Roberta Rambelli Libros

Ambientada en la Inglaterra del siglo XII durante la Anarquía inglesa, esta novela histórica del autor británico Ken Follett también narra un viaje de peregrinación a Santiago de Compostela a través de Francia y España. Publicada en 1989, sorprendió a lectores y editores por su contenido y longitud, convirtiéndose en el mayor best-seller de Follett, con una secuela titulada Un mundo sin fin. La historia gira en torno a la construcción de una catedral gótica, enmarcada en una época de caballeros y escuderos, pero sin anacronismos, explorando sentimientos universales como el odio, el amor, la venganza y el miedo. Todo comienza con el ahorcamiento de un personaje excéntrico y la maldición que su esposa lanza sobre sus acusadores. Tom, un constructor, y su familia emprenden un viaje por Inglaterra en busca de trabajo, con el sueño de participar en la construcción de una catedral. A partir de ahí, se desencadenan una serie de acontecimientos que mantienen al lector cautivado. La obra no es un manual de construcción, sino un relato donde las vivencias de los personajes son el foco principal, atrapando al lector en una trama irresistible.

In a weedy clearing on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb...Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years. Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And Reggie will do anything to protect her client --even take a last, desperate gamble that could win Mark his freedom... or cost them both their lives.

Taita es un astuto y valiente eunuco que vive un periodo de grandes cambios en el reino faraónico. Amigo y confidente de la hija de su amo, la joven Lostris, es testigo del creciente amor entre ella y el noble oficial Tanus. A pesar de todas sus influencias, no puede evitar que el codicioso y despótico padre de Lostris, dec ida casar a su hija con el faraón Mamosis. Lejos de ese amor no deseado, la joven descubrirá que existe otro destino posible para ella.A medida que se consolida el poder de sus enemigos, Lostris deberá emprender una dolorosa huida siguiendo el curso del sagrado Nilo. En nombre del pueblo de Egipto, conseguirá reagrupar a todas sus tropas en el altiplano etiópe con la esperanza de que un nuevo y legendario ejército recupere el esplendor de la tierra de los faraones.

In John T. Lescroart's brilliant new novel, The 13th Juror, Dismas Hardy, lawyer/investigator, undertakes the defense of Jennifer Witt, accused of murdering her husband and their eight-year-old son as well as her first husband, who had died nine years earlier from an apparent drug overdose. While preparing his case, Hardy learns that both of Jennifer's husbands had physically abused her. But Jennifer refuses to allow a defense that presumes her guilt. She is not guilty, she claims. Hardy is now driven to seek an alternative truth a jury can believe. As the trial progresses, the complex truth itself begins to change, to bend, to fade in and out of focus as the clock keeps ticking on Jennifer's fate, until there seems only one person left to convince, and she is "the 13th juror"—the judge. The 13th Juror is a stunning and suspenseful novel of moral ambiguity, of good intentions, bad judgements and the tortuous path to ultimate justice.

Sesso, suspense e divertimento accompagnano le appassionanti vicende delle protagoniste di questo romanzo, due gemelle all'apparenza identiche ma profondamente diverse nel carattere e nei gusti, che decidono per qualche giorno di scambiarsi l'identità, come facevano da bambine. Quando un imprevisto le costringe a continuare l'inganno, si rendono entrambe conto che il gioco ha finito per prendere loro la mano, coinvolgendole in situazioni alle quali nessuna delle due vorrebbe più rinunciare.

A Clarice Starling, joven y ambiciosa estudiante de la academia del FBI, le encomiendan que entreviste a Hannibal Lecter, brillante psiquiatra y despiadado asesino, para conseguir su colaboración en la resolución de un caso de asesinatos en serie. El asombroso conocimiento de Lecter del comportamiento cautivarán de inmediato a Clarice, quien, incapaz de dominarse, establecerá con él una ambigua, inquietante y peligrosa relación.

A Miriam, splendida e inquieta adolescente sfuggita alla miseria di un ghetto in Germania e sbarcato nella scintillante New Orleans, il futuro sembra schiudere mille promesse di felicità. Ma quando il suo ambizioso matrimonio fallisce e la guerra civile diventa una minaccia sempre più reale e vicina, il destino dell'intera famiglia e di tutto ciò che ha di più caro è nelle sue mani.

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.”—The New York Times Book Review In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.

La segunda entrega de las Crónicas vampíricas tiene como protagonista a Lestat, un ser fascinante que, tras su primera aparición como estrella del rock, nos descubre su tormentoso pasado y su compleja personalidad. De su mano nos sumergimos en París dieciochesco y en su calidoscopio social, escenario donde se desarrolla su transformación en vampiro y en el que llega a adquirir un gran prestigio entre los pobladores del mundo sobrenatural. Sus ansias de saber y experimentar le empujarán a un extenso periplo a través del espacio y del tiempo magistralmente engarzado por las magníficas dotes narradoras de la autora, que combina a la perfección escenas vertiginosas con pasajes dedicados a mostrar la inquietante hondura psicológica de sus criaturas.

In The Angels Weep by Wilbur Smith, on a continent of breathtaking beauty and bitter suffering, two vastly different cultures clashed, mingled, and recoiled. Here, amidst mist-shrouded mountains and gold-studded plateaus, ancient tribesmen lived close to the earth, as white men dug fortunes out from beneath them and laid plans for a new civilization. Out of Southern Africa the enigmatic Cecil Rhodes built an empire in the late 1800s and attracted the brightest and bravest of a generation--including a remarkable far-flung family named Ballantyne. But for the natives, another day was a day of retribution... From a courageous woman doctor to a fierce, one-eyed slave trader turned soldier, the whites of Africa were buffeted by two horrific waves of war. And just when a bloody peace seemed possible, the seeds of future turmoil were sown …