Félgora y la Antesala del Olvido

Maia, an English orphan, is sent to live with distant relatives in the Amazon at the beginning of the 20th century. She is excited at the prospect of exploring the new environment, but her family avoids any contact with nature, or Brazilian culture. Maia must get to know this new world on her own by escaping her relatives watchful eyes and making new friends, all the while avoiding the trouble that seems to follow her... Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Ambientada en el lugar ficticio del siglo 19 de Old Chester, un pueblo rural del oeste de Pensilvania a pocos kilómetros de Pittsburgh, entonces una ciudad industrial en auge. Helena Richie deja a un marido borracho, que había matado a su hijo, y comienza una nueva vida en Old Chester con su amigo Lloyd Pryor. La mayoría cree que los recién llegados Helena y Lloyd son hermano y hermana. Helena adopta a un niño sin hogar, David, que había estado bajo la tutela del ministro de la ciudad, el Dr. Lavendar. Cuando el esposo de Helena muere, ella piensa que ve un camino a seguir en una nueva...

Following a rather unpleasant divorce and months during which the author constantly felt sorry for himself, the teachings of Og Mandino and the writings of Eric Butterworth combined to inspire a unique book that has become a classic over the years--an inspirational novel that teaches the reader how to use pain to get in touch with the true inner self and learn who the individual really is; what they firmly believe and what they feel; and how not to delve into the depths of depression, anger, remorse or any other negative emotional response that can keep a person in the dark.

In this modern novel by Marina Perezagua, Don Quixote is disguised as C3P0 and Sancho Panza has chosen an Ewok suit to cross over to New York. In one of many chance encounters on their trip, a woman gives her Bible to Don Quixote who avidly reads it for a week. This reading inspires the adventures of the pair as they explore recognizable parts of the city today. In these short stories, New York appears as a big state where anything can happen.