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A road near the Portuguese border, June 1977. Juan and Rosa, barely teenagers, have an appointment at a clandestine abortion clinic, but an accident will prevent them from reaching their destination. Almost twenty years later, Rosa and her son Iván embark on what is to become their life's project, at the other end of the peninsula, confronting a past that is fast catching up with them.
Chance, love, disease, desire, madness, travel, family, relationships, fear, time, evil, depression, joy. These are only a few of the themes that Araceli Esteves tackles in Cracks in the Air, using the power of brevity which allows her to, in every case, convey the essential to the reader. Pills of truth. Lozenges of humour. Plasters, analgesics, injections.
This material provides ways in to Flamenco from a variety of angles: musically (in terms of the features of each palo or style), historically and socially (through the unwritten history of the gypsy book) and artistically (through the past greats of flamenco).
For a long time the art of flamenco has been passed down orally from generation to generation in families and neighbourhoods, by the great gypsy dynasties of Baja Andalucía. Persecution and marginalisation have left a trace of rebellion in the lyrics. During the 1930s fandangos were dedicated to Captain Jaca Fermín Galán and the "Republican bands".
Fishing flies are a world unto themselves.
This book presents a broad range of flies for catching trout and salmon, using the latest materials available on the market alongside some traditional ones. This means that man-made flies look more and more like real insects and so are more effective.
Alicia is looking for friends to form a football team. An entertaining adventure set in the world of football, in which the young characters will learn that in order to practise this sport, you need to work on four key areas: effort, training, sportsmanship and teamwork. 'Fora de joc' is a book which demonstrates how to be a better sportsman or sportswoman, as well as a better person.
This book offers us images of the most interesting rock formations of the Canary Islands: images that looks like animal, people and objects, accompanied by a sketch, a short poetic text, and geological information about the places they are found.
Mariano Fortuny i Marsal was Spain's most internationally recognised artist in the 19th century. His realist painting paved the way for the advancing modernity of the Impressionists. He died unexpectedly in Rome at the young age of 36, drowned in his own blood.
Luis Manuel Iglesias is a photographer who, where common mortals see a dead leaf sees a Menophra Abruptaria or a beautiful wild flower camouflaged as a Misumeta Vatia, while an insignificant twig or small branch turns out to be a Biston Betularia caterpillar.