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Days of Awe: Stories
by A. M. Homes“With dark humor and sharp dialogue, Homes plumbs the depths of everyday American anxieties.” —TimeA razor-sharp story collection from a writer who is always "furiously good" (Zadie Smith, bestselling author of Swing Time).With her signature humor and compassion, A.M. Homes exposes the heart of an uneasy America in her new collection - exploring our attachments to each other through characters who aren't quite who they hoped to become, though there is no one else they can be.In "A Prize for Every Player," a man is nominated to run for president by the customers of a big box store, while he and his family do their weekly shopping. At a conference on genocide(s) in the title story, old friends rediscover themselves and one another - finding spiritual and physical comfort in ancient traditions. And in "Hello Everybody" and "She Got Away," Homes revisits a Los Angeles family obsessed with the surfaces and frightened of what lives below. In the nearly three decades since her seminal debut collection The Safety of Objects, Homes has been celebrated by readers and critics alike as one of our boldest and most original writers, acclaimed for her psychological accuracy and "satire so close to the truth it's terrifying" (Ali Smith). Her first book since the Women's Prize-winning May We Be Forgiven, Days of Awe is a major new addition to her body of visionary, fearless, outrageously funny work.
Days of Hope: Even after the war, hearts can still be broken…
by Lyn AndrewsThe war may be over, but their troubles have only just begun... Days of Hope by bestselling author Lyn Andrews is a heart-warming saga set in 1940s Liverpool and Ireland, about the hurdles two sisters must cross on their journey to finding the happiness they seek. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.It's 1945 and the war is finally over. For the Devlin family in Liverpool, the wartime years have been almost too much to bear. But at long last sisters Grace and Chrissie can return to their normal lives. Level-headed and hard-working, Grace wants nothing more than to meet a nice man and settle down. Vivacious Chrissie, though, craves fun and excitement - and there's not much of that to be had in the austere post-war years. So when Chrissie meets Pat Kilroy, a handsome Irishman, she's swept off her feet and eagerly follows Pat to Ireland. Chrissie soon realises she has made a terrible mistake, and Grace rushes to her side to help. But the consequences of Chrissie's actions are to be as far-reaching as they are devastating. What readers are saying about Days of Hope: 'All of Lyn's books are easy to read and are entertaining but this story is by far the best. Days of Hope is excellent and the characters are very well written''I started this book Thursday night and finished it Saturday afternoon. This is a very good book, fast paced and easy to read'
Days of Hope: Even after the war, hearts can still be broken…
by Lyn AndrewsIt's 1945 and the war is finally over. For the Devlin family in Liverpool, the wartime years have been almost too much to bear. But at long last sisters Grace and Chrissie can return to their normal lives. Level-headed and hard-working, Grace wants nothing more than to meet a nice man and settle down. Vivacious Chrissie, though, craves fun and excitement - and there's not much of that to be had in the austere post-war years. So when Chrissie meets Pat Kilroy, a handsome Irishman, she's swept off her feet and eagerly follows Pat to Ireland. Chrissie soon realises she has made a terrible mistake, and Grace rushes to her side to help. But the consequences of Chrissie's actions are to be as far-reaching as they are devastating.(P)2012 Headline Digital
The Days of Summer
by Eve Bunting[from the dust jacket] "It just doesn't happen. Grandparents don't get divorced. Do they? Nora and Jo-Jo are stunned by their grandparents' decision. They try to think of ways to make Grandma and Grandpa stay together, but their efforts seem hopeless. As the days of summer pass, Nora is in despair. Change is hard, and she doesn't like it. Then, on one special visit to her grandparents' house, Nora learns that honesty and love can make even the most difficult changes easier to understand."
Days of the Dead
by Kersten HamiltonBy the critically acclaimed author of Tyger Tyger, a warm, magical story of a girl’s struggle to keep a promise to her dead mother. Glorieta Magdalena Davis Espinosa is happy that Papi married Alice. She’s happy that he can smile again after years of mourning Mamá. But the urn containing Mamá’s ashes disappeared into a drawer the day Alice moved in. If everything about Glorieta’s life is going to change, then she wants one thing to go her way: She wants to hear stories about her mamá when the family gathers on the last night of los Días de los Muertos. And that can only happen if Tia Diosonita will allow Mamá to be buried with the Espinosas in holy ground. If she will allow people to speak Mamá’s name. With the help of her best friend, River, and her cousin Mateo, Glorieta sets out to convince Diosonita that Mamá is not burning in Hell. To do so, she’ll have to learn to let hate go—and to love the people who stand in her way. In prose that sparkles with magical undertones, author Kersten Hamilton weaves a tender story about grief, faith, and the redemptive power of love.
The Days of Winter: A Novel
by Cynthia FreemanA New York Times–bestselling saga that follows a powerful European family through two world wars, from the author of The Last Princess. Nathan Hack expects his four sons to marry well and keep up the tradition of becoming barristers in the prestigious house of Hack. But Rubin, the youngest, feels that his legacy is a stranglehold. He&’s betrothed to a woman from a fine family when he falls in love with a beautiful, enigmatic stranger in Paris. Her name is Magda, and she will change Rubin&’s life completely. Decades later, history will repeat itself when a woman is caught between two men during Hitler&’s regime. Played out on the world stage against the backdrop of World Wars I and II, and peopled by an unforgettable cast of characters, The Days of Winter is a spellbinding story of pride and ambition, survival and redemption.
Days of Wonder: A Novel
by Caroline LeavittNew York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love. As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love—yearning, breathless love—that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together. But her glorious life was pulled out from beneath her after she was accused of trying to murder Jude&’s father, an imperious superior court judge. When she learns she&’s pregnant shortly after receiving a long prison sentence, she reluctantly decides to give up the child. Ella is released from prison after serving only six years and is desperate to turn the page on a new life, but she can&’t seem to let go of her past. With only an address as a possible lead, she moves to Ann Arbor, Michigan, determined to get her daughter back. Hiding her identity and living in a constant state of deception, she finds that what she&’s been searching for all along is a way to uncover—and live with—the truth. Yet a central mystery endures: neither Jude nor Ella can remember the events leading up to the attempted murder—that fateful night which led to Ella&’s conviction. For fans of Miranda Cowley Heller&’s The Paper Palace and Allegra Goodman&’s Sam, Caroline Leavitt&’s Days of Wonder is a gripping high-drama page-turner about the elusive nature of redemption and the profound reach of love.
Days of Wonder: From the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author of A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart'A story of life, love and hope - the perfect antidote to today's world. Phenomenal'CLARE MACKINTOSHThe incredible, life-affirming new novel by the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Bestseller A Boy Made of Blocks for fans of Matt Haig and Jojo Moyes.Tom, devoted single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On each of her birthdays, its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for her - a day of wonder. However hard life gets, all Tom wants to do is make every moment magical for her. Now, as Hannah begins to spread her wings, the theatre comes under threat of closure and the two could lose one another. But maybe, just maybe, one final day of magic might just save them both.A story about finding joy in everyday life, Days of Wonder is the most beautiful and uplifting novel you'll read all year.'Days of Wonder is a heartwarming and magical story. A wonderful read' LIBBY PAGE, AUTHOR OF THE LIDO'So powerful, yet incredibly gentle and poignant. Utterly and completely beautiful' JOANNA CANNON'Utterly enchanting . . . a truly beautiful story' RUTH HOGAN'This is the most emotionally powerful book we've read all year' HEAT'Tugs at your heart' DAILY MAIL'Fans of Jojo Moyes' Me Before You will love Days of Wonder. Made me laugh and cry in turn' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A lovely, funny and very moving novel' SUN'It's a long time since a book made me laugh out loud and cry so much' TRACY REES'A beautiful read' CLOSER'The publishing sensation of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAY ON A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS'An uplifting read, full of humour and heart' SUNDAY MIRRORREADERS LOVE DAYS OF WONDER:'Beautiful. Powerful. Emotional. Heartwarming. Bold. Touching. Heartbreaking. Wonderful. Outstanding. Brave. A must buy. A must read' BETWEEN THE PAGES BOOK CLUB'I didn't think Keith's novel A Boy Made of Blocks could be topped, but he's done it' GOODREADS REVIEWER'This is a truly wonderful story, and I recommend it to anyone with a heart - broken or otherwise' GOODREADS REVIEWER'I can't stress how amazing this book is. I truly believe that 2018's must-read novel has arrived' WHISPERING STORIES'Catapulted itself into my top five reads of all time' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Brilliantly done and backed up with a cast of lovely characters. I adore this book' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Just wonderful, a delicately finished story full of joy, loyalty, heartache and love' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Keith Stuart is fast emerging as one of the UK's great emotive writers when it comes to finding the beauty in everyday life' BEN VEAL WRITES
Days of Wonder: From the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author of A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart'A story of life, love and hope - the perfect antidote to today's world. Phenomenal'CLARE MACKINTOSHThe incredible, life-affirming new novel by the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Bestseller A Boy Made of Blocks for fans of Matt Haig and Jojo Moyes.Tom, devoted single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On each of her birthdays, its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for her - a day of wonder. However hard life gets, all Tom wants to do is make every moment magical for her. Now, as Hannah begins to spread her wings, the theatre comes under threat of closure and the two could lose one another. But maybe, just maybe, one final day of magic might just save them both.A story about finding joy in everyday life, Days of Wonder is the most beautiful and uplifting novel you'll read all year.'Days of Wonder is a heartwarming and magical story. A wonderful read' LIBBY PAGE, AUTHOR OF THE LIDO'So powerful, yet incredibly gentle and poignant. Utterly and completely beautiful' JOANNA CANNON'Utterly enchanting . . . a truly beautiful story' RUTH HOGAN'This is the most emotionally powerful book we've read all year' HEAT'Tugs at your heart' DAILY MAIL'Fans of Jojo Moyes' Me Before You will love Days of Wonder. Made me laugh and cry in turn' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A lovely, funny and very moving novel' SUN'It's a long time since a book made me laugh out loud and cry so much' TRACY REES'A beautiful read' CLOSER'The publishing sensation of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAY ON A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS'An uplifting read, full of humour and heart' SUNDAY MIRRORREADERS LOVE DAYS OF WONDER:'Beautiful. Powerful. Emotional. Heartwarming. Bold. Touching. Heartbreaking. Wonderful. Outstanding. Brave. A must buy. A must read' BETWEEN THE PAGES BOOK CLUB'I didn't think Keith's novel A Boy Made of Blocks could be topped, but he's done it' GOODREADS REVIEWER'This is a truly wonderful story, and I recommend it to anyone with a heart - broken or otherwise' GOODREADS REVIEWER'I can't stress how amazing this book is. I truly believe that 2018's must-read novel has arrived' WHISPERING STORIES'Catapulted itself into my top five reads of all time' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Brilliantly done and backed up with a cast of lovely characters. I adore this book' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Just wonderful, a delicately finished story full of joy, loyalty, heartache and love' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Keith Stuart is fast emerging as one of the UK's great emotive writers when it comes to finding the beauty in everyday life' BEN VEAL WRITES
Days of Wonder: From the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author of A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart'A story of life, love and hope - the perfect antidote to today's world. Phenomenal'CLARE MACKINTOSHThe incredible, life-affirming new novel by the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Bestseller A Boy Made of Blocks for fans of Matt Haig and Jojo Moyes.Tom, devoted single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On each of her birthdays, its colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for her - a day of wonder. However hard life gets, all Tom wants to do is make every moment magical for her. Now, as Hannah begins to spread her wings, the theatre comes under threat of closure and the two could lose one another. But maybe, just maybe, one final day of magic might just save them both.A story about finding joy in everyday life, Days of Wonder is the most beautiful and uplifting novel you'll read all year.'An enchanting story about family, friendship, love and loss which manages to be both very funny and intensely moving - a rare feat'MIKE GAYLE'Days of Wonder is a heartwarming and magical story. A wonderful read' LIBBY PAGE, AUTHOR OF THE LIDO'So powerful, yet incredibly gentle and poignant. Utterly and completely beautiful' JOANNA CANNON'Utterly enchanting . . . a truly beautiful story' RUTH HOGAN'This is the most emotionally powerful book we've read all year' HEAT'Tugs at your heart' DAILY MAIL'Fans of Jojo Moyes' Me Before You will love Days of Wonder. Made me laugh and cry in turn' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A lovely, funny and very moving novel' SUN'It's a long time since a book made me laugh out loud and cry so much' TRACY REES'A beautiful read' CLOSER'The publishing sensation of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAY ON A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS'An uplifting read, full of humour and heart' SUNDAY MIRRORREADERS LOVE DAYS OF WONDER:'Beautiful. Powerful. Emotional. Heartwarming. Bold. Touching. Heartbreaking. Wonderful. Outstanding. Brave. A must buy. A must read' BETWEEN THE PAGES BOOK CLUB'I didn't think Keith's novel A Boy Made of Blocks could be topped, but he's done it' GOODREADS REVIEWER'This is a truly wonderful story, and I recommend it to anyone with a heart - broken or otherwise' GOODREADS REVIEWER'I can't stress how amazing this book is. I truly believe that 2018's must-read novel has arrived'WHISPERING STORIES'Catapulted itself into my top five reads of all time' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Brilliantly done and backed up with a cast of lovely characters. I adore this book' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Just wonderful, a delicately finished story full of joy, loyalty, heartache and love' GOODREADS REVIEWER'Keith Stuart is fast emerging as one of the UK's great emotive writers when it comes to finding the beauty in everyday life' BEN VEAL WRITES
The Days When Birds Come Back: A Novel
by Deborah ReedThis tale of renovation and recovery is &“an emotionally satisfying novel about the lingering effects of trauma and how people deal with guilt.&”—Publishers Weekly June is in transition, reeling from her divorce and trying to stay sober. She returns to the Oregon coast where she grew up, and must decide what to do with her late and much-loved grandparents&’ charming cedar-shingled home, a place haunted by memories of her childhood. Jameson comes highly recommended to renovate the old house in preparation for selling it, and from their first contact, he senses a connection with June. He too is unmoored as he struggles to redefine his marriage in the aftermath of loss. But what can the future hold as long as they are gripped so firmly by the past? The Days When Birds Come Back, like the house itself, is a graceful testament to endurance, rebuilding, and the possibilities of coming home, from the acclaimed author of Things We Set on Fire and Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan. &“I don&’t believe I&’ve ever read such an exquisitely painful story that has on a daily basis so affected the way I interact with other humans, especially my dearest loved ones. This is a novel that makes me want to pay better attention.&”—Bonnie Nadzam, author of Lions and Lamb &“Reed&’s painterly descriptions of the Oregon coast are so vivid and real, so beautiful and lyrical that her writing is more like a visual art form.&” — Portland Tribune &“Achingly exquisite…a blindingly beautiful book&” — Caroline Leavitt, New York Times-bestselling author of With or Without You
A Day's Work
by Eve BuntingFrancisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his Mexican grandfather find work. The old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening, but Francisco talks fast and gets him hired as a gardener. The resulting mistakes teach Francisco an important lesson about honesty.
A Day's Work
by Eve Bunting Ronald HimlerFrancisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
Dayswork: A Novel
by Chris Bachelder Jennifer HabelA startlingly original, incantatory novel about marriage, mortality, and making art. In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she delves into Melville’s impulsive purchase of a Massachusetts farmhouse, his fevered revision of Moby-Dick there, his intense friendship with neighbor Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his troubled and troubling marriage to Elizabeth Shaw, she becomes increasingly obsessed by what his devotion to his art reveals about cost, worth, and debt. Her preoccupation both deepens and expands, and her days’ work extends outward to an orbiting cast of Melvillean questers and fanatics, as well as to biographers and writers—among them Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell—whose lives resonate with Melville’s. As she pulls these distant figures close, her quarantine quest ultimately becomes a midlife reckoning with her own marriage and ambition. Absorbing, charming, and intimate, Dayswork considers the blurry lines between life and literature, the slippage between what happens and what gets recorded, and the ways we locate ourselves in the lives of others. In wry, epigrammatic prose, Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel have crafted an exquisite and daring novel.
The Dazzling Truth: A Novel
by Helen CullenOne Irish family. Three decades. One dazzling story.“A love letter to family and to the arts. Beautiful.”—Maggie Smith, author of Good BonesIn the courtyards of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1978, aspiring actress Maeve meets pottery student Murtagh Moone. As their relationship progresses, marriage and motherhood come in quick succession, but for Maeve, with the joy of children also comes the struggle to hold on to the truest parts of herself.Decades later, on a small Irish island, the Moone family are poised for celebration but instead are struck by tragedy. Each family member must find solace in their own separate way, until one dazzling truth brings them back together. But as the Moone family confront the past, they also journey toward a future that none of them could have predicted. Except perhaps Maeve herself.“A perfect combination of deeply felt tragedy with great hopefulness.”—Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum
De 7 nycklarna till lycka
by Mohamed BouzitouneLivet är fullt av problem och utmaningar som påverkar vårt sätt att se världen och hindrar oss från att leva i ro och i harmoni med oss själva. Lycka, tillfredställelse och utveckling beror i mångt och mycket på oss själva, men framförallt krävs det anda och sinne i harmoni. Därför presenterar vi sju råd som kommer att hjälpa dig att nå den väldigt efterlängtade lyckan.
De Avonturen van Wookas en Izzy: Het begin van een goede vriendschap
by Angela EllingtonEen verlegen meisje uit een klein dorp dat samen met haar moeder woont, leert hoe leuk het is om een speciale vriendin te hebben nadat ze naar de grote stad verhuist. Dit is een fantastisch boekje over vriendschap.
De cómo las muchachas García perdieron el acento
by Julia AlvarezCuando las hermanas García Carla, Sandra, Yolanda y Sofía y sus padres huyen de la República Dominicana buscando refugio de la persecución política, encuentran un nuevo hogar en los Estados Unidos. Pero el Nueva York de los años sesenta es marcadamente diferente de la vida privilegiada, aunque conflictiva, que han dejado atrás. Bajo la presión de asimilarse a una nueva cultura, las muchachas García se alisan el pelo, abandonan la lengua española y se encuentran con muchachos sin una chaperona. Pero por más que intentan distanciarse de su isla natal, las hermanas no logran desprender el mundo antiguo del nuevo. Lo que las hermanas han perdido para siempre y lo que logran encontrar se revela en esta novela magistral de una de las novelistas más celebradas de nuestros tiempos.
De como tia Lola aprendio a ensenar
by Julia AlvarezTia Lola is going back to school in this Spanish translation of How Tia Lola Learned to Teach!Tia Lola has been invited to teach Spanish at her niece and nephew's elementary school, but Miguel wants nothing to do with it. He hasn't had an easy time adjusting to his new school in Vermont and doesn't like living so far away from Papi, who has a new girlfriend and an announcement to make. Miguel's little sister Juanita, on the other hand, can't wait to introduce her colorfully dressed aunt to all of her friends at school--that is, if she can stop getting distracted long enough to remember to do so. Before long, Tia Lola is organizing a Spanish treasure hunt and a carnaval fiesta at school. Will Miguel be willing to join the fun? Will Juanita get her head out of the clouds and lead her classmates to victory in the treasure hunt?From the Trade Paperback edition.
De como tia Lola salvo el verano
by Julia AlvarezMiguel Guzman isn't exactly looking forward to the summer now that his mother has agreed to let the Sword family--a father, his three daughters, and their dog--live with them while they decide whether or not to move to Vermont. Little does Miguel know his aunt has something up her sleeve that just may make this the best summer ever. With her usual flair for creativity and fun, Tía Lola decides to start a summer camp for Miguel, his little sister, and the three Sword girls, complete with magical swords, nighttime treasure hunts, campfires, barbecues, and an end-of-summer surprise! Now available for the first time in Spanish, this warm and funny third book in the Tía Lola Stories is sure to delight a whole new audience and leave them looking for their own summer fun.From the Trade Paperback edition.
De como tia Lola termino empezando otra vez
by Julia AlvarezWelcome to Tía Lola's bed and breakfast! With the help of her niece and nephew and the three Sword Sisters, Tía Lola is opening the doors of Colonel Charlebois' grand old Vermont house to visitors from all over. But Tía Lola and the children soon realize that running a B & B isn't as easy they had initially thought--especially when it appears that someone is out to sabotage them! Will Tía Lola and the kids discover who's behind the plot to make their B & B fail? And will Tía Lola's family and friends be able to plan her a surprise birthday party in her own B & B without her finding out? Now available in Spanish, this last book in the Tía Lola Stories is sure to satisfy readers, no matter what language they speak!
De dode schrijfster
by Núria AñóAnna is een schrijfster van middelbare leeftijd die haar dochter alleen heeft grootgebracht. Op dit moment is Berta volwassen en de twijfels die ze heeft over het leren kennen van haar vader, die ze alleen op de foto heeft gezien, lijken op te rijzen als haar relatie met haar vriendje in een crisis raakt. Hans werkt in een fabriek en heeft een zus, Clara, een verkeerd begrepen meisje dat haar tijd besteedt aan het obsesseren over een man die op een gele motor rijdt. Maar in de eerste plaats is dit het verhaal van Anna Flieder. Als ze besluit een biografie te schrijven, komt de inspiratie bij haar op en neemt de vorm aan van de man die jaren geleden vertrok. "In het relaas wordt het proces van de creatie van de literatuur geobserveerd. [...] Het is een oeuvre gericht op hen die graag lezen en zich door het lezen laten absorberen, omdat de verbeelding er de overhand heeft en er veel dingen zijn die intuïtief zijn." -La Mañana "De roman "De Dode Schrijfster" is dan ook een uitnodiging voor iedereen die waarde hecht aan de manier waarop literatuur op zichzelf reflecteert in een letterkundig werk. Maar het is ook een kans om andere personages te volgen met gevoelens en in situaties die onvermijdelijk leiden tot identificatie. [...] De verrukking van een literaire tekst die zich onderscheidt door zijn metaforische taal en die beelden suggereert die in staat zijn alledaagse taferelen te onthullen, maar die het leven, vaak vol met meerdere mogelijkheden, ons niet toelaat te zien." -Dr. Alexandra Santos Pinheiro, Resonancias literarias, nr. 153 "Dit boek vertelt het verhaal van Anna, een schrijfster, en de wereld en het leven van de mensen om haar heen. Anna leeft haar literaire leven als het ware, ze lijdt aan een soort schizofrenie wanneer de personages in haar boeken botsen met haar leven in hun verlangen om het licht te zien". -Debbie Garrick, Vertaler <
De donde venimos
by Oscar CásaresDel aclamado autor de Brownsville y Amigoland nos llega De donde venimos (Where We Come From), una sorprendente y oportuna novela sobre una familia mexicano-estadounidense en una ciudad fronteriza de Texas que se ve involucrada, contra su voluntad, en el tráfico de inmigrantes a los Estados Unidos. Brownsville, Texas, tiene reputación de ser peligrosa: está situada en el lado estadounidense del puente hacia Matamoros, México, una ciudad controlada por infames carteles. Pero esa no es la razón por la que Orly, de 12 años, no quiere visitarla. Aunque aún está de luto por la muerte de su madre, su padre, Víctor, lo obligó a pasar el verano con su madrina Nina en Brownsville. Ahora un exitoso ejecutivo publicitario en Houston, Víctor fue criado en Brownsville y cree que será bueno para Orly conocer sobre sus raíces menos privilegiadas. Pero Nina, distraída por los cuidados que tiene que procurarle a su anciana madre, solo parece tener reglas para Orly. Una en particular: No te acerques a la casa de atrás… Nina había pasado su vida siguiendo reglas y sacrificando sus propios deseos por ocuparse de las necesidades de otros. Pero cuando un simple acto de generosidad hacia su desesperada señora de la limpieza mexicana comienza a irse de las manos, Nina teme ser expuesta por todas partes—no solo por su ahijado curioso y su dominante hermano, sino también por despiadados traficantes de personas y por la policía. Ahora Nina tendrá que enfrentar los secretos que ha mantenido ocultos por tanto tiempo si quiere ayudar a las personas que están bajo su protección. Abordando la crisis de la política migratoria estadounidense desde un ángulo inusual y profundamente humano, De donde venimos explora las maneras en que la historia familiar influye en nosotros, cómo los secretos pueden resultar una pesada carga, y cómo ser compasivos y comprensivos con los demás puede finalmente liberarnos.
De donde venimos
by Oscar CasaresUna deslumbrante novela sobre una familia mexicano-americana en Brownsville, Texas, que, por un acto de compasión, acaba involucrada en el tráfico de inmigrantes mexicanos a los Estados Unidos. A distancia, muchas ciudades fronterizas entre los Estados Unidos y México tienen fama de ser peligrosas a un lado los narcotraficantes, y al otro los agentes de la patrulla fronterizay Brownsville no es la excepción. Pero para Orly, un niño de doce años, es simplemente donde vive su madrina, Ninay a donde su padre lo manda a pasar el verano con ella tras la súbita muerte de su madre. Para Nina, Brownsville es la ciudad donde creció, conoció y perdió a su primer y único amor, y acabó quedándose, despidiendo a familiares que se marchaban y presenciando el deterioro de su vecindario. Es el lugar donde ha enterrado sus secretos y donde ahora esconde otro aún mayor: está ocultando a un joven migrante llamado Daniel, que ha cruzado la frontera huyendo del peligro, solo para encontrar mayores peligros del otro lado. Separado de los traficantes violentos que lo cruzaron, y perseguido por las autoridades, Daniel tiene que mantenerse completamente invisible, escondido en la casa de atrás de Nina. Pero cuando Orly descubre su presencia, la conexión inmediata de los niñosy su deseo compartido de ser independientes los pone a todos en riesgo de ser descubiertos.
De geweldige week van Matt: Een hectische week, vol levenslessen voor een kleine jongen.
by Martin LundqvistMatt Smart is een 6-jarige jongen die met zijn ouders in Sydney woont. Volg Matt gedurende een week vol vriendschap en voetbal, maar ook existentiële levensvragen zoals wetenschap versus geloof en het verlies van een geliefde komen aan bod, uitgelegd voor kinderen. Dit boek is geschikt voor kinderen tussen 5 en 9 jaar.