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Roos van de Wardt

    El poder
    The Bricks That Built the Houses
    Dept. of speculation
    • They used to send each other letters. The return address was always the same: Dept. of Speculation. They used to be young, brave, and giddy with hopes for their future. They got married, had a child, and skated through all the small calamities of family life. But then, slowly, quietly something changes. As the years rush by, fears creep in and doubts accumlate until finally their life as they know it cracks apart and they find themselves forced to reassess what they have lost, what is left, and what they want now.

      Dept. of speculation
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    • The Bricks That Built the Houses

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      "Becky, Harry, and Leon are leaving London in a fourth-hand Ford with a suitcase full of stolen money, in a mess of tangled loyalties and impulses. But can they truly leave the city that's in their bones?....Rich in character and restless in perspective, driven by ethics and empathy, it asks-and seeks to answer-how best to live with and love one another." -- page [2] book jacket.

      The Bricks That Built the Houses
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    • El poder

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Una niña en la América profunda escapa de un padre maltratador. Un chico en Nigeria filma a una mujer que está siendo atacada en un supermercado. La hija de un criminal del este de Londres ve cómo su madre es asesinada. Una senadora en Nueva Inglaterra se esfuerza por proteger a su hija. Cuatro personajes que sufren las tensiones construidas a través de siglos de desequilibrio y amenaza están dispuestos a llegar lejos en su determinación por establecer un nuevo orden mundial. Cuatro chicas que descubren que poseen un poder: el de la electricidad. Con un simple movimiento de sus manos, pueden infligir un dolor agonizante e incluso la muerte. Un nuevo poder, extraordinario y devastador, ha llegado y cambiará el mundo para siempre.

      El poder
      3,8