Pan de nube

Étienne, a newcomer, leads a workers rebellion among his fellow miners, planting the seeds of socialism and the promise of a new world order in their minds.

Cuando Salvador quedó viudo y con cinco hijos menores sus amigos Marcelina y Lorenzo se ofrecieron a cuidar de la más pequeña Fefa. De esta manera podía atender debidamente a los otros cuatro y Fefa también estaría atendida. Los años pasaron y Fefa siguió con sus padrinos. Cierto día, repentinamente, Marcelina muere y deja solos a Lorenzo y a Fefa que ya tiene 20 años... La familia Leina intentará sacar a Fefa de esa casa para evitar habladurías pero ¿Evitarán que se enamoren?

The 20th century's first Argentine best seller was Cesar Duayen's novel Stella of 1905. "Cesar Duayen" was quickly revealed to be Emma de la Barra (1861-1947), who besides founding the first professional school for women in Argentina, the national Red Cross, and a model factory workers' community, published five extraordinarily sucessful novels about Argentine society in the early part of the century. It was a time of economic anxiety and eagerness to redefine the responsibilities of citizens, both men and women, in this new era of rapid technological change and shifting global relationships. ...

Finally coming to terms with the loss of his wife, a man is exposed to the avaricious underbelly of London’s cosmopolitan society, turning his innocent search for answers into a fast-paced adventure in this thrilling narrative. Alberto is an art professor in Madrid whose wife passed away some years ago. He now only goes through the motions, inhabiting the world without actually living in it. Deciding to take action on his wife’s plan to investigate the Chinese inscriptions on an antique family painting, he travels to London, where his best friend Juan, a prominent banker, introduces him...