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By Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.By Sheila Heti. 2024
Sheila Heti collected 500,000 words from a decade's worth of journals, put the sentences in a spreadsheet, and sorted them…
alphabetically. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries.By Susan Doherty Hannaford. 2015
Word Guild Award for Best Young Adult fiction 2016 Grace Irwin Award 2016 Literary Classics silver medal for Y/A fiction…
2016 Shortlisted for the Frank Hegyi Award-Ottawa Independent Writers Literary Classics silver medal for High school fiction 2017 Set in 1936 Montreal, A Secret Music is the story of Lawrence Nolan, a sensitive fifteen-year-old piano prodigy who grows up in the shadow of his mother’s mental illness. Forced to keep this shameful secret, he attempts to raise himself and his ten year old brother. He counteracts the deep ache and creeping mistrust caused by his mother’s emotional absence by escaping into the intense realm of Chopin and Schubert, the only language he understands. When his brother becomes ill, he is left with enormous responsibilities. At a piano competition in Montreal, Lawrence makes a climactic decision that puts his future on hold in order to salvage his family life. In A Secret Music, Susan Doherty Hannaford re-creates the Depression-Era world of Montreal and demonstrates how music can redeem a life.By Lori Weber. 2016
When a team in an all-girls’ hockey league comes to recruit players, twelve-year-old Lou’s dreams seem to be coming true.…
But the dreams hinge on one thing: never letting on that Lou is a boy. But the road to stardom is not easy, as Lou discovers that the competition is fierce, and that he’s got a lot of work to do to match the skills of the league’s star player and his chief rival, Albertine Lapensée. All the while, he has to keep his secret, and wrestle with the moral dilemma of taking a place on the team away from a deserving girl. Loosely based on a true story, Lightning Lou is a riveting and thought-provoking story for middle-grade readers.By Mario Melgar-Adalid. 2014
La historia en manos del poder, ambición e investigación. Un secreto que podría cambiar la historia de todo un país.…
Axkaná Miranada es un joven investigador mexicano que se encuentra en la Universidad de Texas. Se dedica a investigar acerca de los sombríos orígenes de la fortuna monetaria de Antonio López de Santa Anna. En la biblioteca de ese centro escolar, la Nettie Lee Benson, encuentra un documento que podría modificar la historia tanto de los Estados Unidos como la de México.Por otra parte, exiliado en La Habana, el general Antonio López de Santa Anna es capaz de mover los hilos políticos de México, tener una red de incondicionales que harán las gestiones que él les encargue, pactar decisiones importantes para el país, mantener el poder de decisión y, sobre todo, vender caro una promesa al presidente de los Estados Unidos.By Meghan Nuttall Sayres. 2012
Una fábula encantadora situada en Persia en la que se encuentran el romance, la aventura y las adivinanzas... La historia…
de una joven que está decidida a tejer su propio destino. Cuando el padre de Anahita, una tejedora nómada del Irán del siglo XIX, decide que va a casarla con un hombre que ella encuentra repulsivo, lejos de dejar que decidan por ella, se pone manos a la obra. Se le ocurre que la manera en que podría llegar a escoger al hombre que se convertirá en su esposo es a través de un juego. Esconderá un acertijo dentro de una de sus alfombras, tejido en ella, para que solo aquel que lo entienda y sea capaz de mirar en lo más profundo de su alma, pueda descifrarlo. Su padre accede a los deseos de Anahita y así empezará el proceso de selección que llegará a oídos de muchos posibles pretendientes y que la llevarán al amor verdadero. Reseña:«Una historia absorbente que entreteje la cultura persa, la historia y sus circunstancias con el retrato de la vida de una joven y su búsqueda del amor.»School Library JournalBy Yolanda Fidalgo Vega. 2020
Una extraordinaria novela histórica sobre la creación del observatorio más grande del mundo y sobre los grandes descubrimientos astronómicos de…
la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los Ángeles, mayo de 1910. La misma noche en que la Tierra atraviesa la cola del cometa Halley, llamado «El Destructor», en la casa de los mellizos Henry y Ellie Blur sucede algo terrible que los obliga a huir. Se dirigen hacia el monte Wilson, donde se ubica el observatorio astronómico más grande del mundo. Bajo ese cielo transparente encontrarán su propio destino, incluido el amor. Hasta que uno de los dos desaparece. La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela de grandísimos personajes que se mueven en una trama consistente.»Leyendo bajo la luz de la luna «Un libro en el que una mujerluchará por una vida diferente, aunque esto la lleve a sacrificar la suya propia.»Atrapada en unas hojas de papel «El cóctel no puede ser más que recomendable.»El baúl de Xandris «Nunca había leído algo así y me ha llamado la atención todo este mundo.»Los libros de Noemi «Esimpresionante cómo en tanta cantidad de texto y páginas, la novela no decae en ningún momento.»Resistencia literariaBy Pearl S. Buck. 1948
A novel set in WWII Burma about a tragic Chinese–English alliance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Dragon Seed…
and The Good Earth. Burma is under attack from the Japanese army, and a unit of Chinese soldiers is sent to aid endangered British forces trapped behind enemy lines. China&’s assistance hinges on a promise: In return, the Allies will supply China with airplanes and military equipment, much needed to protect their own civilian population. But the troops—including a young commander named Lao San, whom Buck fans will remember from Dragon Seed—are met with ingratitude on both sides. The Burmese deplore any friend of their abusive colonizers, and the prejudiced British soldiers can&’t bring themselves to treat the Chinese as true allies. As the threat of disaster looms and the stakes grow higher, the relations between the British and Chinese troops become ever more fraught. A trenchant critique of colonialism and wartime betrayal, The Promise is Buck at her evocative best.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&’s estate.By Philippa Carr. 1992
With World War II on the horizon, a British woman risks her life to uncover the truth behind the disappearance…
of her twin sisterVioletta Denver and her twin sister Dorabella are inseparable—until Dorabella falls in love with Dermot Tregarland. The newlyweds settle in Dermot&’s isolated ancestral home along the Cornish coast, and Dorabella soon has a little boy. But Violetta can&’t shake the terrible foreboding she&’s felt since her sister&’s marriage. When she hears that Dorabella went swimming one morning and was swept out to sea, she refuses to believe that her beloved twin is really gone, so a grief-stricken Violetta travels to the Tregarland estate. There, against the terrible grandeur of sea-swept cliffs, Violetta learns that Dermot&’s first wife also drowned under suspicious circumstances. When death claims another victim, Violetta knows the answer lies in the history of the Tregarlands—and a haunting legacy of madness and bad blood. With the help of Jowan Jermyn, Dermot&’s neighbor, Violetta moves closer to the truth . . . and closer to a murderer whose long-awaited revenge is about to come full circle.By Connie Willis. 1997
&“Willis effortlessly juggles comedy of manners, chaos theory and a wide range of literary allusions [with a] near flawlessness of…
plot, character and prose.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He&’s been shuttling between the twenty-first century and the 1940s in search of a hideous Victorian vase called &“the bishop&’s bird stump&” as part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid.But then Verity Kindle, a fellow time traveler, inadvertently brings back something from the past. Now Ned must jump to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right—not only to save the project but also to prevent altering history itself.By Tracy Grant. 2023
London, 1821. Former spies Malcolm and Mélanie Rannoch have been friends with Bow Street runner Jeremy Roth since they all…
met in the intrigues of the Peninsular War. Now settled in London, they frequently collaborate. On a chilly night, an urgent summons from Roth takes Malcolm to a tavern in the slums of Seven Dials. He finds Roth standing over the body of a murdered woman. Malcolm offers his assistance with the case, but Roth says Malcolm must investigate alone. When Malcolm asks why, Roth replies—because this is my wife.Malcolm and Mélanie plunge into the secrets of Roth’s estranged wife Allegra. Why did she disappear from England? Where has she been for five years? And why did she return now to the husband she abandoned? Their investigation is a race against time as another Bow Street runner is all too eager to arrest Roth for the murder. And though Malcolm and Mélanie are both convinced Jeremy Roth is not a killer, his story keeps changing.Secrets are nothing new for the Rannochs. But this investigation will force them to question everything they thought they knew about some of those closest to them. And to re-examine the secrets at the heart of their own marriage—before someone else they love falls victim...By Ben Kane. 2017
La magnífica conclusión de la trilogía «Águilas de Roma», la saga de género histórico que relata de forma emocionante uno…
de los acontecimientos más relevantes de la historia del Imperio Romano. Año 15 d.C. El jefe Arminio ha sido derrotado, una de las águilas romanas recuperadas y miles de guerreros de las tribus de Germania masacrados. Sin embargo, para el centurión Lucius Tullus estas victorias no son, ni mucho menos, suficientes. No descansará hasta que el propio Arminio muera, el águila de su legión sea recuperada y las tribus enemigas totalmente exterminadas. Por su parte, Arminio, taimado y valiente, también busca venganza. Más carismático que nunca, consigue reunir otro gran ejército tribal que acosará a los romanos a lo largo y ancho de sus territorios. Muy pronto, Tullus se encuentra en un hervidero de violencia, traiciones y peligros. Y la misión para recuperar el águila de su legión se revelará como la más peligrosa de todas. Reseña:«Ben Kane es un maestro de la ficción militar. Una trilogía poderosa.»The TimesBy David Yagüe. 2014
Una trepidante historia de aventuras, lealtad y ambición en plena revolución de los boxers. China, 1900. Un calor asfixiante parece…
anunciar el fuego de la guerra en el norte del país. Una sociedad secreta, los boxers, amenaza con acabar con todos los extranjeros de la región, ante la pasividad de la corte manchú y la incredulidad de las potencias occidentales. En Pekín, un español veterano de la guerra de Filipinas y el hijo de un comerciante inglés se ven envueltos en un extraño robo de antigüedades. Mientras tanto, un matrimonio de misioneros británicos sufre el horror de la guerra en una apartada aldea y un mandarín chino caído en desgracia tiene que aceptar una misión imposible al servicio de sus acérrimos enemigos de la corte imperial junto a un aterrador boxer de rostro deformado. Los destinos de estos personajes se cruzarán en una trepidante historia de aventuras, de lealtad y ambición, amor y traición, en aquel tórrido y sangriento verano de 1900, en el que el mundo entero contuvo el aliento con la vista puesta en China.By Edward Rutherfurd. 2012
París, ciudad del amor, de la elegancia, de los sueños. Ciudad de la revolución. Una novela con la historia de…
París desde su fundación hasta los días de la revuelta estudiantil de 1968. París se desarrolla a través de las historias de pasiones, lealtades divididas y secretos guardados durante años de personajes tanto ficticios como reales, con el escenario de esta gloriosa ciudad como fondo. De la construcción de Notre Dame a las peligrosas maquinaciones del cardenal Richelieu; de la resplandeciente corte de Versalles a la violencia de la Revolución francesa y las comunas parisinas; del hedonismo de la Belle Époque, cuando el movimiento impresionista alcanza su cénit, a la tragedia que supuso la Primera Guerra Mundial; de los escritores de la Generación Perdida de los años 1920 a los que se podía encontrar bebiendo en Les Deux Magots a la ocupación nazi, los luchadores de la Resistencia y la revuelta estudiantil de mayo de 1968...Un mosaico impresionante, sensual, arrebatador.By Maggie Mason. 2023
THE BRAND-NEW WARTIME SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON - PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROSIE GOODWIN, VAL WOOD AND KITTY NEALEBLACKPOOL,…
1922.Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blissfully happy on her wedding day, Trisha's new fairy-tale romance soon darkens as her husband, Walter, keeps her at arms length. Between his secrecy, and her mother-in-law's coldness , Trisha feels a stranger in her own home, and lonelier than ever...Meanwhile a spectre from Martha's past threatens the happiness she has found with Joshua and Bonnie. When she is called to help in her past love's hour of need, she must decide whether to risk exposing a secret that could cost her the trust of her daughter...With winter fast approaching, Martha and Trisha take warmth and comfort in the strength of their friendship. But will Martha's gift of foresight be enough to see them through?Following on from the events of The Fortune Tellers, this heart-warming family saga can be enjoyed as a standalone story, too.If you love this story, don't miss the next book The Fortune Tellers' Daughters.In the city of love, a stranger will change everything. Paris, 1926. A young dancer Ray Cohen arrives from London…
to compete at the Exhibition Paris. He is led astray by Hugo, a charismatic dancer born of the streets, who introduces him to the city's nightlife and a beautiful stranger called Hannah Lindt. His life is forever changed. London, 1941. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position - as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham Hotel - with her duties as a new mother to their child. As the war rages on, someone from Raymond's past arrives at Nancy's doorstep, asking for help. As dark secrets rise to the surface, everything Raymond loves comes under threat. Will tragedy strike?In the city of love, a stranger will change everything. Paris, 1926. A young dancer Ray Cohen arrives from London…
to compete at the Exhibition Paris. He is led astray by Hugo, a charismatic dancer born of the streets, who introduces him to the city's nightlife and a beautiful stranger called Hannah Lindt. His life is forever changed. London, 1941. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position - as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham Hotel - with her duties as a new mother to their child. As the war rages on, someone from Raymond's past arrives at Nancy's doorstep, asking for help. As dark secrets rise to the surface, everything Raymond loves comes under threat. Will tragedy strike?By Maggie Mason. 2023
THE BRAND-NEW WARTIME SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON - PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROSIE GOODWIN, VAL WOOD AND KITTY NEALEBLACKPOOL,…
1922.Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blissfully happy on her wedding day, Trisha's new fairy-tale romance soon darkens as her husband, Walter, keeps her at arms length. Between his secrecy, and her mother-in-law's coldness , Trisha feels a stranger in her own home, and lonelier than ever...Meanwhile a spectre from Martha's past threatens the happiness she has found with Joshua and Bonnie. When she is called to help in her past love's hour of need, she must decide whether to risk exposing a secret that could cost her the trust of her daughter...With winter fast approaching, Martha and Trisha take warmth and comfort in the strength of their friendship. But will Martha's gift of foresight be enough to see them through?Following on from the events of The Fortune Tellers, this heart-warming family saga can be enjoyed as a standalone story, too.If you love this story, don't miss the next book The Fortune Tellers' Daughters.'Something wicked this way comes ...'Inverness, 1769. On a freezing winter's night, astronomer Nancy Lockaby arrives at Blackthistle House, home…
to renowned Shakespeare scholar Caleb Malles, to assist him in his research. She hopes to forget all that has happened to her in London. Nancy initially finds herself captivated by Caleb's eccentric mind and deep passion for Macbeth. So, when she is warned by three mysterious women that Caleb is keeping secrets from her, she is dismissive - after all, the women also claim to have lived many centuries and possess powers that defy any logical reasoning. Yet, as Caleb's behaviour becomes more erratic, she begins to suspect that she has walked into a trap.Offering a fresh, feminist perspective on literature's most infamous trio, The Wayward Sisters is an enthralling, intricately woven story of friendship, intrigue and magic.Astronomy and Shakespeare collide in this lush historical novel.1782. Nancy Lockaby is trying to salvage her reputation as an astronomer…
- left in tatters after a discredited discovery - when she receives a mysterious letter, inviting her to join Shakespeare scholar Caelan Malles at his crumbling house in Inverness.But at Blackthistle House, Nancy notices that Caelan is spending more and more time locked away inhis study with his books. As his behaviour becomes ever stranger, more questions gnaw at Nancy. Why does Caelan believe there is a link between Shakespeare and the stars? Why does he refuse to discuss Charlotte, his now-deceased wife? And why does he head, at night, to the cottage where live three strange women he calls hags? Nancy refuses to believe in anything that cannot be rationally explained. And yet, as she seeks to discover the answers, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change her life - and her perceptions of magic - for ever . . .(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited