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Roberto es un hombre acostumbrado a hacer lo que le da la gana. Un hombre independiente. Se jubiló hace seis años, pero, a sus setenta y un años, sigue traduciendo. Y cada mañana se sienta delante del ordenador, y traduce durante horas. La señora Dolores, la portera, sube a limpiar el piso un par de veces por semana pero cuando sufre una embolia y ya no puede volver a trabajar, Isabel, la hija de Roberto, insiste en que su padre pida una asistenta. Un lunes, Jacinta llama a la puerta.

St Saviours children’s home in London’s East End has provided a safe refuge for local children for decades, and Sister Beatrice and her team are as busy as ever. New staff member Jinny is glad to escape the lewd advances of her drunken and slovenly mother’s rotten boyfriends, but can she prove she isn’t a chip off the old block? As ever, the staff are tested when orphaned brother and sister Andy and Beth are brought to the home - they are clearly terrified of something, and Andy refuses to be sent home, but can Sister Beatrice get to the bottom of their story before they are returned to their stepfather?

A raw and inspiring how-to guide that will help you recommit to your life, find your drive, and take action to stay bold, honest, and accountable for lasting happiness. “If it’s time to make a bold and courageous shift in your life, Stop Living on Autopilot is the guide you need...

Le passioni e le vicissitudini della Sicilia dell'800 che si allargano fino a divenire universali...

Frauen, die ihre Träume wahr machten, wollten meist hoch hinaus und bei ihren Bemühungen konnte sie niemand aufhalten. Sie haben sich gegen Väter, Mütter, Brüder, Lehrer und gesellschaftliche Konventionen gestellt, um abzuheben und die gläserne Decke zu durchbrechen. Kurzweilige Lebensgeschichten von spannenden Frauen, die den großen Sprung wagten: Frauen, die im Hinterhof klein anfingen und später einen Weltkonzern leiteten, wie Margarete Steiff.

From Christina Lamb, the coauthor of the bestselling I Am Malala and an award-winning journalist—an essential, groundbreaking examination of how women experience war. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefields, longtime intrepid war correspondent Christina Lamb makes us witness to the lives of women in...

Alone and on the streets after their mother ends up in hospital, Charlie has promised his little sister, Maisie, he’ll never let her feel frightened again. That promise is hard to keep when Maisie falls ill. Hope comes in the shape of Susan and the other nurses at the local hospital. Times are tough, and lately they’ve seen even more children come through their doors who need kindness and a loving home. The only way to keep Charlie and Maisie out of the orphanage is to find them a good foster home, but there are far too many people who’d take them in for their own ruthless ends.

Un joven autista muy especial. Su regreso a casa luego de 10 años de desaparecido. Un detective y una terapeuta que intentarán descubrir el misterio de su pasado.

An awe-inspiring account of the afterlife and what happens when it spills over into the world of the living. The new novel from the most exciting new voice in the genre since Neal Stephenson. Loss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning. In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited. Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased. Yet Britain isn't the only contender for power in this life and the next.

Det är julafton och släkten är samlad, Felicia och Jonas, deras fyraåriga dotter och deras föräldrar. Mat och skratt, julklappar. De älskar sin familj, såklart, men Felicia och Jonas tänker på något annat. Att det var länge sedan de var ensamma, alltför länge sedan. Som den största julklappen av dem alla får de av farmor en barnfri julaftonskväll och så fort huset töms på folk kastar de sig över varandra. Det blir en fröjdefull, men inte alltför helig, julaftonsnatt.

"Rum 503, precis som första gången. Samma dörr kommer att öppnas. Min knutna hand närmar sig dörrspegeln i massivt trä. Vågar jag knacka? Jag vet ju vad som finns där bakom och det gör mig nervös. Nervös för att träffa Honom.". Hans ögon är iskalla, han talar inte mycket och är alltid stiligt klädd och sammansatt. Alice är hans motsats. Hon blir nervös inför varje möte med honom, och har svårt att dölja sina känslor och begär.

Emma and Leo have been together forever, but their relationship seems to have lost its sparkle. When Leo turns up to Emma's 30th birthday dinner unforgivably late and extremely drunk, she can't help wishing for someone to wave a magic wand and turn Leo into a reliable and considerate boyfriend. Then Leo's path crosses with a decidedly unusual girl called Isobel, and as he falls under her spell, Emma sees him change before her very eyes. Soon she regrets wishing for a new Leo at all.

Discover the “extraordinary” (The Washington Post) debut novel that “announces the arrival of a literary supernova” (The New York Times Book Review),“a drama of childhood that is as wild as it is intimate” (Chigozie Obioma). WINNER OF THE EDGAR® AWARD • ONE OF TIME’S 100...

I remember when we used to have a life and not just a "Lovefilm" account" Jon and Alice’s latest dinner party attempt results in some guests glad to get away. Alice is nostalgic for the past, but realises some things have always been the same.

Cristóbal Pera, cirujano universitario, es autor de numerosos libros sobre el cuerpo humano, escritos unos con palabras quirúrgicas, otros con palabas filosóficas y ahora, en estos Poemas a destiempo continúa su exploración de la "humana fábrica" a través de la palabra poética. Poemas a destiempo recoge su obra poética desde 2014 a 2016.

Cosa può fare un povero e annoiato latitante in un piccolo appartamento, obbligato a convivere con un altro mafioso, un orsacchiotto di peluche e una bambola gonfiabile? Si dà al cinema e decide di registrare delle critiche su alcuni film, per metterle in rete. Tutti i classici del cinema visti attraverso gli occhi perfidi e ingenui di un maldestro latitante. Le sue esilaranti reinterpretazioni di "Psyco", "La finestra sul cortile", "L'esorcista", "Taxi Driver", "Apocalypse Now", "ET", "Blade Runner", "Titanic", "Kill Bill", "Django Unchained" e tanti altri.

International bestselling author Susan Lewis’s riveting, unforgettable novel of a woman determined to protect her children—at all costs. A mother's worst nightmare becomes a reality… Angie Watts once had what seemed like an idyllic life: a house in a small town in the English countryside...

Set amidst the gorgeous backdrop of Provence, Serena Kent’s second book in the deliciously entertaining Penelope Kite series finds the amateur sleuth romantically linked with the mayor of St. Merlot and dashing to solve the murder of an expat artist—perfect for fans of Peter Mayle and Agatha...

He's a serial killer. A murderer of young women, all killed in brutal attacks. But despite Hamish Wolfe's conviction, he's always stuck to his story - he's innocent, and he's been wrongly imprisoned. And now he wants someone to investigate and, more importantly, to write his story. Maggie Rose is a notorious defense attorney and writer whose specialty is getting convictions overturned. At first Maggie is reluctant to even acknowledge Hamish's requests to meet, ignoring his letters. But this is a very charismatic and persuasive man, good looking and intelligent.

The Beat, the Hip & the Dead by veteran author Antonio Pineda is a fascinating, intelligent look into a time when the written word really meant something and all things - however out there - were possible. Pineda, a proud and original Beatster and hippie poet/author/actor/bard, tunes into the psychedelic roots of a time which changed the world forever. For all students and fans of everything that was good, true, and colorful in the Summer of Love and beyond.