Espino gris

A modern rhyme retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

Jana es la segunda de seis hermanos. Todos la llaman así, aunque en realidad se llama María Juana, y es ella quien narra las historias que le ocurren a su familia en un pueblo en el que los atardeceres rojos son el mayor atractivo.

Martha Riva Palacio reshapes the myth of Orpheus to create a love story that repeats through time. The poetic prose, that is present in this short novel captivates and surrounds the reader into an atmosphere where Eurydice sings through the corridors of Argos, while a ship is suspended in the sea of time and Orpheus narrates, sometimes in his own voice, some others in the voice of his beloved, this encounters and disagreements, on which he will have to turn back again and again. Many stories intertwine this novel, making the reader the one and only person to discover which one is the real one ...

Gato azul cuida, en la noche, el sueño de su amiga, para que el sonido del saltamontes, de la rana, del búho y del gallo no la desvelen. Es en la mañana, cuando la niña despierta, que Gato azul puede dormir plácidamente.