Sangre en el ojo

Happiness and connection prove fickle in this debut collection of eleven linked stories introducing Babbie and Donnie. She is a thrice-divorced former call girl, and he is a sobriety-challenged trucker turned yogi. Along with their community of exes, in-laws, and coworkers, Babbie and Donnie share a longing to reforge their lives, a task easier said than done in Mobile, Alabama, which bears its own share of tainted history. Despite overwhelming challenges and the ever-looming specters of status, race, and class, the characters in It Falls Gently All Around and Other Stories strive for...

«No sé qué hicimos para merecernos una fantasma. Cada uno de nosotros ha reflexionado, no pocas veces, cómo la adquirimos, por qué se pegó a esta familia y nos siguió a todas partes. Fue agotador. Al principio no entendíamos muy bien su naturaleza, porque no siempre estuvo con nosotros y porque no somos expertos en fantasmas.» El verano de la serpiente es una historia magistralmente narrada desde perspectivas distintas que van confeccionando y perfilando a cada uno de los personajes. En sus páginas, asistimos al momento decisivo en la vida de una familia, durante el verano de 1977,...

Right after returning from vacation, Inspector Pia Kirchhoff receives a call from her boss. She is to report immediately to a place in Kelkheim where a body of a night watchman from a wind power company has been found. She starts her investigation by talking to the people against the building of the turbines. A few appear to be motivated by personal reasons. The more she looks into the case, the more suspects she finds. The author combines the hot topic of alternative energy with corporate corruption to create a one-of-a-kind novel.

In the kingdom of Delain, a young prince must struggle against powerful forces to gain his rightful inheritance.