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¿Puede un nombre cambiar el destino de una vida? Bear. Julian. Gordon. Tres versiones de una vida Aclamada como «la mejor ópera prima que se ha publicado en años» por The Sunday Times y traducida a

The unforgettable debut novel that became an instant global sensation, The Names asks how a name can shape the course of a life and explores the single what-if moments that can overturn a person's fateA MAJOR SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIt is 1987, and in the wake of a great storm, Cora sets out with her young daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband expects her to follow tradition and call the baby after him - but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men? Her choice will shape the course of their lives.Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, hoping he will grow up to be brave and big-hearted. Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, keen for him to become his own person. Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his cruel image - but is there still a chance to break the mould?Powerfully moving and full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.

I si el nom determinés el curs d’una vida? Tres noms, tres versions d'una vida.«El millor debut en anys.» The Sunday Times Després d’una forta tempesta, la Cora va al registre a inscriure el seu sego

¿Puede un nombre cambiar el destino de una vida?Bear. Julian. Gordon. Tres versiones de una vidaAclamada como «la mejor ópera prima que se ha publicado en años» por The Sunday Times y traducida a más