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WHAT IF THE TIES THAT HOLD TOGETHER A COMMUNITY ARE IRREVOCABLY DESTROYED?The sociable commuter village of Charlton is an ordinary neighbourhood, typical of many, home to a colourful range of residents, many of whose teenagers go to the local academy. An ordinary day becomes extraordinary when a school trip to London coincides with an appalling terrorist attack and everyone?s cosy, humdrum life is shattered.The fallout affects every resident in dramatically different ways. Who lives and who dies is just the start ? irrational suspicions, prejudice and misunderstandings lead to blame and persecution. Buried secrets are revealed, friendships fractured and trust destroyed.IS IT POSSIBLE THAT LIFE WILL NEVER BE NORMAL AGAIN?













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Partiendo de una casualidad, el descubrimiento en un catálogo de mariposas tropicales de un espécimen de Callitaera aurora, Xavier Queipo escribe una novela de aventuras que comienza en Europa (Bruselas, Compostela, Copenhague) y continúa en la selva amazónica. El narrador es un científico naturalista que, después de iniciar un viaje equinoccial, acaba perdido en medio de una selva llena de peligros pero también de descubrimientos existenciales. La trama de la novela tiene un aliento narrativo intenso y desasosegante en el que se palpa la soledad y la tensión de un hombre enfrentado a su destino.