Hipsteria

Historia secreta de Isabel de Baviera, reina de Francia, es una novela histórica. El último libro escrito por Sade. Cuenta la historia subjetiva de la esposa del rey Carlos VI, supuestamente culpable de todos los males de Francia durante la Guerra de los Cien Años.

Un genial desafío a la lógica desde la visión del señor Valéry, un hombrecillo de aspecto insignificante que con sus ocurrentes observaciones logra trastocar la prosaica realidad. El señor Valéry es uno de los habitantes del peculiar barrio, un tipo bajito que reflexiona y pone a prueba continuamente -a la manera de Lewis Carroll- nuestra lógica y nuestras certezas, invitándonos a cruzar esa línea invisible que quizá nos separa de otra realidad, a buen seguro, mucho más interesante.

Levi Painter Brooks was a nobody before joining the Reapers. All the group asks for in return is unconditional loyalty. That loyalty is put to the test when he is arrested for a crime committed in the name of the club. Melanie has had a hard life. Luckily, she has escaped her hellish existence and has started fresh. She can't seem to stop thinking about the caresses of one particular biker. It all starts so innocently: a lonely man in jail, a few harmless letters...When Painter gets out of jail, Melanie will have to come to grips with that the fact that there is nothing innocent about the...

It is a very simple, yet facsinating story. Those that appreciate real life scenarios vis-a-vis the usual material that is published, will greatly appreciate this book. It is a very fast read and perhaps its true appeal is the suppleness of the language the author uses.