Resultados Editorial "Audible Studios" en Narrativa literaria

Tras la muerte de su madre, en las manos de Sara cae una libreta dorada con un título desconcertante: Confecciones Vidal. Son las memorias de los dos últimos años de la excéntrica difunta. No difieren demasiado del resto de vida de Raquel: un ir y venir de fiestas, joyas y bailes, con apenas unos obstáculos que nunca supo tratar, sus tres hijas. "Madre" es la confrontación entre los recuerdos de dos mujeres, de cómo la relectura convida a un reencuentro y convierte el primer impulso de venganza en una reconciliación.

To Porterhouse College, Cambridge, famous for rowing, low academic standards. and a proud cuisine, comes a new Master, an ex-grammar-school boy, demanding Firsts, women students, a self-service canteen, and a slot-machine for contraceptives. There is considerable opposition to this challenge to the established order, in the form of Skullion, the intransigent porter at Porterhouse, who is determined that the hallowed traditions of the College will never change.

Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.

Nata in una regione marina, orfana di padre, Eiko vive con la madre e la nonna, che gestiscono un ristorante. Finito il liceo, la giovane decide di trasferirsi a Tokyo dove trova lavoro come cameriera in un ristorante indonesiano, l'Arcobaleno. Alla morte di madre e nonna, si ritrova completamente sola. Per vincere il dolore della perdita, Eiko si concentra sul lavoro e si impegna così tanto che un giorno, addirittura, sviene per la stanchezza.

Can You Forgive Her? is the first of the six in the Palliser series. Trollope inextricably binds together the issues of parliamentary election and marriage, of politics and privacy. The values and aspirations of the governing stratum of Victorian society are ruthlessly examined, and none remains unscathed. But above all Trollope focuses on the predicament of women. 'What should a woman do with her life?' asks Alice Vavasor of herself, and this theme is echoed by every other woman in the audiobook.

Mikage is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend, Yoichi, and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father), Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart.

Following the death of her father, Sasha Jean attends a family reunion, after years of estrangement, with the uncomfortable knowledge that she has inherited the estate where her relatives live. "The History of China" explores the multi-generational stories that shape this complicated family.

Nadar-dos-pájaros es un libro tan sorprendente y original como su propio título: tan incomprensible para el lector español como lo es para el inglés. Esta novela está considerada una de las obras maestras de la narrativa del siglo xx y quien se adentre en ella se encontrará con el maravilloso mundo de O’Brien... Es literatura en estado puro. Una sátira, una comedia, una farsa, un truco de magia, un birlibriloque narrativo... todo eso, y más, es esta novela.

Los personajes de Bestiaria vida van configurando el laberinto en el que vive nuestro personaje: una mujer que se enfrenta a sus propios demonios personales y que en un momento determinado hace un ejercicio de reflexión para contarnos su historia. Su objetivo no es otro que analizar por qué ha llegado a la situación en la que se encuentra. Los vínculos entre el sujeto y su entorno familiar se explican a través de personajes que, mediante analogías, son identificados con el bestiario literario.

Fraa Erasmas est un jeune chercheur vivant dans la congrégation de Saunt Edhar, un sanctuaire pour les mathématiciens et les philosophes. Depuis des siècles, autour du Sanctuaire, les gouvernements et les cités n'ont eu de cesse de se développer et de s'effondrer. Par le passé, la congrégation a été ravagée trois fois par la violence de conflits armés. Méfiante vis à vis du monde extérieur, la communauté de Fraa Erasmas ne s'ouvre au monde qu'une fois tous les dix ans.

Santiago Iribarren se ha ido y nadie conoce su paradero, con la excepción de su hermano menor: Pablo. Pero Santiago le ha hecho jurar a su hermano que nunca, bajo ninguna circunstancia, puede revelar su ubicación ni tampoco buscarlo. Serán diez años de ausencia en los que Pablo –músico de profesión– decidirá escribir cartas a Santiago contándole de la vida que ha dejado atrás, de su hermano que se quedó mientras él se fue, de sus aventuras y tropiezos, de sus amores y desamores.

When Joe Brinson was 16, his father moved the family to Great Falls, Montana, the setting for this harrowing, transfixing novel by the acclaimed author of Rock Springs. Filled with an abiding sense of love and family, and of the forces that test them to the breaking point, Wildlife is a book whose spare poetry and expansive vision established it as an American classic.

With his trademark mirth and boundless charisma, actor Nick Offerman brought the loveable shenanigans of Twain's adolescent hero to life in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Now, in yet another virtuosic performance, the actor proves that despite being separated by a span of over a century, his connection to the author and his work is undeniable and that theirs is a timeless collaboration that should not be missed.

Cuando el narrador de esta novela conoce a Mirko Bevilacqua, un hombre extravagante que frecuenta de manera intermitente y clandestina a Clara, una joven que cuida de una anciana y elegante dama croata, su percepción de la realidad cambia irreversiblemente.

Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups moves from contemporary LA to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the listener into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions. In one piece a tense email exchange between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by the man's sister, who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide ("The situation reminds me of a little historical blip called the Karadordevo agreement").

Un'ambientazione quasi western fa da sfondo allo strano caso di Joe Whip, 15 anni: non sa chi sia suo padre e la sola cosa che gli dà soddisfazione è fare trucchi di magia. Quando sua madre lo mette alla porta, vaga per i bar di Reno intrattenendo i clienti con giochi di prestigio. Norman Terence, il più abile mago della zona, lo accoglie da subito in casa sua e Joe sembra trovare in lui un padre oltre che un mentore. Riuscirà l'allievo a superare il maestro? Un romanzo in forma di partita di poker sentimentale...

'Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life.' So says Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, utilitarian school board superintendent. Father to Tom and Louisa, he shapes the minds of all the young children, including his own, with the exception of only one: the circus-born Sissy Jupe.

In this "ingenious" novel ( New York Times) by "one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers" ( Los Angeles Times), a proofreader's deliberate slip opens the door to romance-and confounds the facts of Portugal's past.

Nascere di nuovo è un atto complesso, più simile alla paziente ricostruzione di un mosaico che al fulmine della resurrezione. Sergio Nelli racconta la capacità di uscire da una crisi e ricostruire se stessi in forma nuova. Il rapporto con un figlio piccolo, l'attività vulcanica del pianeta, il lavoro, la memoria del paese natale, le stagioni, i moti cosmici, i giocattoli, fino a entità immaginarie come fantasmi e angeli, ogni cosa può farsi tessera di questa rinnovata immagine di sé.

騎士団長、登場！謎と予感をはらんだ世界が、一気に動き出す――その出現は突然だった。真夜中、主人公の前に顕れたのは「イデア」だった。イデア!?