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Este libro excepcional reúne la novela corta que le otorga su título y otros seis relatos más, de los que todos menos uno pertenecen a la etapa de plena madurez del autor. Fueron los años en los que Macondo le abrió las puertas del realismo mágico: la frase se hace más larga y caudalosa, la realidad se expresa mediante fórmulas mágicas y legendarias, los milagros se insertan en la vida cotidiana.

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one's thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love. At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: She has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a...

‘Funny, enlightening and incredibly well-researched’ Emerald Street Over twenty years since its low-profile debut and Friends is the most streamed show on UK Netflix. But has it stood the test of time? Are some parts of it more problematic than we remember? And who was the cast’s least...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the...

National Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post and The Minnesota Star Tribune Named a Best Book of the Summer by People, Oprah Daily, and Today A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick How do we live so that we are satisfied? How can people connect during moments of loneliness? This...

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Read by Academy Award–winning actress Viola Davis. “Davis is a force of nature, and her performance is riveting.” —Kirkus Reviews All rise...for Judge Stone. In Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), Judge Mary Stone draws the most controversial case in...

Galdós siempre vivió entregado a la tarea de escribir. Uno entre los muchos hitos de su dilatada trayectoria es Misericordia, que, por la precisión de sus descripciones y el nítido trasfondo psicológico de sus personajes, se erige en una muestra señera del naturalismo español. La historia de Benigna, la fiel sirvienta que mendiga para mantener a su señora sin que ésta lo sepa, permite a Galdós reflexionar sobre la religiosidad hipócrita y rutinaria de la burguesía en contraposición a la generosidad y la altura moral de una persona humilde.

As rich in detail and emotion as Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Lisa See's Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, but with an exciting structure that reinvents the genre, Bo Wang’s gorgeous and immersive debut historical novel immortalizes the life of the first Chinese woman to be brought to the...

Tucson Valley is weeks away from unveiling the new Roland Price Technology Center which will make them the envy of all retirement communities in the country. But just as things are coming together, a key crew member is found dead at the construction site, throwing an unwanted spotlight on the trials and tribulations that seem to follow Rosi Laruee as she discovers another dead body yet again. Up against the clock and the pocketbook, will the murder be solved in time for the scheduled opening ceremony?

The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate, that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty. Min Jin Lee brings grand...

Don't miss the extraordinary new novel from Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings - published on 21st April 2020, and available to pre-order now. Sue Monk Kidd's internationally bestselling first novel THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES has delighted many millions of readers around the world. 'Charming...

A bold and imaginative collection of modern surrealist poetry, The Giant’s Book of Poems invites listeners into a world where memory, dream, humor, and raw emotion collide. These poems navigate shifting landscapes, sometimes playful, sometimes dark, yet always thought-provoking, as they explore grief, identity, society, and the strange beauty that lies within everyday life. With vivid imagery, sharp insight, and moments of unexpected tenderness, this collection blends surreal storytelling with deeply human reflections.

Start a new tradition by ending each evening with a poem. Written as a series of goodnights, Goodnight, Poet invites you to pause and savor the day's final moments. Whether shared with someone you love or enjoyed alone with a warm cup of tea, these poems offer tenderness, wonder, and a reminder that beauty waits in the dark.

It’s taken decades, but Annie Reeves has learned to coexist with her obsessive-compulsive disorder. Travel’s still out of the question, but her moss-draped historic Florida town holds everyone and everything she loves: her fearless best friend, Kat; her ex-husband, Paul, (it’s complicated)...

En este volumen se recoge una cuidada recopilación de mitos, leyendas y narraciones populares de la India. Son historias de gran belleza e interés intrínseco y sirven, además, para conocer de cerca una cultura milenaria y profunda que empleó extensivamente la literatura no solo para difundir sus ideas religiosas, sino también como el más adecuado medio de enseñanza para los jóvenes.

"All These Deep Arroyos pulled me into the desert and then swept me away. What a gorgeous, consuming, and indelible novel."—Rachel Khong “This story of two brothers, of the different choices they make and the different lives they lead, kept me turning the pages right to the end.”—Karen...

In this steamy Regency romp, Lady Selina is determined to find the Duke of Stanhope the perfect wifethe only problem is she's starting to think that might be her. Peter Kentnewly inherited Duke of Stanhope and recently of New Orleans, Louisianamust become respectable. Between his radical...

As John Freeman writes in California Rewritten, "Literature of so many kinds and so many genres from so many different types of people—at the highest level—has been coming out of California and from Californians for decades now." Freeman, one of the sharpest editors working today, has followed the evolution of California's literary life since his teenage years in Sacramento. In over fifty essays inspired by his hosting of Alta Journal's popular California Book Club, he offers an essential road map to California literature now.

Makalani Pahukula, interpretive ranger for Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, craves some rejuvenating hard work on Hawai‘i Island. When cousin-in-law Rosie offers Makalani a chance to help at the Hiapo family ranch, it’s the perfect opportunity. But something else weighs on Rosie’s mind. Her father recently died in a gruesome accident—trapped and cornered in a pit by an aggressive bull.

Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration “Stunning.” —CNN “Dynamic.” —NPR “Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry...