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Layla Birch siempre ha sido la chica buena: responsable, trabajadora y con la vida perfectamente planificada. Veterinaria de profesión, sabe lo que se espera de ella… y siempre ha cumplido. Todo camb

El descubrimiento internacional de una gran obra inédita. Ambientada en la decadente Viena de posguerra, una novela sobre el desarraigo, la culpa y la identidadA comienzos de los años cincuenta, Viena, una ciudad en ruinas tras la segunda guerra mundial, se ha convertido en un lugar extraño en cuyas calles se cruzan personas que buscan recomponer los fragmentos de una existencia destrozada por la contienda con otras que no han salido tan mal paradas. A esta ciudad que se levanta penosamente de sus cenizas empiezan tambien a regresar los exiliados, como Kuno Adler, un cientifico judio; el oportunista Theophil Kanakis; Marie-Theres, una melancolica adolescente, o Nina y Lorenzo Grein, dos hermanos aristocratas arruinados. Con una precision y sensibilidad exquisitas, De Waal construye una vivida historia de posguerra, y retrata una Viena degradada por la violencia que intenta recobrar su identidad. Fascinante y tragica, El regreso de los exiliados es un artefacto que captura un momento de la historia de forma tan nitida y atemporal como una fotografia.El hallazgo del manuscrito de esta novela y su publicacion en 2013, treinta y dos años despues de la muerte de su autora, supuso una restitucion necesaria: la de una voz literaria destinada a ocupar un lugar propio en la memoria de la posguerra europea, que hoy podemos disfrutar por primera vez en español.De Waal ha creado un retrato inusual, evocador y totalmente memorable. Esperemos que esta novela encuentre ahora el publico que se merece. Erika Dreifus (The Washington Post)Una novela de gran vivacidad y enorme ternura, que en el fondo retrata lo que supone regresar del exilio. En sus paginas vemos reflejada a una escritora francamente ambiciosa y a una mujer de un coraje formidable. Edmund de WaalUn excelente analisis sobre la perdida, una maravillosa instantanea de una ciudad y una sociedad destruidas y en una encrucijada. The GuardianEl regreso de los exiliados es a la vez una rareza y el legado agridulce de una escritora con talento que fusiona los placeres narrativos de la ficcion con una verosimil instantanea historica. The Chicago Tribune

Babilonia, 323 a. C.El gran Alejandro Magno ha muerto, dejando como legado el mayor y más temible imperio jamás visto. Mientras exhala su último aliento, rodeado de sus siete generales más cercanos, Alejandro se niega a nombrar heredero. Se limita a susurrar: Al mas fuerte.La despiadada batalla por el trono comienza tan pronto como se extiende la noticia de la subita e inesperada muerte del rey. Inmediatamente empezara a tejerse una complicada red de alianzas rapidamente acordadas y facilmente rotas y oscuras conspiraciones. Un escenario en el que cada rival tiene su propio plan y no duda en traicionar al que se interponga en su camino.Pero ¿quien vencera? El casi elegido, la madre, el tuerto, la gata salvaje, el general, la guerrera, el bastardo, el regente Al final, solo un hombre o, quiza, una mujer podra salir victorioso. La lucha por el poder promete ser larga y cruenta

El retrato lírico y descarnado de cinco generaciones de mujeres en un país sacudido por las violencias políticas del siglo xx.Ocho años después de emigrar a Alemania, Ryna emprende un tortuoso viaje de regreso a la remota aldea bielorrusa donde crecio. En pocos dias ha perdido su trabajo en una residencia de ancianos debido a su alcoholismo y ha muerto su abuela Darafeia, una curandera muy respetada por su maña para amansar a maridos pendencieros y tratar la infertilidad. El funeral de su abuela propicia el reencuentro de Ryna con el pasado sangriento de su pais, preservado en la memoria de varias generaciones de mujeres, heroinas a su pesar que jamas perdieron la conviccion de que, incluso en tierra arrasada, la vida debe continuar.Basandose en testimonios directos y una exhaustiva investigacion documental, Eva Vienaviec rescata las penalidades y los milagros cotidianos la llegada de la television, el drenaje de un pantano, brebajes y hechizos ancestrales en un rincon del Este de Europa zarandeado por las turbulencias politicas del siglo xx: la Revolucion de Octubre, dos guerras mundiales, el avance nazi, los pogromos y la colectivizacion forzosa.La critica ha dicho...En este libro reconozco la aldea donde creci. Aquel villorrio ya no existe, pero Eva Vienaviec le ha insuflado vida en mi alma. Svetlana AlexievichVienaviec escribe como quien clava estacas en la tierra: con precision y vigor. Stefanie Panzenbock, FalterAfilada y cristalina como el vodka Judith Leister, Neue Zurcher ZeitungCon un lenguaje visualmente rico e inquietante, Eva Vienaviec habla de su querida abuela al tiempo que ilumina un pedazo de la historia cotidiana de Europa del Este en el siglo xx. Terry Albrecht

Huyo de la crueldad de mi padre, el rey malvado que me robó el futuro. En las calles, la muerte me acecha, atrapada entre una rebelión y el reinado de un tirano.Capturada por aquellos que juraron acabar conmigo, los rebeldes ignoran mi verdadera identidad: soy la hija desaparecida del rey al que odian. Frente a una eleccion imposible, debo decidir: unirme a ellos o caer bajo el filo de sus espadas.Pero Dacre, el hijo del implacable comandante rebelde, se debate entre la desconfianza y un deseo que refleja el mio. No permite que nadie me toque e intenta protegerme, pero me amenaza a cada paso que damos.A medida que los secretos se entrelazan mas alla del Reino Velado, una batalla feroz se libra en mi interior. Cuanto mas convivo con los rebeldes y con su causa, mas choca mi lealtad al reino con la innegable devocion que siento por Dacre y mas fuerte se hace la llama que arde entre nosotros.En un mundo donde el amor y el odio son las dos caras de una misma moneda, me descubro atrapada en una delicada danza entre el deseo prohibido y el destino que me persigue.

Neal Stephenson, en medio del desierto y bajo la protección de mezcalito, habla con un escorpión que le ofrece un arma para los niños perdidos del futuro. SH00TER es la historia de esos niños perdido

Tras el éxito de Joël Dicker, llega un thriller convertido en fenómeno internacional, publicado en catorce países.Una novela que guarda el gran enigma, ¿quién se oculta detrás de Marceau Miller?Hay h

Edna OBriens wonderful, wild and moving novel shocked the nation on its publication in 1960. Adapted for the stage by the author, The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing telling of this classic coming of age story.This new edition of The Country Girls was published to coincide with its revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2019.

The ongoing saga of Valdemar enters a new era with this epic trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author and Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.Beloved legend-in-his-own-mind Kelvren, a true luminary among gryphons, leads an air force of foreign agents and a flotilla of craft into the mystery of Lake Evendims storm-sieged center. The second explosion of the Cataclysm occurred there, but why was it less destructive than the first one? Kelvren and old friend Firesong think the answers will also explain the surge of otherworldy, deadly creatures bringing lethal chaos to Valdemar. Displaced allies and shocking truths are discovered among the Lakes horrors and twisted islands tortured by magics fury!

1984. Girlo Wolf is born into a world of pickets and poverty. Life on The Rock is precious, but growing up is far from easy. Struggling with her mental health and the backlash of childhood trauma, she falls into a dark underworld of sex, drugs and alcohol. Driven by the stories of home, Girlo finds freedom in writing and strives to become a poet, discovering that her words are a vehicle to recovery and survivorhood.A gut-punching tribute to the reality of life in post-industrial Britain, Gemma June Howells debut novel is an authentic portrayal of the intergenerational struggles of working-class communities and one womans journey to empowerment."A testament to the joy and redemption of breaking the rules and breaking the mould." Rachel Trezise"An omnivorous mind." Niall Griffiths"Fierce, furious and heartfelt, Howells The Crazy Truth explodes from the page" Carly Holmes

Welcome to Kathryn Grays Hollywood or Home, a poetry collection with as much ruthless glamour as any Old Hollywood movie. These worldly-wise poems explore celebrity culture in a mode that is both seriously playful and playfully serious. Here, melancholy and humour, irony and sincerity can be often found in the same poem, creating a rich experience for the film buff or fan of celebrity culture, as the book is full of easter eggs and movie references.Spectres of Hollywood haunt the collection: moguls, politicians, starlets, and monsters. They leap from screen and stage to page, as in Portrait of my Superego as Mommie Dearest: youre / the one swinging the axe, Mommie.Famous actors drop in to entertain, for example in Meryl Streep is my Therapist or Six Ways of Looking at John Cazale, while writers do their best to pitch their best ideas, working hard to convince: Its "relatable". / Its really "relatable" stuff (High-concept).Film memorabilia is explored, likeThe Deer Hunter s bandana, as well as movie-business secrets: the title of As told by Alan Smithee refers to the alter ego that directors use in movie credits when they want to disown their films.Stock characters and plots show up, like the Handome Weeping Boy, and The Meet-Cute, that scene in a romantic comedy where a couple have a first hilarious or cute meeting. Classic 1980s movies like Pretty in Pink andTop Gun make their cameos. Power couples take their place, like Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner in Night and Day, 1957, and melodrama heightens to Douglas Sirks grand levels in Love. All the stories and characters loom larger than life, and asthe narrator asks, contemplating celebrity Tweets in Fresh Hell,Why cant life be EVERYTHING IN CAPS LIKE CHER?.In decadent celebrity culture, where a star is born every minute and becomes a flop even more quickly, these fierce and funny poems open space for the writer to reassess failures and successes, to overcome writers block, and to remember that we never stop longing for our old dreams to come true. Gray is writing at the top of her game with her much-anticipated second collection. Out of Hollywoods brutal disdain for failure, Gray manages to find spectacle and survival.Grays long-awaited second collection both celebrates and accuses the glamour and imagination of the movies in particular, and of art in general. Whether its Meryl Streep or Ferris Bueller or John Cazale shes writing of, Gray is illuminating, funny, and frequently moving. Underpinning the comedy and satire, though, is a real pain at lifes jolts and times relentlessness: "What happened to the script?", Nick Laird, author of Feel FreeHollywood or Home shines a light on the filmic quality of daily life, reminding us just how thin the membrane between fiction and reality can be. Within its pages we encounter the Mind in various guises: as an invalid from the nineteenth century, a rain-streaked window-pane and (my favourite) a cabinet populated by indescribable figurines. Bristling with energy, humour and kick-ass bravura, at the same time these poems tremble with deeply felt emotion. - Julia Copus, author of Girlhood

The first English-language collection from one of Indias most hard-hitting writers, these poems brilliantly exemplify writing as an act of resistance. Militant, satirical, and biting, Kalyani Charal pulls no punches in eviscerating paternalistic - and patriarchal - bourgeois socialists who speak on behalf of others.Writing from lived experience, Charal delineates the bourgeois values that fuel the social machinery of caste oppression, while drawing parallels with social and racial marginalisation around the world. Thus, in her poetry, the specificity of Dalit lives in Bengal, a region which prides itself on its Leftist history and enlightened culture, and whose partition into India and Bangladesh has left a legacy of communal tension, refugees, and statelessness, is at the same time the universality of precarity, marginality and dispossession. Finally, there is space for love - wistful and full-throated, with an attentiveness to the natural world that speaks to her claim that "all Dalit woman writers are eco feminists".

A Scots Quair is revolutionary - innovative in its form, deft and humorous in its use of the Scots language, courageous in its characterisation and politics. Central to the trilogy is Chris Guthrie, one of the most remarkable female characters in modern literature. In Sunset song, Gibbons finest achievement, the reader follows Chris through her girlhood in a tight-knit Scottish farming community: the seasons, the weddings, the funerals, the grind of work, the gossip. As the Great War takes its toll, machines repalce the old way of life. Cloud Howe and Grey Granite take Chris from her rural homeland to life in an industrial Scotland and the desperate years of the Depression. The triology as a whole is a major achievment, a picture of society undergoing traumatic and far-reaching transformation. Always readable, never sentimental, A Scots Quair is one of the most important works of Scottish literature.

T. S. Eliot took George Barker onto the Faber poetry list in 1935 with Poems, when Barker was only twenty-two. This was the beginning of a publishing association which would endure through nineteen further volumes. There was an earlier Collected Poems published in 1957, but this edition, published in 1987 towards the end of the writers life, is the definitive edition. Here, readers have access to the contents of all of those volumes together with lesser-known work published by smaller presses and journals both in the UK and abroad. The book allows us to follow the evolution of a major talent who subscribed to no school and scorned all affiliation, but whose work is uncompromisingly true in both its stylistic integrity and its unswerving conception of poetic responsibility.His work was passionate, intellectually challenging and highly original, his language incantatory and often hypnotic. Peter Wilby, Guardian

"And I struggle to find my place in this dark novel. I yearn for passion and despair for that is what makes good literature while Ishwari seeks a life of joy for herself and her son."A powerful novel from the author of Panty about a woman who runs away from home, seeking to free herself from the shackles of society and familial attachments, and instead devote her attentions to writing a novel. When she realises that her five year old son Roo has followed her, Ishwari struggles with her identity as a mother and the responsibilities that brings, versus the guilty knowledge that she cannot want her own child when his existence requires her to suppress her own dreams.Ishwari and Roo wander the streets at night, looking for a place to stay, until an elderly caretaker takes pity on them and offers them an empty room on the terrace of a guest house. Ishwari gets work as a caregiver to the handsome gentleman who lives next door, while Roo, who is lame, spends all day locked up in the room on the roof. Pulsating with raw energy, Abandon gives voice to the perpetual conflict between life and art.

The Last People Youd Expect is the second book from author Spencer Wise, following the publication of his 2018 debut, The Emperor of Shoes.

In 2009, young Isla Blake disappeared from her sisters birthday party in Northumberland and she was never found.Fifteen years later, when an updated E-fit image of what Isla would look like now goes viral, everyone begins to suspect that the unassuming Ruby must be Isla Blake.Enveloped in a swarm of media attention and publicity, including that of Islas parents Keira and Finn, Ruby is thrust into the centre of a case she had never thought she would be a part of.As the case unfolds and Ruby begins to question her own identity, the same questions plague her over and over again. Is she Isla? If so, who took her? And what exactly happened to Isla all those years ago?

A queer, Black horror-thriller about a woman returning to the upstate New York town in which she grew up in order to uncover the terrifying truth about her mother and a set of terrifying paintings. From the author of the TikTok sensation Cinderella is Dead.Perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and Riley Sagar.Jasmine Payton is glad that her mother is dead.Not that Antonia was much of a mother to begin with. Forced to endure alcohol-fueled rages her entire childhood, Jasmine escaped Antonias abuse as a teenager and never looked back. Now, shes an investigative journalist, is a mom herself, and has firmly put her past behind her when she gets the call to make arrangements for her deceased mother. Her hopes to quickly bury her and skip town are dashed when the police wont release her body, as Antonia is a suspect in a recent missing persons case.With nothing to do but wait for the detectives to work the case, Jasmine starts cleaning out Antonias belongings when she discovers several unsettling items: gruesome paintings that depict all manner of torture and a series of deranged letters in which Antonia admits to brutalizing inmates while she was the warden at the local prison.Trusting her journalistic instincts, Jasmine tracks down information about the now-abandoned prison, convinced that its still harboring deadly secrets tied to her mothers past. As she explores the bowels of the penitentiary, she uncovers the truth behind Antonias obsession with one inmate and how they connect to her disturbed paintings.

A chilling, claustrophobic retelling of Rebecca, rooted in Chinese-American history from the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of Bound Feet. Perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and Get Out.Mixed media fine art photographer Lydia Chen dreams of gaining fame and fortune, even as shes forced to do odd jobs to pay the billslike running a gothic portrait photo booth for Seattles elite during a lavish charity event. But fate intervenes when she wins the event raffle for a once-in-a-lifetime retreat to Stormraven, a 19th-century estate owned by the Vandermeer family on a private island off Washingtons coast. There, she meets Henry Vandermeer, the enigmatic young scion of his clan. Charmed by Henry and drawn to his beautiful estate, Lydia joins his mysterious family and moves into Stormraven.With her sudden change in fortune, Lydia leaves behind the daily grind to chase her artistic aspirations, settling into seemingly idyllic surroundings. But with each passing day, ominous nightmares come to the fore, as Lydia catches glimpses throughout the property of a ghostly woman who eerily resembles herself. The more she investigates the mansions chilling secrets, the more she feels her sanity slipping under the weight of its emerging terrors. For Lydia soon discovers she is not the first to be trapped in Stormravens hallowed hallsand if she fails to unearth its rotten truth, her new home may soon become her eternal prison.

One family. One cursed house. One hundred years.A unique, ambitious, and witty gothic horror puzzle-box, exploring over a century of hauntings across a single house in the North of England. Perfect for fans of Andrew Michael Hurley and Catriona Ward.Delfling Hole, a small country cottage nestled in a dark, wet corner of the Peak District. Home to many. Grave to many more. You could say that it has seen better days, but thats not really true. Is it?1819.A young doctor arrives in a small village to help with a smallpox outbreak, but when his wife takes against an old friend of his who comes to stay at their house, he begins to believe she may be possessed.1946.A young girl takes part in a seance as her father lies dying upstairs, but as she and her siblings summon the ghosts of war, they realise they may have welcomed something terrible into their home.1987A tabloid newspaper, desperate to exploit a local story of a man living in a haunted house, takes things much too far, with devastating consequences.2023.After the death of her mother, Vee discovers that Delfing Hole has been left to her. But she doesnt want it. Who would? Returning to the house that served up so many nightmares to her as a child, she soon discovers that she may hold the key to stopping them once and for all.But after more than a century of horrors, is Delfing Hole ready to give up so easily?A searing and ambitious take on the haunted house novel, this is a wildly inventive debut about one working class family, haunted across generations, marking the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in horror.