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Clara é uma adolescente bonita, rica e tem tudo o que uma garota da sua idade gostaria de ter. Namora um garoto da escola e tem duas melhores amigas inseparáveis. O único problema é que ela é bipolar e sofre de disturbio de personalidade multipla. O que era para ser um fim de ano comum, com um baile de formatura muito esperado, acaba em tragedia, devido a chegada de uma nova aluna bonita e inteligente. Clara acredita que ela quer roubar seu lugar e, para impedir isso, faz de tudo para destruir a garota. Isso provoca uma serie de acontecimentos que resultam em diversas mortes.

Clara parece ter tudo o que uma adolescente poderia desejar: beleza, riqueza, um namorado popular e duas melhores amigas leais. No entanto, por trás dessa fachada de vida perfeita, ela lida com transtornos mentais graves, incluindo bipolaridade e transtorno narcisista. Enquanto se prepara para o to aguardado baile de formatura, sua estabilidade e desafiada pela chegada de uma nova aluna, inteligente e bela. Convencida de que a garota esta tentando roubar seu lugar, Clara entra em uma espiral de paranoia e manipulaço para afasta-la. O que começa como uma simples competiço por popularidade rapidamente se transforma em uma serie de eventos tragicos e mortais, deixando Clara confrontada com as consequencias devastadoras de suas açes.

This contemporary twist on Brief Encounter is a tender meditation on what might have been.Maybe we love people because they wont let us know them.A summers evening in Manhattan. Nothing - not cold drinks, not showers not a stroll through the chilly aisles of an all-night drugstore - can undo the heats hold on the city. Julian is half watching the evening news, his husband filling the dishwasher. Thats when it arrives. An email with the subject line: From Paul Axel. An email about a dead man from Carol - a woman Julian has never met. Paul has left a message hed like her to relay. Emails are exchanged. Morning coffee at the Bryant Park Grill is agreed. Carol, fulfilling Pauls final request, wonders how she will tell Julian of a life - and a love - he has no idea existed. A life, encased in a flash drive, containing multitudes.Readers adored Stowaways:I have unashamedly fallen in love with Andre Acimans writing. . . I couldnt stop reading until the very last page.Its a really beautiful book of two people talking about love.Poignant, heart-warming, stimulating and challenging. All readers should recognise something of themselves in this story.I had no idea what to expect going into this book but in true Andre Aciman style, I was floored by the sheer beauty of it.

La vida cuando era frágil es una novela que combina suspense y exploración psicológica para narrar el impacto de un acontecimiento que altera de manera irreversible la existencia de sus protagonistas. Ada Valero construye una trama en la que el pasado reaparece con fuerza, obligando a enfrentar secretos, culpas y decisiones no resueltas. La fragilidad del titulo alude tanto a la vulnerabilidad emocional como a la precariedad de las certezas que sostienen una vida aparentemente estable. A medida que la historia avanza, la tension se intensifica y los personajes deben confrontar la verdad que han intentado evitar. Con una atmosfera inquietante y un ritmo sostenido, la novela indaga en los limites del amor y en las consecuencias de aquello que no se dice

The ideas that shaped the modern world began with this book.In An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith lays the groundwork of modern economic thought. Through clear reasoning and powerful insights, Smith explores markets, labor, trade, and the forces that drive prosperity and national wealth.This landmark work introduces enduring concepts such as the division of labor, free markets, and economic self-interest, offering a framework that continues to influence economics, politics, and global policy today. More than a historical text, it is a profound examination of how societies organize production, exchange, and growth.An essential classic for readers interested in economics, philosophy, and the ideas that continue to shape the world.

Sylvie vive en un pueblo costero inglés con su perro y se ha obsesionado con su terapeuta. Es en las sesiones donde ha encontrado un lugar seguro para su desbordante manera de sentir. Lo que viene ahora es el intento cotidiano de vivir con una misma, con sus propios impulsos y carencias. Con humor seco y una observacion minuciosa, Adelaide Faith rehuye cualquier expectativa de sanacion mientras explora la soledad contemporanea, la busqueda de consuelo y la necesidad, a veces desesperada, de ser vista. Una novela debut tan ingeniosa como irreverente sobre la obsesion, la dependencia emocional y la busqueda de salvacion en los otros. Con una prosa afilada y sensible, Faith construye el retrato intimo de una mujer atrapada en sus fijaciones, hasta que una revelacion la obliga a mirarse a si misma. Extraña, meditativa y profundamente conmovedora, esta es una historia que explora con humor y lucidez los limites entre el deseo, la fantasia y la autonomia personal. PUBLISHERS WEEKLYMe quede hipnotizada por Felicidad eterna y, desde la primera pagina, cai irremediablemente presa de su hechizo. Sus paginas rebosan de un humor, una perspicacia, una dulzura y una humanidad poco comunes, ademas de una voz autentica y resonante. Es un libro precioso sobre el anhelo, la sensacion de no ser uno mismo, el dolor, la vulnerabilidad que conlleva el simple hecho de estar vivo, la amistad, la obsesion y la terapia. Queria pasarselo a todos mis amigos. Sheila Heti, autora de Pure Colour.Felicidad eterna explora lo que sucede cuando nos dejamos transformar por completo por la obsesion y el anhelo. La escritura de Adelaide Faith es desenfrenada y voyeurista, lo que da como resultado un libro verdaderamente especial. Esta novela no solo es sorprendente y divertida, sino tambien conmovedora y filosofica en su exploracion de lo que significa observar y ser observado. Chelsea Hodson, autora de Tonight Im Someone Else

El testamento espiritual de un poeta que supo capturar la esencia de lo inefable a través de rimas breves y prosas inmensas. Esta colección ofrece una visión íntima de la belleza, el dolor de la pérdida y la busqueda constante de un ideal artistico inalcanzable. Sus palabras siguen vibrando con una fuerza emocional que trasciende el tiempo, conectando con la sensibilidad de cada generacion.

Relatos cargados de atmósfera y misticismo transportan al lector a una España de castillos en ruinas y promesas que se cumplen desde el más allá. El autor utiliza la tradición popular para tejer historias de una intensidad lirica desbordante donde la pasion siempre encuentra un camino fantastico. Una obra esencial para comprender la fascinacion romantica por lo oculto, lo antiguo y lo profundamente emocional.

La bruma de las catedrales y el susurro de las sombras esconden amores prohibidos y pactos diabólicos en esta cumbre del romanticismo español. Bécquer transforma la prosa en poesía para narrar leyendas donde lo sobrenatural interviene en los asuntos del corazon con resultados tragicos. Es una invitacion a explorar el misterio que habita en los rincones olvidados de la historia y el alma.

¿Qué pasa cuando la persona que puede cambiarte la vida llega en el momento equivocado?Nicolás y Natalia se conocen a los veinte años en una fiesta cualquiera en Bogotá. Dos décadas, tres continentes y muchas relaciones despues, el azar sigue cruzandolosaunque nunca en el instante correcto.Con humor, precision y una mirada cercana, Adolfo Zableh retrata a dos personajes que encarnan los amores posibles y los imposibles, esos que nos acompañan incluso cuando no se cumplen. Nunca nosotros esuna historia sobre el tiempo, las decisiones y los encuentros que llegan tarde pero dejan una huella para siempre.

«O olho da rua fixa-nos. Sabe que o nosso rabo será dele muito em breve. E, como o único sector que está a expandir é o do gardanho, sentimo-nos cada vez mais próximas do roubo à mão armada. É a evol

A história de Lila continua agora na cidade de Nova York. Após pedir o divórcio de Paul para recuperar sua identidade, ela precisa navegar pela guarda compartilhada de sua filha, Michele, e pelo recomeço de sua vida profissional e amorosa.A trama se desenrola atraves de crises e reencontros. Os anos passam, Michele cresce e passa pela fase da puberdade; Paul evolui de um marido distante para um pai presente e parceiro responsavel.Lila se envolve com Nick; Paul encontra uma nova parceira, Ava.Diante de sentimentos conflitantes entre a liberdade individual e a maternidade, Lila continua buscando refugio em seu "chale" imaginario como um recurso eficaz para aprofundar sua jornada psicologica.A surpreendente descoberta da gravidez de Lila transforma sua jornada e nos faz imaginar: o que vira depois?

Rose Doubt grew up in difficult circumstances and suffers from a severe lack of self-confidence. To hide her problems from her surroundings, she takes on different roles in an attempt to fit in and conform to others - but at an increasingly heavy cost. Her method seems to work well, however, to the extent that she finds a partner, but he turns out to have been deceiving and taking advantage of her. Roses world is shattered when she realises this and tries to end her life with her own hands. Thats how she ends up in the psychiatric ward on Dr. Hector Souls shift, selflessly helping others. The doctor takes a keen interest in his patient and sets her the goal of becoming able to accept herself. But what could be the reason for this special care? Can a person with a damaged self-image from birth be completely cured? Find out in Adrianna D. Queens debut novel, a thrilling journey into the world of deep psychology, emotion and romance.

Pelo Sertão é a obra fundamental de Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco, um marco no regionalismo brasileiro que antecipou a Geração de 30. Publicada em 1898, a coletânea de doze contos transporta o leitor

Keren, una joven judía de mente rápida y excepcionalmente educada por su abuelo, el antiguo escriba real, sirve en la casa del influyente Daniel, gobernador de Babilonia. Su vida da un giro devastador cuando un tragico accidente la enfrenta a la ley implacable del "ojo por ojo" del Codigo de Hammurabi.Para escapar de la ira de sus enemigos, Keren se ve forzada a un exilio lejano y peligroso, huyendo de Babilonia hacia Ecbatana con la ayuda encubierta de los hijos de Daniel. Sin embargo, su destierro es solo el comienzo de una mision orquestada por la providencia divina. En la corte meda, Keren es designada para educar a un misterioso pastorcillo que guarda un secreto de sangre real.Tessa Afshar posee el don poco comun de entrelazar a la perfeccion investigacion historica, profundidad teologica, prosa lirica y personajes cautivadores. En El principe escondido, la aclamada autora nos transporta a los convulsos reinos de Babilonia, Media y Persia para narrar una historia epica de destino, exilio y redencion en el siglo VI a. C.

Agatha Christie: clásicos del suspenso que nunca fallan. Una confesión imposible y un misterio sin pruebas.Tres muchachas comparten piso en Londres. La primera es una fría y eficiente secretaria; la segunda, una talentosa artista; y la tercera sale en busca de Hercules Poirot, interrumpiendole durante su desayuno de brioche y chocolate caliente, para confesarle que es la asesina de sus otras dos compañeras. Despues desaparece misteriosamente. En medio de rumores sobre armas de fuego, cuchillos automaticos y rastros de sangre, Poirot debera emplear al maximo sus celulas grises para establecer, sin evidencia alguna, si la tercera muchacha es efectivamente culpable.

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie is a thrilling tale of espionage, intrigue, and daring adventure that introduces readers to the spirited detective duo Tommy and Tuppence. First published in 1922, this fast-paced novel blends mystery and political suspense, capturing the uncertainty and shifting loyalties of the postFirst World War era.The story begins in London, where childhood friends Thomas "Tommy" Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley find themselves restless and underemployed in a world reshaped by war. Determined to create their own opportunities, they form a bold new enterpriseYoung Adventurers, Ltd.advertising their willingness to undertake "any job, any time." Their playful experiment quickly becomes dangerously real when they are drawn into a conspiracy involving missing government documents and a shadowy figure known only as "Mr. Brown."What follows is a whirlwind of disguises, coded messages, secret meetings, and narrow escapes. As Tommy and Tuppence navigate a web of deception, they encounter suspicious strangers and uncover hidden alliances. The stakes rise with each discovery, revealing that their mysterious adversary may be closerand more powerfulthan they ever imagined.Christies storytelling combines suspense with wit, particularly through the lively banter and chemistry between her young protagonists. Unlike her more methodical detectives, Tommy and Tuppence rely on enthusiasm, courage, and quick thinking as much as on deductive reasoning. Their partnership adds warmth and humor to the unfolding danger, creating a dynamic balance between lighthearted adventure and genuine peril.Set against a backdrop of political instability and lingering wartime tensions, the novel reflects contemporary anxieties about revolution and betrayal. Christie skillfully captures the atmosphere of a society in transition, where secrets lurk behind respectable façades and trust is a rare commodity.The plot twists and turns with clever misdirection, leading to a dramatic confrontation that tests the bravery and loyalty of its heroes. As always, Christie keeps readers guessing, carefully planting clues while maintaining an air of unpredictability.The Secret Adversary stands as an exciting early example of Agatha Christies versatility, blending espionage thriller with classic mystery elements. With its spirited protagonists, intricate conspiracy, and brisk pacing, this novel offers a captivating journey into a world of hidden enemies and high-stakes intriguewhere courage and cleverness may be the only defenses against an unseen foe.

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie is a gripping early installment in the celebrated Hercule Poirot series, blending clever deduction, international intrigue, and unexpected twists into a masterfully constructed mystery. First published in 1923, this novel showcases Christies growing brilliance in crafting puzzles that challenge both her detective and her readers.The story begins when Hercule Poirot receives an urgent letter from a French millionaire who fears for his life. By the time Poirot and his loyal friend Captain Arthur Hastings arrive in northern France, the man has already been found deadstabbed in the back and discovered in a freshly dug grave near a golf course. What appears at first to be a straightforward crime of passion quickly unravels into a complex web of deception.As Poirot examines the evidence, he uncovers contradictions and hidden motives at every turn. The victims troubled marriage, mysterious neighbors, secret identities, and shadowy past all complicate the investigation. The peaceful coastal setting contrasts sharply with the dark secrets buried beneath its surface, creating an atmosphere of mounting suspense.Christie expertly plays with perception and misdirection, introducing a host of intriguing suspects whose alibis and stories rarely align. Clues are planted with precision, inviting readers to piece together the puzzle alongside Poirot. Yet as always, the famed Belgian detective relies not merely on physical evidence but on his understanding of psychologythe "little grey cells" that allow him to see what others overlook.Captain Hastings provides a lively counterpoint to Poirots meticulous logic. His perspective adds warmth and occasional humor, as well as moments of romantic distraction that further complicate matters. The dynamic between the two characters deepens in this novel, offering both camaraderie and contrast.One of the novels greatest strengths lies in its surprises. Just when the solution seems within reach, Christie deftly shifts the narrative, revealing new layers of intrigue. The final resolution is both satisfying and startling, demonstrating her skill at turning assumptions upside down.Set against the windswept landscapes of northern France, The Murder on the Links combines atmosphere, clever plotting, and memorable characters in a compelling tale of crime and deduction. It stands as a testament to Agatha Christies enduring genius and her ability to keep readers guessing until the very last page.With its intricate mystery and brilliant detective work, this classic novel remains an essential read for lovers of traditional whodunits and timeless crime fiction.

The Murder on the Links is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US, in the same year in the UK in 1923. It features Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings.The story takes place in northern France, giving Poirot a hostile competitor from the Paris Surete. Poirots long memory for past or similar crimes proves useful in resolving the crimes. The book is notable for a subplot in which Hastings falls in love, a development "greatly desired on Agathas part parcelling off Hastings to wedded bliss in the Argentine."Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings travel to Merlinville-sur-Mer, France, to meet Paul Renauld, who has requested their help. Upon arriving at his home, the Villa Genevieve, local police greet them with news that he has been found dead that morning.Renauld had been stabbed in the back with a letter opener and left in a newly dug grave adjacent to a local golf course. His wife, Eloise Renauld, claims masked men broke into the villa at 2 am, tied her up, and took her husband away with them. Upon inspecting his body, Eloise collapses with grief at seeing her dead husband.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916, and in the United States in 1920 and in the United Kingdom in 1921. Styles was Christies first published novel. It introduced Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will. The true first publication of the novel was as a weekly serial in The Times, including the maps of the house and other illustrations included in the book. This novel was one of the first ten books published by Penguin Books when it began in 1935. This first mystery novel by Agatha Christie was well received by reviewers. An analysis in 1990 was positive about the plot, considered the novel one of the few by Christie that is well-anchored in time and place.