Huon le roi. obras completas

Este libro reúne todos los cuentos publicados hasta el momento por Liliana Heker (Buenos Aires, 1943)

Zweig desentierra en esta obra los motivos por los cuales Américo Vespucio dio su nombre a un continente recién descubierto, una historia de altibajos y errores que se convierten en verdades. Vespucio no era un mentiroso o un estafador; no pretendió ser un gran filósofo ni buscó la gloria de dar su nombre al Nuevo Mundo. La gloria la hizo la casualidad, un impresor que, a su vez, nunca soñó que daría a un desconocido tanto renombre. Zweig sigue con acierto el desarrollo de esta historia que tiene el encanto de una novela, convirtiendo un tema árido en un argumento apasionado,...

Yes, it’s true: "Good girl” Julie Crisostomo dated that guy Anton Santos for almost a year. Julie is everyone’s loyal and concerned friend, but she has no experience being someone’s girlfriend. Then Anton, a “player” she never thought would be interested in her, swoops into her life and doesn’t seem to want to leave it. Anton has dated a lot of women and is everyone's "delicious distraction." But he seems to have fallen hard for Julie—if only she believed him. (Part of CHIC MANILA series, but can be read as a standalone.)

Described as a 'beautiful writer' by The Times, Fiona Kidman brings us a sweeping saga of family ties, heartbreaks, and learning to live with the past. 'A universal and honest book' San Francisco Book Review When war widow Irene Sandle goes to work in New Zealand’s tobacco fields in 1952, she hopes to start a new, independent life for herself and her daughter – but the tragic repercussions of her decision will resonate long after Irene has gone. Each of Irene’s children carries the events of their childhood throughout their lives, played out against a backdrop of great change – new...