Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century's most striking figures: a woman who ventured into the male spheres of politics, science, philosophy and literature.
Liz, Alix and Esther are old friends whose lives continue to cross and uncross. As the years pass, they are more than ever disposed to question, to re-evaluate, to examine their motives and directions in the brutally prosperous, atrocity-hungry society o
It is 1905, and Bessie is a small child living in a South Yorkshire mining town. Unusually gifted, she sits quietly and studies hard, waiting for the day when she can sit the Cambridge entrance exam and escape the way of life her ancestors have never eve
A terrific novel set in 18th century Korea and the present day, The Red Queen is a rich and atmospheric novel about love, and what it means to be remembered
Delia e Gaetano erano una coppia. Ora non lo sono piu, e stasera devono imparare a non esserlo. Si ritrovano a cena, in un ristorante all'aperto, poco tempo dopo aver rotto quella che fu una famiglia.
Una giornata di pioggia e di uccelli che sporcano le strade, una ragazza di quindici anni che scivola e cade dal motorino. Una corsa in ambulanza verso l'ospedale. Lo stesso dove il padre lavora come chirurgo.
Filled with memories of the four-year siege of Sarajevo, Gemma reluctantly boards a flight from her native Rome to that war-scarred city with her sixteen-year-old son, Pietro.
Nueva York, 1936. La pequena casa de comidas El Capitán arranca su andadura en la calle Catorce, uno de los enclaves de la colonia espanola residente en la ciudad.
Por la autora de El tiempo entre costuras y Sira. Un homenaje a quienes vivieron ?y viven? la aventura, a menudo épica y casi siempre incierta, de la emigración.