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Una historia de amor poderosa y exquisita, en la que el deseo se cruza con la fama, la ambición y la fragilidad«Cristina Araújo tiene una habilidad narrativa única para describir el amor, y el retrat

ANTONIO MERCERO, UNO DE LOS AUTORES DE CARMEN MOLA, SORPRENDE CON UNA IMPACTANTE SAGA FAMILIARCuando Paula le regala a su hermano un antiguo reloj de pared creado por su bisabuelo, la madre de ambos sufre un infarto al verlo y termina hospitalizada. Paula comienza a indagar, porque su intuicion le dice que no ha podido ser una simple casualidad, y descubre un mensaje enigmatico dentro del reloj: Esta lloviendo y te quiero. ¿Y eso que significa? Su busqueda la llevara a desenterrar la historia de su familia en el Pais Vasco: cuatro generaciones marcadas por el hambre, el amor y la templanza. Desde las luchas politicas que desembocaron en la Guerra Civil y atravesaron la feroz epoca del franquismo hasta el presente. Una gran metafora sobre el tiempo, un hermoso tapiz de emociones sobre aquello que heredamos, una estremecedora saga familiar que recorre el ultimo siglo de España.

VUELVE EL MAESTRO DE LA NOVELA DE ESPÍAS.Vallés lo vuelve a hacer: después del éxito de Operación Kazán, con La caza del ejecutor se consolida como uno de los narradores más adictivos del panorama actual y demuestra que domina la geopolitica actual como pocos.En octubre de 2024, Mijail Serkin, maximo responsable del servicio de inteligencia exterior ruso, huye con su familia a las Maldivas. Su desercion esta a punto de desencadenar una operacion secreta de represalias sin precedentes. El asesinato de Serkin es solo el primero. El mensaje es claro: nadie escapa del Kremlin.Teresa Fuentes, agente del CNI, y Pablo Perkins, veterano de la CIA, lideran la investigacion en la sombra. Su mision: dar caza al asesino, un hombre sin rostro, entrenado para no dejar rastro. Pero pronto tendran que enfrentarse en una carrera contrarreloj contra una campaña de limpieza global, orquestada desde Moscu. Las victimas caen una tras otra, de Berlin a Washington, de Londres a Nueva York. Y todas tienen algo en comun: saben demasiado sobre un plan que pondria a Europa al borde de una guerra.Mientras la OTAN se prepara para sus mayores maniobras desde la Guerra Fria, los servicios secretos occidentales deberan responder a una pregunta urgente: ¿quien es realmente el asesino y que esta protegiendo?

El maestro de la novela histórica de suspense nos deleita con una historia de mujeres fuertes, decisiones difíciles y heridas que nunca cerraron. 300.000 lectores ya tienen a Rafael Tarradas Bultó en su lista de imprescindiblesBarcelona, 1880. Como protegida de una de las mujeres de la alta burguesia barcelonesa, Sara ha comenzado a trabajar en la colonia textil de la familia Bofarull. Alli, su prodigiosa mirada y su incomparable talento la llevaran a liderar el departamento de diseño, donde parece haber encontrado su vocacion. En la mansion de los propietarios, bien visible desde toda la colonia, su trabajo no pasa inadvertido, pero acechan demasiados problemas. Un trabajador ha sido asesinado y, cuando los sabotajes comienzan, Lourdes Bofarull, la fria e inteligente propietaria de la colonia, no se equivoca al creer que no seran los ultimos. Sin embargo, las amenazas no vienen solo de fuera. Los odios y las envidias de sus competidores se suman a la venganza de su mas brillante trabajadora. Desde dentro, cerca de su hijo Diego, pegada a su socia y cuñada Carmen, y con acceso a su circulo mas intimo, Sara esta dispuesta a vengar a su padre, muerto en una carga autorizada durante una revuelta obrera en la anterior fabrica textil de la familia.Un viaje al lujo de la burguesia barcelonesa que hizo del Ensanche su patio de recreo, al Madrid de los palacios aristocraticos y a la prosperidad de la industria textil organizada en colonias fabriles, pasando por la lucha de clases, donde solo el amor y la vocacion pueden frenar a la venganza y al odio.

Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.Two decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Bens relationship has settled into weary routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinters Betrayal. As rehearsals unfold, the plays shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far theyre willing to go in pursuit of desire.Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles weve been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.

Restores Dr Howard Somervell to his rightful place in the story of Himalayan exploration an unsung pioneer whose courage, compassion, and heroism shaped the foundations of high-altitude mountaineering... Hoyland writes with rare authority, empathy and insight, delivering a vital and beautifully told biography. Sir Chris BoningtonThe pioneers who attempted the first climbs of Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924 knew nothing about the mountain other than its height. They had to learn the hard way about the lack of oxygen, the jet-stream winds, the illnesses of altitude, and the vital importance of the Sherpas. They fought cerebral oedema, frostbite, hypothermia, and raging thirst in the cold, thin air. They had to find a route, avoid avalanches, and work out what to do when confronted by an insurmountable rock climb at extreme altitude. Many of them died.Howard Somervell was Mallorys closest friend on the mountain during those groundbreaking first ascents. An exceptionally gifted man, his life takes us far beyond the mountain: he had a double first from Cambridge, was a talented artist and an accomplished musician. He served as a surgeon at the Battle of the Somme during the First World War and was one of the foremost alpinists of the day when he was invited to join the 1922 expedition. After Everest, he was awarded an Olympic gold medal for Alpinism in 1924. But in India, he will be remembered as a surgeon who dedicated the remainder of his life to healing the sick.Those early climbers showed the way. Somervell took part in the first attempt to climb the mountain, and his oxygen-free height record in 1924 stood for over 50 years. This is his climb.

A superb writer, by turns funny, graceful, acidly cynical, lyrical.GuardianJem Calder is my new favourite writer. Andrew OHaganCalders writing achieves that rare thing of capturing how it feels to be young.EsquireChuck and Joey meet in a bar. Hes in his mid-thirties; shes twelve years younger. Hes long abandoned his ambition of becoming a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. Lead copywriter, he corrects himself. Joey lives paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately dreams of making it as a poet. They go back to Chucks luxury flat-a world away from Joeys cramped house-share, the crumbs in her bed. Soon, Joeys imagining a future between them, and Chucks moving on from a major change in his recent past. Amazing, how meeting a new person can make you feel so new.Funny, excruciating, and true, I Want You to Be Happy is a sharp-eyed tale of two people searching for meaning and connection in modern times, missing the mark maybe, but trying.

One of Americas great writers. RODDY DOYLEVlautins characters are a vast chorus of broken hearts, reaching for grace. COLIN WALSHNo one writes with such empathy and insight as Willy Vlautin. BEN MYERSVlautin writes about people overlooked by society and overlooked by literature. ANN PATCHETTThe moving, large-hearted story of a young boy in danger of slipping through societys cracks and the unlikely father figure who takes him under his wing.And try to breathe, man. You gotta remember to breathe. You wont get so panicky if you can remember that.Eddie Wilkens runs his own house-painting business. Forty-something and living alone, he just wants to take life one day at a time. When his eight-year-old neighbour, Russell, starts hanging around, Eddie sees that this small kid - with his single mother working nights and his violent older brother - is struggling to keep his head above water, and so tries to help.Equal parts heart wrenching and uplifting, The Left and the Lucky is a portrait of this unusual friendship - the ways hurt shatters people and the compassionate acts that can, maybe, hold some of those pieces together.

Radically lyrical, politically astute, this new collection features six writers whose every word is an act of affirmation. As it must be, for their art to flourish beside one of the worlds great languages.In Alcatraz: Poems from the Contemporary Welsh, we find youthful energies tackling climate change, global extinctions, even human life beyond our planet. Whether in Wales or Palestine, Manhattan or the island of Alcatraz itself, we learn that todays Welsh language poetry, with its unique perspective, is as valid as any verse in the world. And, possibly, more vital.If these translations take liberties, none are unforgivable. The spirit of each poem remains unblemished. Here, veteran writers, such as Menna Elfyn, Karen Owen and Iwan Llwyd, mix with the next generations Iestyn Tyne, Llyr Gwyn and Sian Northey. Alcatraz is an essential work for anyone interested in the good health of modern poetry in the UK.

They should have made sure he was dead.DI Hope Fenton is haunted by the abduction of her son Noah eight years ago. It shadows every investigation she works with her ex-husband, forensic scientist Dr Adam Fenton.One down.When a supposed overdose victim is found to have received a postcard marked Youre first, Hope uncovers links to a circle of privileged Cambridge alumni: an eco-entrepreneur, a surgeon, a lecturer, and a government minister. But are they potential victims - or suspects? And as the body count rises, could this case hold the key to Noahs disappearance as well?Four to go. Five Silver Spoons is a gripping tale of shameless entitlement and merciless revenge.

Something old, something red, something stolen, something dead.Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unusual, is gearing up as energetically as its aged inhabitants can for Bernadettes big wedding day. However, with the RSVPs comes an anonymous note that threatens to cast a pall over the upcoming festivities. Agnes is in (somewhat begrudging) wedding planning mode and she and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners decide to hide the note from the betrothed, not wanting to cause stress. It is up to Agnes to dig into this poison pen letter, determined to help the wedding go off without a hitch . . . aside from the bodies theyve already had to hide from the blushing bride.

Two plays from a rising-star playwright (Time Out), author of I F**ked You in My Spaceship.Slippery is a hilarious and heartfelt play about ghosts, sex, and spaghetti. Winner of Soho Theatres Tony Craze Award, it is premiered at Omnibus Theatre, Clapham, in 2026.Gave it to me when he died. Thought it was a bit odd. F**k flowers. Have an espresso machine.2AM. A London flat. Jude and Kyle return from A&E. One has slipped, but theyre both falling. A decade after their messy breakup, old wounds reopen as their tender reunion unravels into something more dangerous.Is This Us Fading Out is a play about a couple trapped in a post-breakup limbo, looking at their relationship after their relationship has ended.Should I go now?Or have tonight then go tomorrow and not come back?Samuel and Anthony ended it. Now what? What does it mean to break-up and not break-away? The play premiered as part of a digital showcase in 2020, produced by Swings&Roundabouts. It was subsequently performed at Watford Palace Theatre in 2021.

A summer of pleasure. A storm on the horizon.Its a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russias elite retreat to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs.When theyre having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Varvara just cant shake the feeling that their holiday idyll is built on borrowed time.As the party continues, how long can they ignore the storm on the horizon?Nina Raine and Moses Raines new adaptation of Maxim Gorkys razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial is premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2026.

The first volume of a sweeping fantasy by one of Japans most beloved storytellers, and the bestselling author of the Moribito series.The vast Umal Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought from a distant land by the first empress Kokun. Resistant to all parasites, the rice has sustained the empire, ensuring peace and prosperity for centuriesuntil now. When a mysterious infestation strikes, famine spreads and the empire begins to crumble.Fifteen-year-old Aisha, granddaughter of the deposed lord of West Kantal, flees to the imperial capital with her younger brother after a violent coup. There she meets the reigning Kokun, Oliean enigmatic girl worshipped for her supposed gift of scent, yet secretly powerless. As Aisha uncovers her own latent ability to perceive the natural world through smell, she and Olie form an unlikely alliance.Together, Aisha and Olie must uncover a hidden history and the truth behind the ohaleh rice, all the while battling forces that threaten not just the empires survival, but the very balance of nature.

Two plays from an award-winning playwright. When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening.It Walks Around the House at Night is a spinetingling new stage play, toured by ThickSkin in 2026.A late-night screening of a certain Steven Spielberg classic causes carnage on a university campus. What starts as a misunderstanding about the film quickly spirals into mass redundancies and bizarre conspiracies. The fight for academic survival is on.Jurassic is a ridiculous satire about fake news and fossils, premiered at Soho Theatre in 2025.

Part hallucinatory road trip, part feminist revenge fantasy: a wild, furious and mischievous novel from an incendiary new European talent.Filas mother Magdalena caused chaos every time she appeared in her daughters life. Fila hasnt seen her in years, not since she disgraced their family by advertising her brothel in the newspaper.Now, news comes from Italy: Magdalena is dead. Its time for Fila to finally face her family history.Fila collects her mothers ashes and sets out, urn in tow, to retrace the whirlwind life of the woman last known as Favorita.

In finance, man makes his own miracles. Jazz, Broadway and the Great Depression. In 1930s New York City, international financier Gregor Antonescus luck has finally run out. As news of a catastrophic business deal ripples across the world, he flees to the apartment of his estranged son Basil.There, Gregor will need all of his ruthlessness and ingenuity to save his reputation and keep his empire from collapse. But will he risk using his only son as a pawn in one last power play? A sharp and gripping tale of paternity and corruption, Terence Rattigans play Man and Boy was first performed in London in 1963. This edition was published alongside a revival at the National Theatre, London, in 2026. It features the original version of Rattigans play, with an authoritative introduction by Rattigan scholar Dan Rebellato and an afterword by Anthony Lau, director of the revival.

A touching, mysterious novel, imbued with the beauty and strangeness of a fairy tale. Ayegul SavaIn the wake of her fathers death, Agathe leaves New York and returns to her childhood home in the French countryside, after fifteen years away. Agathe and her sister Vera have not seen each other in all that time apart. Now, they must empty their home before it is knocked down. Vera stopped speaking when she was six, and as the pair clean and sift through a lifetimes worth of belongings, old memories and resentments surface.Tender, melancholic and evocative, The Old Fire is Elisa Shua Dusapins most personal and moving novel yet. An exploration of time and memory, of family and belonging, of the unsaid and the unanswered, it is also a graceful and profound exploration of how loss and grief can live alongside life and abundance.

Exquisite and unputdownable. RACHEL JOYCETenacious and tender . . . a modern tale of love blossoming in unlikely circumstances. AUBE RAY LESCUREPowerful and meditative . . . this will stay with me for years to come. CRYSTAL HANA KIMThis is a love story of two people working side by side but living worlds apart.Miras days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows - and who she fears shell never love - Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer.And then theres Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. The first person in this new world who listens to Miras hopes for who she yearns to become.But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldnt lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?