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Épica y tragedia se conjugan de manera magistral en la obra seminal de la literatura samurái nipona que sorprenderá por su dramatismo, crudeza, vivacidad y lirismo. El Heike monogatari es un clásico indiscutible de la literatura japonesa. Metáfora universal de la ambición humana, esta obra épica del siglo XIII narra los tumultuosos acontecimientos sucedidos en el siglo anterior, cuando la influencia de la aristocracia declina en favor de la pujante clase militar y dos importantes clanes samuráis, los Genji (Minamoto) y los Heike (Taira), mantienen una encarnizada lucha por el poder. Heroicos samuráis, damas afligidas, cortesanos intrigantes o fieros bonzos guerreros… el Heike monogatari constituye un caleidoscópico repertorio de personajes desgarradoramente humanos que se ha convertido en una fuente inagotable de temas a la literatura japonesa posterior.

Tras la trágica muerte de su padre, C.K. Cole, el apreciado escritor de literatura pulp y creador del popular personaje guerrero Othan, a Helen Cole la llaman de vuelta a la enorme e ilustre finca de su abuelo: la Casa Wyndhorn. Marcada por la muerte prematura de su padre, y perdida en un nuevo y extraño mundo, una Helen siempre abrazada a una botella de vino siembra el caos al llegar. Sin embargo, sus caóticas costumbres empezarán a suavizarse cuando descubra toda una vida de secretos ocultos en la miríada de salas y pasillos de la enorme mansión. Pues fuera de sus paredes, en el bosque, esperan las legendarias aventuras que antes había hallado en las historias de su padre.

William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?

Francine Thwaite has lived all her fifty-five years in her family’s ancestral home, a rambling Elizabethan manor in England’s Lake District. No other living soul resides there, but Francine isn’t alone. There are ghosts in Thwaite Manor, harmless and familiar. Most beloved is Bree, the mischievous ghost girl who has been Francine’s companion since childhood. When Francine’s estranged sister, Madeleine, returns to the manor after years away, she brings with her a story that threatens everything Francine has always believed. It is a tale of cruelty and desperation, of terror and unbearable heartache. And as Francine learns more about the darkness in her family’s past—and the role she may have played in it—she realizes that confronting the truth may mean losing what she holds most dear.

At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls–Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle–took the oath to join Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. Elle is trying to pretend she’s a normal housewife, and Niamh has become a country vet, using her powers to heal sick animals. In what Helena perceives as the deepest betrayal, Leonie has defected to start her own more inclusive and intersectional coven, Diaspora. And now Helena has a bigger problem. A young warlock of extraordinary capabilities has been captured by authorities and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. With conflicting beliefs over the best course of action, the four friends must decide where their loyalties lie: with preserving tradition, or doing what is right.

Nueva edición del Herbario que recolectó y clasificó Emily Dickinson (entre los años 1839 y 2846), acompañado por una Antología Botánica de poemas que giran en torno a las plantas, árboles y flores, en edición bilingüe con traducción de Eva Gallud.