In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance Trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love. While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution—until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, the immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors. Now, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.

"La historia de una comunidad humana es la historia de su pasado, su organización, sus luchas, sus sueños, sus miedos y sus contradicciones. Es la historia de su identidad, El consenso social impregna el aire de un azul cuya textura es la conciencia que sus habitantes tienen , no de una ideología hecha realidad, sino de una voluntad que los hace a todos. Sin embargo, nada es estático. Todo debe evolucionar y renacer permanentemente. El aire azul se puede volver opaco. Los individuos pueden caerse fuera de su realidad. Hay que reinventar, imaginar de nuevo, volver a la lucha como parte de un proceso que sólo puede calificarse de vida. En un pueblo donde el aire es azul se hace necesario vivir con el pasado y el futuro metidos en el presente. Llevarse consigo al enfrentamiento con la realidad sabiendo que el cambio es riesgo, pero el estancamiento es muerte." -de la editorial.

In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance Trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love. While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution—until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, the immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors. Now, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.

In early October 2023, Palestinian Plestia Alaqad was a recent graduate with dreams of becoming a successful journalist. By the end of November, her social media posts depicting daily life in Gaza, amid Israel's deadly invasion and bombardment, would profoundly move millions of people. She would be internationally known as the 'Eyes of Gaza'. Written as a series of diary extracts, The Eyes of Gaza relates the horrors of her experiences while showcasing the indomitable spirit of the men, women and children who share her communities. From the epicentre of turmoil, while bombs rain around her and devastation grips her people, she is witness to their emotions, their gentle acts of quiet, necessary heroism, and the moments of unexpected tenderness and vulnerability amid the chaos.Through the raw honesty and vulnerability of a normal 21-year-old woman trying to make her way through a human tragedy, The Eyes of Gaza is a potent reminder of the horrors of violence and a powerful testament to the human spirit. It recounts a harrowing experience, but it is not a heart-breaking lamentation. Rather, it is a deeply intimate love letter to a girl's demolished before her eyes, yes, but forever present in her heart.

The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped. Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.

En un claro de bosque, una casa, narra con ironía y humor acerbo, la historia de una familia feliz que de un momento a otro fue atravesada por el sufrimiento, donde la enfermedad y la muerte, al ocupar el centro de la existencia, consiguieron desmoronar inluso la alegría y los afectos dando paso a un vacío sórdido, de promesas que el destino no cumplió. Tras el deceso de su madre, una mujer en los inicios de su madurez debe desmontar, con el fin de venderla, la vieja vivienda familiar situada en un bosque en los alrededores de Pátzcuaro. Necesita la ayuda de su hermano y un grupo de amigos, pues no se atrave a regresar sola a ese sitio al que no ha ido desde hace décadas. Envuelto en el bullicio de la fieta y la camadería, el grupo llega a la construcción cuyas paredes acumulan los recuerdos de una adolescencia alegre, aunque poco a poco tambien aparecen otros, más dolorosos. Entre fantasmas de la memoria y espectros que deambulan y monologan por estancias y pasillos, los personajes se deshacen de muebles y objetos inservibles mientras mezclan su nostalgia por un pasado edénico y su voluntad de olvidar los instantes terribles con la insertidumbre de un presente huevco, como si arrojar a la basura los enseres de una casa abandonada les otorgara la oportunidad de reiniciar el camino.

Dorothea Dodds lleva 59 años viviendo sin que se note. A la sombra de un hermano ausente y problemático, es ella quien se ocupa de sus padres. Es hija, secretaria, ama de casa y adhesivo invisible que lo sostiene todo. Es, sin lugar a dudas, la persona ideal que cualquiera querría dejar a cargo de su casa durante las vacaciones de verano. Y un buen día, cuando necesita escapar de todo, eso es precisamente lo que decide hacer. Con la ayuda de su prima inglesa, Mary Lebone, Dorothea consigue trabajo cuidando casas y mascotas a lo largo y ancho de la campiña inglesa, y en estos atisbos de vidas ajenas encuentra pistas sobre la suya propia. Con una prosa que sigue la huella de Natalia Ginzburg o Iris Murdoch, La vida en miniatura es un libro de viajes donde el camino se recorre por dentro: Dorothea cruza los campos de Inglaterra a la vez que desanda episodios clave de su pasado y aprende a vivir en su presente. Con una escritura a la vez exquisita y natural en la que despuntan la ternura y el humor, Mariana Sández nos brinda una sátira social donde se funden lo más mordaz y lo más bello de la vida.

Helena abandona la ciudad para pasar una temporada en el campo. No sabe qué quiere, ni qué le sobra, ni qué le falta, pero está buscando. Viaja preparada: lleva un par de libros, sus cuadernos, ropa, algunos víveres, una caja de fotos; no necesita más. De a poco pareciera percibir el paso del tiempo de otra manera, se orienta por la ubicación del sol, por la densidad del viento. El canto de los pájaros ya no es una masa sonora amorfa, sino que cree reconocer a un benteveo, a un chimango, a un zorzal. Y por supuesto llega también un tiempo de siembra: se guía por lo que leyó en un librito de yuyos y así elige una porción de tierra especial, saca las malezas, planta zanahorias. Hay algo transformador en la convivencia con la naturaleza. Pero le va mal el campo. No quiere irse, tampoco siente que deba quedarse. Algo está pasando en las nubes a su favor y el hilo de los pensamientos se le desordena cada vez más. Entre las voces de naturalistas decimonónicos, viajeros y poetas, Nurit Kasztelan compone una primera novela tan bella como cautivante y se detiene en la extraña monotonía que solo un paisaje ajeno, pero a la vez familiar, puede generar.

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster.Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.

The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped. Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.

This definitive collection represents the impressive poetic achievement of one of Australia's most highly respected and valued poets. Judith Wright's "Collected Poems" is comprised of her work from 1942 to 1985, and includes her latest three books of poetry, "Alive", "Fourth Quarter" and "Phantom Dwelling". It is a fitting tribute to an outstanding poet. Whether she is read for her rich evocation of the Australian land, for the truth, sensitivity and profundity of her meditations on the great themes of love, death and eternity, or for the beauty of her lyric style, Judith Wright is always supremely rewarding.