DOMADOR DE SERPIENTES

Vida de una bella mujer judía en la España de los Reyes Católicos. Tras la muerte de su marido, Orovida habrá de enfrentarse a las terribles amenazas que se ciernen sobre su pueblo, perseguido por la intransigencia de personajes como Torquemada.

At the center of this novel are two women—worlds apart, yet neighbors—who come together by chance in a neighborhood pharmacy. Janna, a middle-aged contemporary woman is the editor of a women's magazine. She is good at her work and her life seems to her a success. Then there is Maudie, skinny, rag-and-bone tattered and in her late eighties, she is a bundle of ferocity who has spent the last years sustaining herself on pride, and expressing that pride as a cat’s hissing anger. This strong and affecting novel traces the friendship of these wildly disparate women.

¿Puede Molly amarlo otra vez si no puede recordarlo? Molly Anderson vuelve a “casa” a una ciudad que no recuerda, esperando poder recuperar su memoria. Allí conoce a Trent Williams, un detective de policía de la ciudad de Ridge, y algo se enciende en ella. Él, no sólo la conoce sino que también decide tomar el caso y hacer todo lo posible para resolverlo. Trent quiere saber por qué Molly dejó la ciudad con sus padres solamente, dejando a todos atrás. Ella no recuerda esa vida. Todo lo que Molly sabe es que pudo conocer muy poco a sus padres antes de que murieran... o fueran...

Mariana Pineda (1925) was Lorca's first success in the theatre. Based on a popular Andalusian ballad, it tells the story of Mariana Pineda who was garrotted in 1831 under the reactionary regime of Ferdinand VII for embroidering a Liberal flag and refusing to betray her lover. Written during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the political message would not have escaped Lorca's audience. But the play is primarily the work of a poet and its appeal lies in the delicate tension that results from a deft blend of lyricism and drama which culminates in an astonishing level of spirituality in the...