Una emocionante novela sobre la fuerza del amor y sus espejismos. Durante su juventud, Gabriel Aristu y Adriana Zuber protagonizaron una apasionada historia de amor que parecía destinada a durar para siempre. El futuro, sin embargo, tenía otros planes para ellos. Separados durante cincuenta años por un océano de incomunicación, ella atrapada en la España de la dictadura, él viviendo el éxito profesional en Estados Unidos, vuelven a encontrarse en el ocaso de sus días.

Malena tiene doce años cuando recibe, sin razón, y sin derecho alguno, de manos de su abuelo el último tesoro que conserva la familia : una esmeralda antigua, sin tallar, de la que ella nunca podrá hablar porque algún día le salvará la vida. A partir de entonces, esa niña desorientada y perpleja, que reza en silencio para volverse niño porque presiente que jamás conseguirá parecerse a su hermana melliza, Reina, la mujer perfecta, empieza a sospechar que no es la primera Fernández de Alcántara incapaz de encontrar el lugar adecuado en el mundo.

Juan Olmedo y Sara Gómez son dos extraños que se instalan a principios de agosto en una urbanización de la costa gaditana dispuestos a reiniciar sus vidas. Ambos arrastran un pasado bien diferente en Madrid. Sara, hija de padres menesterosos, que vivió una «singular infancia de vida prestada» con su madrina en el barrio de Salamanca, sufre el estigma de quien lo tuvo todo y luego lo perdió. Juan Olmedo, por su parte, huye de una tragedia familiar y un amor secreto y torturante, que han estado a punto de arruinar su vida.

Toulouse, verano de 1939. Carmen de Pedro, responsable en Francia de los diezmados comunistas españoles, se cruza con Jesús Monzón, un cargo menor del partido que, sin ella intuirlo, alberga un ambicioso plan. Unos años después, en 1944, Monzón, convertido en su pareja, ha organizado el grupo más disciplinado de la Resistencia contra la ocupación alemana, prepara la plataforma de la Unión Nacional Española y cuenta con un ejército de hombres dispuestos a invadir España.

¿Qué puede llegar a ocurrirles a los vecinos de un barrio cualquiera en estos tiempos difíciles? ¿Cómo resisten, en pleno ojo del huracán, parejas y personas solas, padres e hijos, jóvenes y ancianos, los embates de una crisis que «amenazó con volverlo todo del revés y aún no lo ha conseguido»? Los besos en el pan cuenta, de manera sutil y conmovedora, cómo transcurre la vida de una familia que vuelve de vacaciones decidida a que su rutina no cambie.

Cuando Yuri Santacruz asistió al nombramiento como canciller de Adolf Hitler, no podía imaginar lo mucho que cambiaría su vida en Berlín. Había llegado allí unos meses atrás, después de haber huido, junto con parte de su familia, de San Petersburgo, asfixiados por una revolución que los había dejado sin nada. A Yuri también lo privó de su madre y su hermano pequeño, a quienes las autoridades rusas no permitieron la salida del país. Ya en Berlín, su sentido de la justicia lo impulsará a defender a un joven comunista agredido por las tropas de asalto de Hitler.

El día que la joven Aurora se vio obligada a trabajar en la mina tras el accidente de su padre, se juró a sí misma hacer lo que fuera necesario para salir de aquel infierno. Un matrimonio sin amor y la máquina de coser Singer de segunda mano que recibe como regalo de bodas le proporcionarán una nueva forma de salir adelante, hasta que un terrible suceso convierte la Singer en la única prueba de la amenaza que la perseguirá toda la vida.

Maridos, amantes y amigas van y vienen, pero el amor, el verdadero amor, permanece para siempre.

Una novela sincera y actual sobre el matrimonio, la amistad, el deseo y el amor.

Gabriela es una mujer casada con un hombre al que quiere. Al que adora. Un hombre que le mendiga sexo una vez al mes. Y Gabriela, porque le quiere, porque adora a su marido, sin desearlo, se lo concede. Pero cada mañana, Gabriela se cruza con un desconocido, un hombre al que, incomprensiblemente, desea.

Gabriela es periodista y trabaja junto a sus compañeras de redacción...

Una apasionada defensa del valor de ser diferente. Partiendo de su experiencia personal y de la lectura de numerosos libros de psicología, neurociencia, literatura y memorias de grandes autores de distintas disciplinas creativas, Rosa Montero nos ofrece un estudio apasionante sobre los vínculos entre la creatividad y la inestabilidad mental. Y lo hace compartiendo con el lector numerosas curiosidades asombrosas sobre cómo funciona nuestro cerebro al crear, desmenuzando todos los aspectos que influyen en la creatividad.

Durante el invierno de 2010, en un pequeño pueblo del interior de Mallorca, Anna y Marina, dos hermanas que fueron separadas en su juventud, se reencuentran para vender una panadería que han heredado de una misteriosa mujer a la que creen no conocer.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.