Una victoria entre cuentos

Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they've inherited, from the author of the acclaimed and "giddily exciting" (The New York Times Book Review) Brooklyn Brujas series. The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won't ever leave their home in Four Rivers--even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquidea Divina invites them...

"Conocer lo más próximo, lo que se ha despreciado por evidente, solo me sería dado si me alejaba de mi lengua. Así llegó el relato de mi madre, un mensaje íntimo disfrazado de extranjero." Entregado al aprendizaje de idiomas, Juan cree encontrar en las palabras un refugio emocional que le permite lidiar con todo aquello que en la vida le explota en la cara: la compleja relación con su madre, que le pide interpretar un poema de César Moro para hallarla; su obsesión con los enredos sentimentales de su prima, a la vez perversa y protectira; la ausencia de su padre, un hoyo negro que...

A multigenerational saga set against a backdrop of the court of Versailles, the French Revolution and the Belle Époque era describes intimate and vivid tales about real and fictional characters as they interact in Paris. (historical fiction)

A brilliant commentary on societal expectations, this novel about of the fortunes and misfortunes of sisters Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret Dashwood after the death of their beloved father offers a compelling picture of life in the English countryside and of women's role in society at the beginning of the 19th century.