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Haunted by memories of The Troubles, an Irishman seeks refuge in Spain. When his traumatic past catches up with him, his new home is shattered by an unexpected and tragic chain of events. In the painful aftermath, he walks El Camino, from Aragón on the French border to Santiago de Compostela. Along the way, he attempts to make sense of everything as he encounters mysterious places and enchanting myths in the beautiful landscape of northern Spain.

This series of short, frank interviews gives a dramatic picture of what it was like to be a woman living in Spain under Franco"s regime.Under the rule of Franco, Spain"s military dictator from 1936 until 1975, Spanish women lived very restricted lives, controlled by their fathers, husbands, the Church and the State.In Daughters of Spain, women of various ages and from all strata of society relate their experiences and in the process illustrate how the lives of women have changed dramatically since his death."I told them that it was wrong; that I was the mother, but they wouldn"t listen. How could they put 'mother unknown', when I was standing there right in front of them?" -Jeannette."When they came into the university you hid anywhere you could. It didn"t matter if you were guilty of anything or not, you were still beaten." -Ana

Long ago, a man from La Mancha went insane by consuming too many tales of knight-errantry. Today, this madness has spread to half our population; victims of podcasts, forums, blogs, and social media. Enter Don Bigote-a man born to be a hero yet confused about the villain. Accompanied by his reluctant assistant, Dan Chopin, the moustachioed crusader sets out to rescue Western Civilization from the great conspiracy that may or may not threaten it. Will he save us all, or merely tilt at windmills?

A tale from Japan. Natsuo is a young man and a social recluse. After more than a decade shut away from the world, he finally finds a reason to leave home. This epic adventure through Japanese folklore is a story as much about acceptance and society as it is about the Gods and Monsters of old Nippon.

London, 1789. The Swiss-born painter Henry Fuseli is at the height of his fame, newly married, and on the verge of being elected to the Royal Academy. But as the "Wild Swiss" works on his pictures of dark, dreamlike eroticism, he is drawn into a network of radical thinkers who are eagerly following the revolutions in America and France - among them the pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. As Fuseli struggles to find his way in a London seething with fog, streetwalkers, dismal poverty and staggering displays of wealth, the stage is set for a showdown between Enlightenment reason and the relentless pull of human desire.

What if raising bilingual children could be simpler - and more fun - than you ever thought possible? Turn that dream into reality with Fluent Families, the practical, personalised roadmap to create your bilingual home! Feeling overwhelmed by the idea of raising bilingual children? Not sure where to start or how to fit it into your busy life? Fluent Families is here to take the stress out of the process, offering clear, step-by-step guidance to make bilingualism a natural and enjoyable part of your family's everyday routine. Forget rigid methods or one-size-fits-all solutions. This book is designed to grow with your family, offering a simple, fun approach that works for YOU.

La desaparición de la joven estudiante Úna Lambert, cerca de los bosques irlandeses de Slieve Bloom, convierte a Zechariah Quinlan, hombre solitario, taciturno y con antecedentes penales por acoso sexual, en el principal sospechoso. Sin embargo, la policía no logra pruebas concluyentes que lo relacionen con dicha desaparición. Días después, libre de toda sospecha, Quinlan recibe la visita de un mendigo que le asegura saber toda la verdad.

Seventeen long-term, foreign residents of Madrid were invited to write about their trials, triumphs, loss and passion for the capital of Spain. Here are unique voices and experiences that tumble through the pages with sincerity and style. Forty years of memories, from the period of post-democratic reconstruction to the present. This is Madrid from the inside; a city always on the move, ever changing and changing lives forever. Together with thirty-six evocative black and white photos that blend poetically the past with the present, Stray Cats captures nostalgia and a sense of place, transporting the reader to a Madrid they never knew existed. John Dapolito has spent twenty-five years in Madrid and more than thirty living in Spain. He is an English language teaching professional, photographer and a regular of the open-mic scene in the city. A collection of five-minute tales, A Hundred-Year-Old Bitch, is currently in the works. His color photos are featured in the book A Guide to Madrid's Literary District / Guía Literaria Del Barrio De Las Letras De Madrid (Secret Kingdoms).

A Thousand Lives is about love (and heartbreak), art (and how it makes and breaks us) and the strength and endurance that come from life's most challenging times. After riding each storm and coming out the other side - scars and all - we learn that life is so much more than existence: it is a relentless teacher and a sacred companion. We owe so much to our mistakes.

Chinese on the Beach is set in the brief, electric window when China threw open its doors and the world came rushing in. Spanning the 1990s into the early 2000s, these stories track expats, locals, and returnees as they chase opportunity, reckon with history, and try not to fall through the cracks. A power struggle in a Beijing media empire, a love triangle shadowed by the SARS pandemic, the ruthless choreography of Shanghai's social scene-each story explores the tensions of a country speeding toward the future, and the people caught in its wake.

La Venganza de los aztecas (mitos y profecías) es un juego entre los mitos prehispánicos, novohispanos y las leyendas decimonónicas que forjaron la identidad mexicana, en correspondencia con los signos y símbolos que han ido construyendo el México contemporáneo. Nahuales, brujas y tlatoanis; Quetzalcóatl, Tezcatlipoca y Huitzilopochtli; Pedro Infante, Madame Calderón de la Barca y José Alfredo Jiménez; enmascarados de la lucha libre, intelectuales trasnochados y profetas del pulque. Estos son algunos de los personajes que desfilan en las páginas del libro en un periplo por los mitos primordiales hasta enfrentarse con su contraparte metafísica: la ciencia ficción de las profecías. The Revenge of the Aztecs (Myths and Prophecies) is an exciting blend of pre-Hispanic, New Spanish myths and nineteenth-century legends that have shaped the Mexican identity, in line with the signs and symbols that have contributed to the formation of contemporary Mexico. Nahuales, witches and tlatoanis; Quetzalcóatl, Tezcatlipoca and Huitzilopochtli; Pedro Infante, Madame Calderón de la Barca and José Alfredo Jiménez; masked wrestl

Shelley's a beautiful shark,She lives in the deep blue sea ...One day Shelley's got a terrible pain.Something is stuck in her tummy.Who can help?And what can Shelley and the sea animals do to clean up their world?

Dublín. En el marco del fallido Levantamiento de 1916, la clase trabajadora intenta sobrevivir.O'Casey nos acerca a personajes contradictorios pero cercanos, cuyas vidas se ven moldeadas por la pobrezaextrema y por fuerzas que escapan a su control.Cuando la obra se estrenó en 1926, las protestas fueron sonadas. Hoy en día, celebramos la obra por su realismo, su hábil descripción de temascomplejos y su profundo peso emocional. Los grandes momentos históricos siempre conllevan un gran coste humano, y O'Casey consiguedescribir sus múltiples dimensiones de una forma excepcional. «El arado y las estrellas me sigue despertando profundas emociones y, aunque aún llevaba pantalones cortos, todo lo que vi aquella noche en el pequeño centro cívico de mi pueblo acabó siendo una de las principales razones por las que decidí dedicar mi vida al teatro en sus diversas formas».Denis Rafter, director de teatro, actor y escritor.Esta es la primera traducción publicada en España de este aclamado texto. Gracias al apoyo de la institución Literature Ireland, este relato de un momento clave de la historia de Irlanda llega por fin al público hispanohablante en su propio idioma.

Commercial pilot Esteban arrives on holiday to the Catalonian city of Tarragona. A visit to a casino sets in motion a train of events leading to a relationship with Marta and a realisation that love comes at a far higher price than a poker game.As Esteban begins a journey of self-awareness, he also discovers the charms of an enchanting city alive in summer.

On a sun-drenched beach in northern Spain, Todd McCarthy sees an old college friend – a friend with whom he shares a troubled past. The life he has forged for himself – with his partner Jade – is suddenly upended as their paths cross once more. A Billion Sharp Pieces asks how far someone can be pushed before they crack and what does it take for Todd to realise there are only two choices: living or dying.

If they want to end the ancient zombie curse, Year 4B are going to need to borrow the school minibus, drive to Scotland, and smash A LOT of zombies. They'll need to use all their cunning, not argue for at least five minutes, and work out if it's better to whack a zombie with a frying pan or a cricket bat.Because if Year 4B don't stop this ancient curse, then no one will...

As the biggest project of her life comes online, a neuroscientist watches the world go dark and struggles to understand what's risen on the other side. Leaven is a novel about bread, intelligence, and what it means to be alive.

What links Sylvia Plath, El Cid, Judit Polgar, General Franco, and Javier Bardem doing karaoke in his undies? A conundrum that could only be answered by a city as unique and unexpected as Benidorm.But what is Benidorm? How did its present form come about, with its distinctive architecture and economy, and its larger – and lairier – than life reputation?Rising from its tranquil bay like a misplaced Manhattan, it has been challenging preconceived notions ever since Mayor Pedro Zaragoza Orts drew up plans to revive his poverty-stricken fishing village back in the 1950s.So is the Mediterranean’s most successful holiday resort a vision of heaven or hell?Think you know Benidorm? Think again.

The Pantomime of a Southern Chameleon is an enigmatic memoir that details the experience of the narrator, Cartie Whitelaw, through his college experience in the Deep South of the United States. The book is as much a cultural critique as it is a recounting of Whitelaw’s life and his ultimate coming-of-age. From art gallery shenanigans in New Orleans to run-ins with the law in Texas, Cartie takes you on an odyssey that explores identity, performance, and survival in the American South. Cartie’s more painful experiences, like being sexually assaulted or being gay in the Deep South, all became tools for self-discovery and learning about the societal structures that allow harm to be absorbed rather than addressed. This book pushes us to look at ourselves and see how much we sacrifice for others' comfort; it pushes us to transform the chaos of our lives into something meaningful.

Gathering 16 years of writing, this bilingual collection brings together the songs of Paul Zinnard. Read as poems, these texts reveal a landscape of wandering hearts, forgotten towns, late-night conversations, broken faith, and redemption. Moving between folk, rock and Americana, Zinnard's writing draws on a tradition that values honest storytelling over certainty, finding beauty in imperfect people and unanswered questions.