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The disturbing story of a relationship. What happens to fairies who can't find true love? Lili believes in fairies, Marlene doesn't. Marlene and Lili, sanity and madness, invite us into the front row of the disturbing story, set in Barcelona, of the relationship between their mother—a Berlin teacher of Catalan—and "Mom's new girlfriend".
Eight narratives almost entirely featuring women, daughters of pop culture, who live under their crowns of an "existential literary and musical narrative" and yearn for fascination. For these women, some young and some not so young, photography, music, song, art and beauty are not things that bring them levels of pleaseure, but a way of being and understanding the world.
Werner is a member of Nazi Germany's Hitler Youth as the country prepares for war. His family has a great secret, and when it is revealed Werner is forced to flee across Europe. His flight takes him first to Trieste, and then to France. Lertxundi alternates reflection, action and suspense in this captivating novel, leading the reader to a fascinating denouement.
Lisbon, November 1942. Portugal has received an ultimatum to go to war. The terror of Nazi occupation or Allied bombing takes over the city. In one long, single night, thousands of refugees from all over Europe wait for the boat Boa Esperança (good hope) to depart so they can save themselves.
There has always been a very fertile relationship between literature and cinema. The first great directors, such as Griffith and Eisenstein claimed that they worked like storytellers of realist fiction and, in turn, great literary authors have recognized cinematic techniques in their work.
Jerusalem. Nora has just lost her best friend; she has killed herself at the Jewish market. A few months later another terrorist attack, this time against a Palestinian child, will affect her closely. The pillars of her life collapse. One after another, several events take place that will make her take sides: in favour of hate or in favour of love.
On 20th November 1936 a man died and a myth was born. Buenaventura Durruti, the mechanic, anarchist gunman, and member of the Barcelona anti-fascist militia. Half a century later the French journalist Libertad Casal decides to uncover the mystery of his death.
This book shows children and adults the magic of words, the mystery of fortune telling and the amazing experience of having an art exhibition in your own home. What more could you want?
Footballers who stopped wars, like Drogba. Sportsmen who said no to Hitler, like Sindelar, or who were bold enough to refuse to shake Pinochet's hand, like Caszely. Factory workers who could fill stadia, like the Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C. Heroines who defied the most stringent prejudice, like Marta Vieira.
Alicia is a young supply teacher who has to move with her three-year-old daughter to the the capital of La Mancha to teach in a school for a few months. In her home town, she leaves behind her husband and a satisfactory, stable life that could almost be classified as happy. In Toledo she stays in the house of her aunt, Lara, who has a secret as dreadful as only domestic secrets can be.