El amor es la respuesta

Con tinta sangre es un bolero; la voz en primera persona del narrador se confunde con la música de fondo del Guayaba Club, donde se entrecruzan la ambigüedad del presente y la fatalidad del pasado de una historia de amor y de muerte. Una vieja pasión de la que sólo quedan sombras en la madera, se va descubriendo de su velo al ritmo de una aterciopelada voz que suena a mar.

Max Martin has fallen on hard times. His career in journalism has taken a dive. His marriage is on the rocks and his two lovely kids are away. A chance visit to a local Art Gallery sets him on a quest to find the Artist who he thinks is very trendy. Following this trail, the journey takes him across New Zealand and eventually across continents. Max decides to rejuvenate his flagging writing career by writing a novel, tentatively, titled: Beautiful Brushstrokes. He records all the research in his notes and eventually finds, part way through, that his quest is shaping up to be something more...

Una novela sobre la belleza de lo imperfecto y lo efímero. Samuel mantiene desde hace ocho años una relación con Gabriela, pero sigue viviendo solo en su piso de soltero, ocupado con sus clases de alemán y ayudando ocasionalmente a Titus, su vecino redactor de manuales de autoayuda. La primera mañana de junio recibe una postal sellada en Japón que muestra un gato con la pata levantada y una enigmática nota: «WABI-SABI.» Días más tarde le llega una segunda postal con la fotografía de un templo. Un evento inesperado le impulsará a viajar al país asiático, donde aprenderá la...

Everyone in Washington knows Madeleine and Jack Hunter. Maddy is an award-winning TV anchorwoman and Jack is the head of her network. To the world, theirs is a storybook marriage. But behind locked doors a very different story emerges; as Maddy's career soars, a bitter edge of control and jealousy has crept in. The cruelty she experiences at Jack's hands leaves no bruises, no scars, only the wounds of fear, humiliation and isolation. Maddy's journey to healing begins when the President's wife offers her the opportunity to join her newly-formed Commission on Violence against Women. There Maddy ...