El Viaje Sin Retorno

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...

Inspirada en hechos reales. Rosa, Santina y Flora son tres mujeres que unidas por el hilo invisible del destino algún día conocerán a tres muchachos que huyeron del fascismo cruzando el Atlántico en el barquito Bartolomé y fueron escupidos por el mar en territorio venezolano, moribundos, con las esperanzas rotas y unas pocas monedas de oro. ¡BENDITA la hora milagrosa que el agua de lluvia no los dejó morir de sed! Rosa se olvidará de sus sueños y se entregará al matrimonio, al hogar, a la moral y a los consejos del cura de la iglesia; un evento trágico le cambiará la vida....

Martin Rivas, one of the most important novels by Alberto Blest Gana constitutes a clear example of the best chilean narrative tradition. Over the background of a frustrated liberal rebellion, amidst the growing opportunism of the political ruling class, the author sketches a love and social climb story, told with remarkable tact, equilibrium and vivacity. Province and capital, people and elite, french imitators and mixed race, romantics and social climbers, all make for and enliven a social picture of recognizable XIX Century hues. Martin Rivas is an entertaining whilst significative novel,...

Romance, intriga y acción se dan cita en esta apasionante novela de Barbara Wood. Charlotte Lee, nieta de la fundadora de Armonía Biotec, una empresa especializada en fármacos naturales procedentes de China, está horrorizada. Alguien está tratando de chantajearla envenenando sus productos. Es entonces cuando acude a su rescate Jonathan, un viejo amor de la infancia y experto en informática que la ayudará a revelar la identidad del extorsionador. Al tiempo que ambos tratan de dar caza al misterioso y despiadado criminal, resurgen, imparables, los recuerdos de un pasado de amor y...