Desterrada del paraíso

At the center of this novel are two women—worlds apart, yet neighbors—who come together by chance in a neighborhood pharmacy. Janna, a middle-aged contemporary woman is the editor of a women's magazine. She is good at her work and her life seems to her a success. Then there is Maudie, skinny, rag-and-bone tattered and in her late eighties, she is a bundle of ferocity who has spent the last years sustaining herself on pride, and expressing that pride as a cat’s hissing anger. This strong and affecting novel traces the friendship of these wildly disparate women.

Desde que escuché las historias de aventuras de bordo de un ballenero que me contaba Augustus, el hijo de Mr. Barnard, capitán de fragata;empecé a experimentar el deseo más intenso de embarcarme.Tenía entonces un bote de vela llamado Ariel y solíamos hacer locuras tales, que hoy al pensar en ellas tengo por milagro contarme entre los vivos. Referiré una de esas aventuras como introducción a otras más largas y más importantes que me he puesto a narrar.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT READ FOR FANS OF KILLING EVE THE BEST OF SKIMM READS 2016 “One of this year’s most talked about novels.” —The Washington Post “A twenty-first-century femme fatale as lethal as Tom Ripley and as seductive as Bacall.” —Vogue A put-upon assistant at a prestigious London art house, Judith Rashleigh is well-educated, well-groomed, and impeccably behaved—keeping the darker desires she indulges on nights off as her own little secret. But when Judith uncovers a dangerous heist, her life is shattered and she’s forced to run. Armed ...

«A veces te encuentras con una persona que te lleva a creer en el amor a pesar de las decepciones previas». «Una historia fresca y juvenil, que nos habla de lo importantes que son las se-gundas oportunidades para crecer en la vida».