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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath · 2005
When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone · 1978
Here, archaeologically documented, is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women's roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women's status. Index; maps and illustrations.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1995
Set in a small English village during 1812, this classic novel is one of the greatest love stories ever told!<br/>A poor country squire is trying to find husbands for his five daughters. When one of them, Elizabeth, meets rich Mr. Darcy at a dance, they don't find much in common. But during the next few months, they overcome their differences and fall in love.
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante · 2020
The international bestseller, now in B-format paperback with a brand new cover.
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002
The shocking thing about the girls was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out for the one and only date of their lives. Twenty years on, their enigmatic personalities are embalmed in the memories of the boys who worshipped them and who now recall their shared adolescence: the brassiere draped over a crucifix belonging to the promiscuous Lux; the sisters' breathtaking appearance on the night of the dance; and the sultry, sleepy street across which they watched a family disintegrate and fragile lives disappear.
El principito (TD) (Spanish Edition)
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry • 2019
El clásico de la literatura, no sólo infantil, narra la historia del Principito, el cual a través de un lenguaje aparentemente sencillo y de vivencias propias, deja enseñanzas de vida que ayudarán a la comprensión y valoración, tanto de las cosas sencillas como de las complejas. Edición de colección con ilustraciones del autor.
La casa de los espiritus / The House of the Spirits (Spanish Edition)
Isabel Allende · 2017
La primera novela de Isabel Allende, La casa de los espíritus narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos.<br/>El despótico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido con mano de hierro un imperio privado que empieza a tambalearse con el paso del tiempo y un entorno social explosivo. Finalmente, la decadencia personal del patriarca arrastrará a los Trueba a una dolorosa desintegración. Atrapados en unas dramáticas relaciones familiares, los personajes de esta poderosa novela encarnan las tensiones sociales y espirituales de una época que abarca gran parte del siglo XX.<br/>Con impecable pulso narrativo y gran lucidez histórica, Isabel Allende ha creado un fresco en el que conviven lo cotidiano con lo maravilloso, el amor con la revolución y los ideales personales con la dura realidad política.<br/><br/>La crítica ha dicho:<br/>«Un logro único, a la vez testimonio personal y posible alegoría del pasado, el presente y el futuro de América Latina.»<br/>The New York Times Book Review<br/>«Una crónica fuerte y absorbente de una familia chilena, con detalles opulentos y con un trasfondo místico... Un refinada combinación de escenarios.»<br/>Kirkus Review<br/>«Hay muy pocos viajes más emocionantes que los realizados en la imaginación de una novelista genial. Esa experiencia está disponible en La Casa de los Espíritus de Isabel Allende...»<br/>Cosmopolitan<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>“Spectacular...An absorbing and distinguished work...The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America.” —The New York Times Book Review<br/><br/>The House of the Spirits, the unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world’s most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future.<br/>One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate.
the invisible life of addie larue
V. E. Schwab · 2020
Asesino de Brujas - Vol. 1. La Bruja Blanca
Shelby Mahurin · 2020
Don't be left out of the Witch Killer phenomenon, one of the romance and fantasy trilogies of the moment, which has sold more than 250,000 copies in Spanish! United as one to love each other, to honor each other or to burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled from her coven and took refuge in the city of Cesarine, where she renounced magic to live off what she could steal. There, they hunt witches like Lou. They fear them. And they burn them. As a hunter for the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one rule: "You shall not allow any witch to live." But when Lou pulls off a grand ruse, both she and Reid are forced to accept the odds: marriage. Unable to ignore her growing stronger feelings, but unable to change who she is, Lou must choose. Witch Killer: The White Witch takes place in a world of empowered women, dark magic, and where romances are off the charts. When you finish reading it, you will want more. "A brilliant debut, filled with everything I love: a vibrant and fully realized heroine, an intricate and deadly magic system, and a fiery romance that kept me on my toes all night. Witch Killer: The White Witch is certainly a gem." SARAH J. MAAS, author of the New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses saga. the white witch is undoubtedly a jewel.» SARAH J. MAAS, author of the New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses saga. the white witch is undoubtedly a jewel.» SARAH J. MAAS, author of the New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses saga.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Coco Mellors · 2022
<b>The smash National bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award finalist--perfect </b><b>for readers of <i>Modern Lovers</i> and <i>Conversations with Friends.</i> An addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage.</b><br><b><br></b>Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Twenty years older and a self-made success, Frank's life is full of all the excesses Cleo's lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. But their impulsive marriage irreversibly changes both their lives, and the lives of those close to them, in ways they never could've predicted.<br><br>Each compulsively readable chapter explores the lives of Cleo, Frank, and an unforgettable cast of their closest friends and family as they grow up and grow older. Whether it's Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender queerness in the wake of Cleo's marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates to support herself after being cut off, or Cleo and Frank themselves as they discover the trials of marriage and mental illness, each character is as absorbing, and painfully relatable, as the last.<br><br>As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, entertaining as it is deeply moving, <i>Cleopatra and Frankenstein</i> marks the entry of a brilliant and bold new talent.
Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton · 2020
<p>New York Times Bestseller</p><p>Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true— a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “a sparkling Roman candle of talent.”</p><p>“The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When you date from thirty onwards, get ready to meet someone absolutely brimming with history, complications and demands.”</p><p>When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, writer Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough.</p><p>Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age.</p>
La poesía completa de Alejandra Pizarnik
Tan poca vida
Hanya Yanagihara · 2018
Como agua para chocolate
Laura Esquivel · 2016
«Y así como un poeta juega con las palabras, así ella jugaba a su antojo con los ingredientes y con las cantidades, obteniendo resultados fenomenales.»<br/>No siempre tenemos a mano los ingredientes de la felicidad. Tita lo había aprendido desde pequeña, cuando crecía en la cocina con Nacha y se le negaba toda posibilidad de vida propia desde su nacimiento. Pero lo que también aprendió Tita es que los ingredientes no son lo más importante para cocinar un buen plato, sino todo el amor con que seas capaz de hacerlo.<br/>Pero Tita se dio cuenta de que sus platos no solo tenían el poder de deslumbrar por sus sabores y texturas. Su tristeza, su alegría, su deseo o su dolor a la hora de prepararlos se contagiaban irremediablemente a todo aquel que los probaba.<br/>A través de esta alegoría que vincula con maestría los sentimientos y los elementos culinarios, Laura Esquivel conquistó el parnaso de la literatura, construyendo un relato que se asienta en la tradición del realismo mágico, se recrea en la cultura mexicana y que traspasa todo lo anterior para convertirse en una novela universal, una parte del imaginario colectivo, un clásico.
Donde viven las musas
Marianela dos Santos • 2024
¿Qué tienen en común las historias más románticas de la mitología griega con tu propio dolor convertido en poesía? Nueva edición especial con poemas e ilustraciones inéditos Acompaña a la autora en un poemario sincero y emocional que te llevará desde los mitos atemporales más conocidos, hasta su propio corazón desbordado de versos. Una experiencia literaria que te ayudará a salir en busca de la inspiración incluso en tus momentos más oscuros, porque en este viaje las musas susurran a aquellos que creen en la magia... y solo cuando creemos, la magia nos encuentra.
Milk and honey
Poesía
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017
“Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of the most captivating reads of 2017.” —BuzzFeed<br/><br/>“The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama.” —PopSugar<br/><br/>In this entrancing novel “that speaks to the Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor in us all” (Kirkus Reviews), a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.<br/><br/>Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?<br/><br/>Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.<br/><br/>Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.<br/><br/>“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.
