Agosto y fuga

A collection of short stores that contain traces of Cuban culture as well customs from the state of Tennessee, where the author, a medical doctor, practiced for many years.

Claudius Galenus and his life. It'll be a very long night; the future of the Empire is at stake; while waiting for a resolution, Claudius Galenus makes a balance of his own life. In spite of certain troubles, he considers himself to be privileged: he has known the love of three women, and his profession has allowed him to travel throughout the world and meet all kinds of people.

Cuanto más apasionados eran sus encuentros, más perdía él la razón y más deseaba rendirse a ella... La bella Raina Kahlil estaba contenta hasta que su ausente prometido, el jeque Dharr Halim, decidió llevársela a su reino para visitar a su familia y no para casarse. Debía resistirse a la atracción que su prometido le inspiraba, a pesar de que se había estado reservando para él. Dharr se había preparado para casarse algún día con Raina a pesar de que no la amaba. Pero ella parecía empeñada en llegar hasta su fortificado corazón...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Magnificent: a dizzying tale of drama, intrigue and passion' MAIL ON SUNDAY As a child, Daniel Sempere discovered among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books an extraordinary novel that would change the course of his life. Now a young man in the Barcelona of the late 1950s, Daniel runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop and enjoys a seemingly fulfilling life with his loving wife and son. Yet the mystery surrounding the death of his mother continues to plague his soul. Just when Daniel believes he is close to solving this enigma, a conspiracy more sinister...