Ficción moderna y contemporanea









The Mirage TreeGentle introvert Lauren SinClair has known her share of heartbreak. She?s worked hard to get her life in order, deleting the pain of the past and leaving her husbands infidelity behind her. Having left the city and moved back to her rural hometown, she can congratulate herself on her accomplishments - a new home, her own business and the stability and security of the quiet life.?Finally, everything seems to have fallen into place.So why is it that those nearest and dearest to her seem to take such exception to her chosen lifestyle??Kate SinClair is a young woman on a mission. With a positive attitude, abundant energy and zest for life, she?s determined to make her life a success. Her priorities include work, boyfriend, family, friends, parties and more work - in that order. She knows there is no substitute for hard work and she?s resolved to make her mark in the tough world of insurance. She has a winning team, a great new love, and a fantastic family. There?s no obstacle she can?t conquer.?So far.But can she overcome sinister hidden forces plotting against her, determined to destroy her?

"Nubes sobre un cerro andaluz" es una historia de ausencias, de pérdidas, de choques y desencuentros. Un paseo por la vida de una joven esposa a quien le arrebatan su niñez y adolescencia para sumergirla en un pozo de humillaciones y malos tratos al lado

Així com el segle XX ha estat el segle de la solitud femenina, el XXI serà el segle de la solitud masculina. Homes sols presenta quinze narracions que apunten al cor d'aquesta transició contemporània, amb una escenificació de la gue



Para muchas chicas quedarse sola en el mundo habría sido una razón para esconderse, para cerrarse en sí misma, para simplemente llorar… Pero Flavia no podía permitirse eso, su vida seguía corriendo peligro. Es cierto que había recuperado su trono, pero ¿

Estos veinte Estudios sobre la vida y la obra de Ángel Ganivet provienen, en parte, de las comunicaciones presentadas en un Congreso internacional; pero junto a ellas se incluyen otros trabajos de gran novedad y utilidad para los interesados en Ángel Ganivet. Autor que ha sido el gran olvidado y, sobre todo, gran manipulado de su generación. Este volumen pretende superar lecturas tergiversadas o estereotipos heredados, así como replantear y recuperar una línea de estudios sobre la vida y la obra de Ganivet, basados en criterios de investigación directa.



"I was surrounded by their hate, their brutalities against those different, those weaker. I bore witness to their daily PDA?s - Public Displays of Affliction. And what were the adults, our supposed guardians doing about the situation? Zero, zilch, absolutely nothing. I could no longer stand by and watch these Bully terrorisms continue unpunished!"Thus begins this wicked, dark comedy; our teen protagonist setting out to rectify these wrongs by recruiting others to take part in retribution against the culprits. This is the story of BULLIES INC.?Bullies Inc. is a gripping emotional thriller that, once read, sets you off on a quest to find others who've read it because an experience this bold can not be kept to yourself.? - Thom Ernst, Film Critic and Producer/Host, Saturday Night at the Movies



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?Libby Sommer lays bare the foibles of human nature in her finely observed stories of love and loss in the singles dance scene. Brilliantly drawn with wit, compassion and poignancy, the characters you meet in The Crystal Ballroom are sure to remind you of someone ? maybe even yourself.? ? Jan Cornall, Writer?s Journey?Libby Sommer exposes the secret lives of the singles who dance at the Crystal Ballroom. Authentic and powerful, this unique book will be loved by the dancers and readers.? ? Frida Kotlyar, ballroom, Latin and Argentine tango dancer?Libby Sommer?s fiction has wit but is essentially serious with a subtle but strong underlying pathos, a wry humour and accomplished satirical tone.? ? Amanda Lohrey, Patrick White Award winner?Sommer?s existentialism is one of the best and most articulate voices of middle-age angst ever.? ? Richard English, novelist and visiting lecturer, Brunel University London