washington Post Book World &“Outstanding.&” —The Cincinnati Post &“Intensely plotted, fast-moving.&” — Publishers Weekly &“Exciting, scandalous.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Top-notch thriller fiction . . . Irresistible.&” —BooklistBridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1)
Par Julia Quinn. 2000
A #1 New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first…
of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable…but not too amiable.Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar.The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule...This novel includes the 2nd epilogue, a peek at the story after the story.Island Voices
Par Hodder. 2023
Embark on a journey through the vibrant tapestry of the Caribbean with this collection of stories from Hodder Education's 'Island…
Voices: Caribbean Contemporary Short Story Prize.' This volume showcases the winning authors and captures the essence of Caribbean storytelling, reflecting its rich cultural perspectives and diverse voices. These tales transcend entertainment, shedding light on societal nuances and driving change. As one captivated reader remarked, 'The stories in the Caribbean Contemporary Classics Collection transported me, making me feel the heartbeat of the islands.' Dive into these pages and discover the transformative power of storytelling as these prize-winning authors make their mark on the global literary stage.It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir
Par Malaka Gharib. 2022
An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father&’s new family, forging unexpected bonds and…
navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country—from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream. &“What a joy it is to read Malaka Gharib&’s It Won&’t Always Be Like This, to have your heart expertly broken and put back together within the space of a few panels, to have your wonder in the world restored by her electric mind.&”—Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book RiotIt&’s hard enough to figure out boys, beauty, and being cool when you&’re young, but even harder when you&’re in a country where you don&’t understand the language, culture, or social norms. Nine-year-old Malaka Gharib arrives in Egypt for her annual summer vacation abroad and assumes it'll be just like every other vacation she's spent at her dad's place in Cairo. But her father shares news that changes everything: He has remarried. Over the next fifteen years, as she visits her father's growing family summer after summer, Malaka must reevaluate her place in his life. All that on top of maintaining her coolness!Malaka doesn't feel like she fits in when she visits her dad--she sticks out in Egypt and doesn't look anything like her fair-haired half siblings. But she adapts. She learns that Nirvana isn't as cool as Nancy Ajram, that there's nothing better than a Fanta and a melon-mint hookah, and that her new stepmother, Hala, isn't so different from Malaka herself. It Won&’t Always Be Like This is a touching time capsule of Gharib&’s childhood memories—each summer a fleeting moment in time—and a powerful reflection on identity, relationships, values, family, and what happens when it all collides.By Any Other Name
Par Lauren Kate. 2022
From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about an editor, her bestselling author,…
and one life-changing secret.What she doesn't know about love could fill a book. With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie's more than good. She's killing it. Then she&’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life—the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa's writer's block and she'll get the promotion she's always dreamed of. Simple, right? But there's a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie&’s world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.Nora Goes Off Script
Par Annabel Monaghan. 2022
"The perfect escape." —USA Today "Readers who loved Emily Henry's Book Lovers are sure to savor Nora Goes Off Script."…
—Shelf Awareness Named one of the Best Beach Reads of Summer 2022 by The Washington Post • USA Today • Cosmopolitan • Southern Living • Country Living • Business Insider • Buzzfeed • Book Riot • The Augusta ChronicleNora&’s life is about to get a rewrite…Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it&’s her job. But when her too-good-to work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage&’s collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life. No one is more surprised than her when it&’s picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her 100-year-old-home. When former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne&’er do well husband Nora&’s life will never be the same.The morning after shooting wraps and the crew leaves, Nora finds Leo on her porch with a half-empty bottle of tequila and a proposition. He&’ll pay a thousand dollars a day to stay for a week. The extra seven grand would give Nora breathing room, but it&’s the need in his eyes that makes her say yes. Seven days: it&’s the blink of an eye or an eternity depending on how you look at it. Enough time to fall in love. Enough time to break your heart.Filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom, Nora Goes Off Script is the best kind of love story—the real kind where love is complicated by work, kids, and the emotional baggage that comes with life. For Nora and Leo, this kind of love is bigger than the big screen.City of the Mind
Par Penelope Lively. 2003
A &“well crafted . . . fascinating&” story of a London architect&’s struggle for identity in love and career (Time Out). This is…
the city in which everything is simultaneous. There is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction. In London&’s changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland can&’t help but contemplate how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years with his daughter, and the failed marriage he has not yet put behind him. Here, too, is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. But at the same time, Matthew must keep focused on the constructing of a new future for London—his latest project in Docklands—and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his own. City of the Mind is the &“lucid and complex, meditative and playful, concise and expansive&” second novel from the Man Booker Prize–winning author (The Washington Post Book World).La sonrisa etrusca
Par José Luis Sampedro. 1985
Una bellísima novela sobre el eterno problema del amor, con la verdad que ofrece un conocimiento profundo del alma humana.…
Un viejo campesino calabrés llega a casa de sus hijos en Milán para someterse a una revisión médica. Allí descubre su último afecto, una criatura en la que volcar toda su ternura: su nieto, que se llama Bruno, como a él le llaman sus camaradas partisanos. Y vive también su última pasión: el amor de una mujer que iluminará la etapa final de su vida concediéndole toda su plenitud. Reseña:«Está escrita con una ternura y una lucidez aunadas que reflejan perfectamente la experiencia cenital de su protagonista.»Leopoldo Azancot, ABCCuentos reunidos
Par Cynthia Ozick. 2004
La gran heredera de Henry James. «Peleo con cada frase, sílaba a sílaba. Bien mirado, escribir es en el fondo…
un acto de valor.»Cynthia Ozick Al hablar de la condición humana en general se corre el riesgo de caer en la frivolidad, pero basta con leer cualquiera de los cuentos de Cynthia Ozick para olvidarse de las frases hechas y asumir lo que es ajeno como nuestro. En esta recopilación de cuentos descubrimos a hombres y mujeres que a primera vista podrían parecer seres patéticos, pero que en el fondo conservan y muestran su dignidad, a menudo gracias a la ironía, siempre tan oportuna. Si, como decía Mark Strand, vivir consiste en estar alerta y prestar atención al mundo, Cynthia Ozick es el testigo que buscábamos.Reseñas:«El estilo más logrado y elegante de la narrativa contemporánea.»The New York Times «Cuando Ozick habla, el periodista escucha.»David Aliaga, entrevista para QuimeraThe Enemy Beside Me: A Novel
Par Naomi Ragen. 2023
Inspired by true events, Naomi Ragen's The Enemy Beside Me is a powerful, provocative novel about two people fighting for…
reconciliation over unforgivable crimes of the past.Taking over from her father and grandfather as the head of the Survivor’s Campaign, an organization whose purpose is to bring Nazi war criminals to justice, Milia Gottstein has dedicated her life to making sure the voices of Holocaust victims will never be silenced. It is an overwhelming and heartbreaking mission that has often usurped her time and energy being a wife to busy surgeon Julius, and a mother and grandmother. But now, just as she is finally ready to pass on her work to others, making time for her personal life, an unexpected phone call suddenly explodes all she thought she knew about her present and her future.In the midst of this personal turmoil, Milia receives an invitation to be the keynote speaker at a Holocaust conference in Lithuania from Dr. Darius Vidas, the free spirited, rebellious conference head. Despite suspecting his motives—she is, after all, viewed as a ‘public enemy’ in that country for her efforts to have them try war criminals and admit their historic responsibility for annihilating almost their entire Jewish community, including her own family—she nevertheless accepts, having developed a secret agenda of her own. But as Milia and Darius begin their mission, shared experiences profoundly alter their relationship, replacing antagonism and suspicion with a growing intimacy. However, this only ramps up the hostile forces facing them, threatening their families, livelihoods, and reputations, and forcing them into shocking choices that will betray all they have achieved and all that has grown between them.The Mother-in-Law: A Novel
Par Sally Hepworth. 2019
• "Deliciously entertaining!" —People Magazine's "People Pick" • Entertainment Weekly's "MUST List" • O Magazine’s "15 Best Beach Books of…
the Year So Far" • Bustle "Best Book of April" • Refinery29 "Best Book of April" • Cosmopolitan "Best Book of April" • Woman's Day's "27 Fiction Books of 2019 to Add to Your Reading List ASAP" • BookBub's "Biggest Books of April" • PopSugar's "30 Must-Read Books of 2019"A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband’s mother, she knew she wasn’t the wife Diana had envisioned for her perfect son. Exquisitely polite, friendly, and always generous, Diana nonetheless kept Lucy at arm’s length despite her desperate attempts to win her over. And as a pillar in the community, an advocate for female refugees, and a woman happily married for decades, no one had a bad word to say about Diana…except Lucy.That was five years ago. Now, Diana is dead, a suicide note found near her body claiming that she longer wanted to live because of the cancer wreaking havoc inside her body. But the autopsy finds no cancer. It does find traces of poison, and evidence of suffocation. Who could possibly want Diana dead? Why was her will changed at the eleventh hour to disinherit both of her children, and their spouses? And what does it mean that Lucy isn’t exactly sad she’s gone?Fractured relationships and deep family secrets grow more compelling with every page in this twisty, captivating new novel from Sally Hepworth. Praise for Sally Hepworth: “With jaw-dropping discoveries, and realistic consequences, this novel is not to be missed. Perfect for lovers of Big Little Lies.” —Library Journal, starred review "Hepworth deftly keeps the reader turning pages and looking for clues, all the while building multilayered characters and carefully doling out bits of their motivations." —BooklistHester: A Novel
Par Laurie Lico Albanese. 2022
Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed •…
PopSugar • Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick • An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick"A hauntingly beautiful––and imagined––origin story to The Scarlet Letter." ––People WHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE?Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic––leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows––while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which?In this sensuous and hypnotizing tale, a young immigrant woman grapples with our country's complicated past, and learns that America's ideas of freedom and liberty often fall short of their promise. Interwoven with Isobel and Nathaniel's story is a vivid interrogation of who gets to be a "real" American in the first half of the 19th century, a depiction of the early days of the Underground Railroad in New England, and atmospheric interstitials that capture the long history of "unusual" women being accused of witchcraft. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down.The Good Sister: A Novel
Par Sally Hepworth. 2020
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A stunningly clever thriller made doubly suspenseful by not one, but two unreliable narrators." —…
PeopleSally Hepworth, the author of The Mother-In-Law delivers a knock-out of a novel about the lies that bind two sisters in The Good Sister.There's only been one time that Rose couldn't stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be...dangerous.When Rose discovers that she cannot get pregnant, Fern sees her chance to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. Fern can have a baby for Rose. She just needs to find a father. Simple.Fern's mission will shake the foundations of the life she has carefully built for herself and stir up dark secrets from the past, in this quirky, rich and shocking story of what families keep hidden.Blackwater Falls: A Thriller (Blackwater Falls Series #1)
Par Ausma Zehanat Khan. 2022
From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and powerful crime series, introducing…
Detective Inaya Rahman.“A gripping and compulsive mystery, but much more than that: an exploration of faith, prejudice and fear of the unknown.” —Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera, Shetland and Two Rivers seriesGirls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act and the fates of the missing girls largely ignored. At last, the calls for justice become too loud to ignore when the body of a star student and refugee--the Syrian teenager Razan Elkader--is positioned deliberately in a mosque.Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif of the Denver Police are recruited to solve Razan’s murder, and quickly uncover a link to other missing and murdered girls. But as Inaya gets closer to the truth, Seif finds ways to obstruct the investigation. Inaya may be drawn to him, but she is wary of his motives: he may be covering up the crimes of their boss, whose connections in Blackwater run deep.Inaya turns to her female colleagues, attorney Areesha Adams and Detective Catalina Hernandez, for help in finding the truth. The three have bonded through their experiences as members of vulnerable groups and now they must work together to expose the conspiracy behind the murders before another girl disappears.Delving deep into racial tensions, and police corruption and violence, Blackwater Falls examines a series of crimes within the context of contemporary American politics with compassion and searing insight.