Resultados para "Lent" en Literatura de género

Un impresionante retrato del País Vasco de los años sesenta y del nacimiento de ETA. A finales de la década de los sesenta, el protagonista, un niño de ocho años, se va a San Sebastián a vivir con sus tíos. Allí es testigo de cómo transcurren los días en la familia y el barrio: su tío Vicente, de carácter débil, reparte su vida entre la fábrica y la taberna, y es su tía Maripuy, mujer de fuerte personalidad pero sometida a las convenciones sociales y religiosas de la época, quien en realidad gobierna la familia.

La novela continúa con la vida de las y los protagonistas de Los ojos amarillos de los cocodrilos: Joséphine y Zoé se han instalado en un buen barrio de París gracias al éxito de la novela que finalmente ha reivindicado su verdadera autora. Horténse se ha ido a estudiar moda a Londres y ve frecuentemente a Gary, el hijo de Shirley, quien también ha decidido vivir una temporada en Inglaterra.

It's a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It's a miracle that he's friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It's a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of Lorenzo "the Magnificent", the dying Medici is wreathed in celestial light, a surprise to everyone, Lorenzo included. It's a miracle that when Charles VIII of France invades northern Italy, Girolamo meets him in the field, and convinces him to not only spare Florence but also protect it.

"…acodados sobre la baranda helada de ese tercer piso, plateándose débil al colarse un primer resplandor, me dijo Bernabé, casi sin pensar: «Es, tiene que ser, la casa azul. No queda, no hay más opción, a esta altura de las cosas», como si dijera: «No sabemos soñar o, mejor dicho, son...

L'amicizia è un dono che ti riempie la vita. Come quella che lega Lisa e Clara fin da quando erano ragazzine. Anche dopo che hanno consumato le follie di una lunga adolescenza. Intorno ci sono Daniele e Sandra, Veronica, e poi la "coppia di ferro" Marco e Diana, alle prese anche loro con tutti i tornanti della vita. Un'amicizia come questa, un gruppo come questo, sono una benedizione del destino. Ma cosa succede quando il destino decide di riprendere, nel modo più crudele, quello che ha regalato? Quando distrugge quello che ci siamo costruiti con pazienza e attenzione?

Las horas lentas de la noche es una historia profunda y apasionada sobre cómo comprendemos la soledad, cómo actuamos desde ella y por qué, tantas veces, morimos en su cruel abrazo. Hugo Marroquín, autor de Los años de los amantes –novela aclamada por booktubers y jóvenes lectores-, nos...

Milene è una giovane archeologa abituata a viaggiare molto per lavoro e sempre sola. Ma questa volta, in viaggio verso un sito in provincia di Verona, è in seria difficoltà: la sua macchina è rimasta bloccata nel bel mezzo di un torrente in piena. Per fortuna un fuoristrada di passaggio si ferma in suo soccorso e, l'uomo alla guida, l'affascinante Rocco, si adopera per metterla in salvo.

Hewitt Pearce is a 43-year-old blacksmith who lives alone in his family home, producing custom ironwork and safeguarding a small collection of art his late father left behind. When Jessica, a troubled young vagabond, shows up in his backwoods one morning, fleeing her demons, Hewitt's previously hermetic existence is suddenly challenged - more so when he learns that Emily, the love of his life whom he'd lost 20 years before, has been unexpectedly widowed.

Comic book artist Mike Mason arrives at San Diego Comic-Con seeking sanctuary with other fans and creators - and maybe to reunite with his ex - but when his rival is found murdered, he becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, Mike will have to navigate every corner of the con, from zombie obstacle courses and cosplay flash mobs to intrusive fans and obsessive collectors, in the process unraveling a dark secret behind one of the industry's most legendary creators.

Sister Jane's Lenten Journal is a companion novella to Sister Jane. The journal entries cover the last 46 days of the original book and end on the same day. Hiding under the name Lydia, Jane has spent most of the previous two years in a monastery. But she is chafing at her restrictions particularly in the face of COVID-19 surging outside the monastery walls. She must act. Challenges abound: her identity, the threat of discovery, and the Sister Jane Society that has usurped her credibility.

Des personnages qui avancent obstinément... Comme des petites tortues entêtées qui apprendraient à danser lentement, lentement, dans un monde trop rapide, trop violent.

At the close of the Civil War, weary veteran Malcolm Hopeton returns to his home in Western New York State to find his wife and hired man missing and his farm in disrepair. A double murder ensues, the repercussions of which ripple through a community with spiritual roots in the Second Great Awakening. Hopeton has gone from the horrors of war to those far worse, and arrayed around him are a host of other people struggling to make sense of his crime.