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Tres generaciones de la familia del multimillonario griego Aristide Leonides conviven en Inglaterra bajo el mismo techo: una curiosa mansión de estructura inclinada. Una multitud de personajes se entremezcla en los pasillos y las estancias de la casa, incluidas la joven y hermosa Brenda, segunda esposa del anciano patriarca, y Sophia, su más avispada nieta, cuyo futuro suegro es comisario de policía. Sin embargo, la paz hogareña se trunca cuando Aristide es envenenado. Las sospechas recaen sobre todos los miembros de la familia. ¿Quién es el asesino? El misterio está servido. «Escribir La casa torcida fue un placer de principio a fin, y creo poder afirmar que es una de mis mejores obras», Agatha Christie

Early one morning, on the lawns of a grand boulevard in central Delhi, a group of professionals are attending their therapeutic Laughing Club when a 20-foot apparition of the Goddess Kali apppears, and strikes one of their number dead.The goddess disappears without trace, and soon news of the crime has all India agog.

Meet Vish Puri, India?s most private investigator. Portly, persistent and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swathe through modern India?s swindlers, cheats and murderers.In hot and dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri?s main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri?s resources to investigate. How will he trace the fate of the girl, known only as Mary, in a population of more than one billion? Who is taking pot shots at him and his prize chilli plants? And why is his widowed 'Mummy-ji? attempting to play sleuth when everyone knows Mummies are not detectives?With his team of undercover operatives - Tubelight, Flush and Facecream - Puri ingeniously combines modern techniques with principles of detection established in India more than two thousand years ago -- long before 'that Johnny-come-lately? Sherlock Holmes donned his Deerstalker.The search for Mary takes him to the desert oasis of Jaipur and the remote mines of Jharkhand. From his well-heeled Gymkhana Club to the slums where the servant classes live, Puri?s adventures reveal modern India in all its seething complexity.

It looks like the Grand Sophy has arrived just in time to sort them out, but she hasn't reckoned with Charles, the Ombersleys' heir, who has only one thought - to marry her off and rid the family of her meddlesome ways.

Duellist and gamester, the young Marquis of Vidal had fairly earned the sobriquet 'Devil's Cub' - a tribute to the wilder excesses of his father, the Duke of Avon.When Mary Challoner discovered Dominic's plans to run away with her lovely sister, she donned cloak and mask in a daring impersonation and found herself bound for France with the most notorious rake in Georgian London.The many admirers of These Old Shades will meet some familiar friends.

Madre del arroz relata la vida de Lakshmi, una matriarca del siglo XX que, con solo catorce años, llegó a Malasia desde su Ceilán natal para casarse con un hombre mucho mayor que ella. Lakshmi pronto toma las riendas de su hogar y ahorra para poder dar a su numerosa descendencia un futuro mejor. Con gran tesón y temple, y a pesar de su juventud, defiende el bienestar de sus hijos y logra sobrevivir a la pesadilla de la invasión japonesa. Sin embargo, su familia queda marcada inevitablemente por profundas cicatrices que afectarán incluso a las generaciones venideras. El verdadero legado de Lakshmi, la entregada matriarca, no dará fruto hasta que su bisnieta Nisha logre recomponer el mosaico de la historia familiar, tejido sobre los secretos del pasado y las relaciones agridulces de cuatro generaciones de mujeres.

Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 2000: In the realm of 19th-century literature, social constraints created compelling narratives, but today's relaxed morals challenge the relevance of these classics. The allure of historical novels lies in revisiting a time when a woman's fate could hinge on her choices, with no options for reliable birth control or divorce. Christina Schwarz's gripping debut centers on the themes of silence and stoicism. Set in 1919, following the influenza epidemic post-World War I, the story unfolds in a small Wisconsin town where societal norms remain strict. Amanda Starkey, a Lutheran farmer's daughter, is pressured against marrying a Catholic boy. Later, as a nurse in Milwaukee, she succumbs to a dishonorable man's advances, leading to a nervous breakdown and a return to her family farm. Tragedy strikes when her sister Mathilde drowns under mysterious circumstances. Upon Mathilde's husband Carl's return from war, he finds his daughter Ruth in Amanda's care, who remains tight-lipped about the fateful night. Amanda reflects on her parents' deaths, feeling responsible for transmitting the influenza that claimed them. Schwarz masterfully weaves this grim narrative across decades, consistently returning to Mathilde's death, showcasing her talent for pacing and her commitment to a fitting, albeit harsh, conclusion. --Regina Marler

Attraverso gli occhi e l’anima dell’esteta per eccellenza, uno squarcio brillante e acuto della società londinese dell’epoca, dei costumi e degli ideali artisti che la animavano.

No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels is a series based on the translated texts of the plays found in No Fear Shakespeare. The original No Fear series made Shakespeare’s plays much easier to read, but these dynamic visual adaptations are impossible to put down. Each of the titles is illustrated in its own unique style, but all are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing to teen readers. Each book will feature: