El olor de las orquídeas

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Madrid, 18 de julio de 1936, punto de partida de este relato que recorre una pequeña parte de la historia de un país llamado España, una historia demasiado trágica para ser inventada y demasiado terrible para ser narrada.

Finn was the second son who was never meant to become the crown prince. He was the lesser brother, the useless spare, even the rumoured bastard—at least according to his elder brother Henry, who destroyed everything, including himself, and Finn rose to the throne. Now, the memory of Henry still hangs heavy in the air, and his supporters linger in the shadows waiting to strike. It’s time for Finn to fight back. For his people. For the future of his country. For his wife and daughter. For himself. Yet, there are some who will fight dirty, fight with such cold, calculated viciousness, that...

Casi todas las madrugadas Moreira se instala a estudiar en el bar Córdoba como un modo de exorcizar el insomnio y la soledad. Poco a poco se ha ido integrando a esa especie de familia, conformada mayormente por taxistas, que incluye a los pibes del kiosco y a los trapitos de la cuadra. Pero un hecho extraño y la desaparición misteriosa de uno de los choferes colocan a Moreira y a sus amigos en la senda de una pesquisa en la que se pondrán en juego las creencias e hipótesis más increíbles así como sus propias vidas. En esta novela, Marcelo Guerrieri construye un conjunto de personajes...