Claire North

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From the multi award-winning Claire North comes the final book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

Durante veinte años, Penélope y las mujeres de Ítaca han mantenido la isla a salvo, enfrentándose a pretendientes ambiciosos y reyes dispuestos a tomar lo que no les pertenece. Pero la paz nunca es eterna, y el fragil equilibrio que han logrado esta a punto de romperse.Un mendigo ha llegado al palacio. Cubierto de sal y golpeado por el oceano, es despreciado por los pretendientes. Pero Penelope ve mas alla de su apariencia: reconoce en el a Ulises, el esposo que partio a la guerra y ahora regresa. Sin embargo, este Ulises no es el heroe que todos recuerdan. Al regresar a la isla disfrazado, no solo planea su venganza contra los pretendientes una venganza que desatara una guerra civil, sino que tambien pone a prueba la lealtad de su reina. ¿Ha sido ella fiel durante todos estos años? ¿Cuanta sangre esta dispuesto a derramar Ulises para estar seguro?La cancion de Penelope esta llegando a su fin, y la cancion de Ulises debe resonar en los pasillos de Itaca. Pero antes, Penelope debera desplegar toda su inteligencia y astucia.

A retelling of Penelope’s story during Odysseus’s absence, where abandoned women and goddesses shape the fate of Ithaca.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Ithaca - A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.On the isle of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband, Odysseus, sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes, king of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.Orestes's hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, racked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind.Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the Furies circle him. His uncle, Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes's throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep war from Ithaca's shores. Her only allies are Elektra and Helen of Troy, Menelaus's enigmatic wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world..

Harry August is on his deathbed. Again.No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes.Until now.As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. ''I nearly missed you, Doctor August,'' she says. ''I need to send a message.''This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says. 'I need to send a message.' This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

La muerte nos visita a todos. Pero, justo antes, lo hace Charlie.Puedes encontrártelo en un hospital, en mitad de una zona de guerra o junto a un accidente de tráfico.Cuando venga a verte, ¿le estrecharas la mano y aceptaras el regalo que te ofrece? ¿O fingiras que no prestas atencion a lo que viene a decirte?Algunas veces su visita es benigna, pero en otras se trata de una advertencia. Con el,nunca se sabe.

THE END OF THE DAY: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR 2017

The electrifying new thriller from the acclaimed author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. He tried to take my life. Instead I took his. It was a long time ago. I remember it was dark, and I didn''t see my killer until it was too late. As I died, my hand touched his. That''s when the first switch took place. Suddenly, I was looking through the eyes of my killer, and I was watching myself die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. Some people touch lives. Others take them. I do both.

The electrifying new thriller from the ingenious voice that brought you The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Touch.Listen.All the world forgets me. First my face, then my voice, then the consequences of my deeds.So listen. Remember me.My name is Hope Ardern, and you won''t know who I am. We''ve met before - a thousand times. But I am the girl the world forgets.It started when I was sixteen years old. A slow declining, an isolation, one piece at a time.A father forgetting to drive me to school. A mother setting the table for three, not four. A teacher who forgets to chase my missing homework. A friend who looks straight through me and sees a stranger.No matter what I do, the words I say, the people I hurt, the crimes I commit - you will never remember who I am.That makes my life tricky. But it also makes me dangerous...THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF HOPE is the tale of the girl no one remembers. But this gripping story - of love and loss, of hope and despair, of living in the moment and dying to leave a mark - is novel that will stay with you for ever.

My name is Hope Arden. I am the girl the world forgets. It started when I was sixteen years old. A father forgetting to drive me to school. A mother setting the table for three, not four. A friend who looks at me and sees a stranger. No matter what I do, the words I say, the crimes I commit - you will never remember who I am. That makes my life tricky. It also makes me dangerous ...The Sudden Appearance of Hope is the tale of a girl no one remembers, yet her story will stay with you for ever.

The electrifying new thriller from the author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - selected in 2014 for the Richard and Judy Book Club, Waterstones Book Club and BBC Radio 2 Book Club. He tried to take my life. Instead I took his. It happened so long ago, I've forgotten the details. But he was desperate, hungry enough to kill. As I was dying, my hand touched his. That's when my first switch took place. I looked through the eyes of my killer just in time to see my own body die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. All it takes is a touch. Praise for Claire North: 'One of the fiction highlights of the decade ...Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling' - Judy Finnigan 'Fantastic' - Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 'Beautiful and gripping' - GUARDIAN 'The writing is impeccable' - HEAT 'A masterful literary thriller' - I09.COM

"Cada vez que Harry muere, vuelve a nacer justo en el mismo lugar y la misma fecha, como un niño con todo el conocimiento de una vida que ha vivido ya doce veces antes.No importa lo que haga o las decisiones que tome, al morir Harry siempre vuelve a donde todo comenzo. Hasta ahora.Mientras Harry se acerca al fin de su undecima vida, una niña pequeña se acerca al borde de su cama. Casi le echo de menos, doctor August, dice. Necesito enviar al pasadoun mensaje con usted. Ha ido pasando de niño a adulto, de niño a adulto, mil años hacia atras en el tiempo. El mensaje es que el mundo se acaba, y no podemos prevenirlo. Ahora es su turno.Esta es la historia de lo que Harry August hace a continuacion (y lo que hizo antes). De como trata de salvar un pasado que no puede cambiar y un futuro"

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGHT PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE AND PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.

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A hauntingly powerful new novel from the award-winning Claire North - one of the most original voices in modern fiction

From the multi award-winning Claire North comes the second book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. Its time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

From the author of the word-of-mouth phenomenon The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August comes a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate o