Guillermo González Camarena

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative...

(Spanish Language Edition) What would you do if you were faced with a life-threatening illness? Would you distance yourself from God or grasp His hand, cling to His promises, and develop an unwavering trust in His goodness? In Only by God’s Grace Norma Kennett lovingly shares how choosing the latter helped her uncover the infinite, nearly unfathomable love of God while battling a debilitating tumor. Through the fight for her life and other experiences, she recounts how each event led her closer to the heart of Jesus. She also shares the Bible promises that spoke to her in her struggles and...

Este relato, en el que intervienen los recuerdos, la memoria personal, y en el que al autor se le impuso el «placer de narrar», es según sus palabras «como el mensaje en una botella arrojado al mar desde una balsa de náufragos». El autor se propone hacer memoria de la vida con verdad y se enfrenta a los problemas de la veracidad y el sentido, «pues nadie narra sólo para sí mismo». Ha buscado así, «sin grandes esperanzas, fortalecer una resistencia». En el punto en que acaban estas Memorias, transcurrida ya media vida, el narrador, al mirar sin hacerse ilusiones al futuro incierto ...

Víctor Casaus narra en esta obra los acontecimientos que marcaron la vida del poeta, cro-nista y escritor Pablo de la Torriente Brau, considerado como una de las figuras más repre-sentativas del periodismo cubano. A partir de los testimonios de sus familiares y amigos más cercanos, el autor rescata y reivindica el papel que Pablo desempeñó durante la dictadura de Gerardo Machado.