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En Subway Placebo asistimos al derrumbe del mundo personal de dos personas en paralelo al derrumbe del mundo a su alrededor. Esta novela tan ágil como profunda coquetea con el fantástico para abrirnos una ventana al interior del alma humana, a la posibilidad de ser feliz y a las herramientas para soportar el dolor de esta vivo. Rosario Curiel es una autora nacida en Lleida en 1964. Aparte de doctora en filología hispánica por la Universidad de Barcelona, ocupa una cátedra de Lengua Castellana y Literatura. Compagina su labor profesional con la docencia, el periodismo cultural, la...

Sometimes life gives you exactly what you do not want, precisely when you need it most. That's how it was for Gideon. Not that he was guilty, at least not of rustling, but the town was pretty well set on hanging him anyway. Don't get me wrong, Caswell Crossing is full of good folks. Some would even call themselves upstanding citizens. Have you ever tried to change the minds of 'good folks' when they are half convinced the swift application of a rope will solve all their problems? But the prospect of being hung counted as nothing more than a bothersome inconvenience to Gideon. Maybe he was...

Entre culebras y extraños se abre con la muerte del padre del narrador, una muerte seca, repentina, sorprendente. Un hecho trágico que marca el recorrido vital del protagonista, un adolescente sensible hasta el extremo, propenso a cualquier enfermedad, demasiado consentido por su madre y constantemente agobiado por el mundo que le rodea. Para sobreponerse a ella se apoya en el amor de Sofía, una adolescente de su misma edad, a la que le une una delicada relación que se rompe y se rehace continuamente, que es a la vez lo más maravilloso y también lo más trágico. Todo cambiará cuando,...

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Lucy Snowe is a 14-year-old girl staying at the home of her godmother Mrs. Bretton in the clean and ancient town of Bretton. Also in residence are Mrs. Bretton's son, John Graham, and Polly, a peculiar little girl whose visit is cut short when her father arrives to take her away. Soon after Polly's departure Lucy leaves Mrs. Bretton's home and moves on. Some years pass, during which a family tragedy leaves Lucy without family, home, or means. Lucy travels from her native England to...