Abrerrelatos

Una novela de personajes que nos habla de nuestras debilidades y de la cobardía que nos impide acercarnos al otro, para amarlo o respetarlo o comprenderlo. Ignacio Vildsvin y sus dos hijos son el centro de un bufete familiar de abogados que ha visto tiempos mejores. Por allí desfilan una joven de la que abusó el cura de su pueblo, una anciana rica y algo enajenada a la que su sobrino quiere inhabilitar y un concejal corrupto. Estos casos no son nada más que una ventana para asomarnos a la familia Vildsvin, a las limitaciones afectivas de los hijos, a la tiranía del padre y al instinto de ...

Magnífico retrato de los últimos esplendores de la aristocracia inglesa, un mundo de convenciones y secretos atravesado por vehementes pasiones y terribles desengaños. Verano de 1924. Durante una rutilante fiesta de la alta sociedad en Riverton Manor, una preciosa mansión a orillas de un lago, un joven y prometedor poeta se quita la vida. Las únicas testigos de ese dramático hecho, las hermanas Hannah y Emmeline Hartford, no se volverán a hablar nunca más. Invierno de 1999. Grace Bradley, una anciana de noventa y ocho años que otrora fuera doncella en Riverton Manor recibe la visita...

Robin"s band of merry men, Maid Marian, and the sheriff of Nottingham are all here in this colorful take on the classic legend. Written in simple language that is accessible to young readers, these illustrated classics allow them to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might be too complex for children their age. Colorful illustrations complement the stories and enrich the reading experience by depicting details that put the reader in the midst of the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background ...

Guillermo Rosales was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1946. From a very young age. He was disillusioned with the communist regime in his country which made it impossible for him to publish his volumes of writings, of which he was able to save El juego de la viola. In 1978 he went into exile and settled in Miami, where we wrote Boarding Home, winner of the 1986 Letras de Oro award, and one of the most outstanding novels in recent Cuban history. Suffering from an incurable mental ailment, as well as ghosts from his hostile past and a persistent sense of failure, Guillermo Rosales ended his life on...