Kate Mosse es una autora superventas internacional cuyas obras de ficción se adentran en las vidas de mujeres cautivadoras y los secretos ocultos del pasado. Teje magistralmente escenarios históricos con resonancia contemporánea, atrayendo a los lectores a intrincadas narrativas llenas de misterio y emoción. Su estilo distintivo se caracteriza por una rica profusión de detalles y una profunda exploración de historias olvidadas y espíritus resilientes. La obra de Mosse ofrece una perspectiva única sobre la historia a través de los ojos de aquellos que a menudo son pasados por alto.
En las montañas de Carcasona, la tierra de los cátaros, un secreto ha permanecido oculto desde el siglo XIII. En plena cruzada contra los cátaros, la joven Alaïs ha sido designada para proteger un antiguo libro que contiene los secretos del Santo Grial. Ochocientos años después, la arqueóloga Alice Tanner trabaja en una excavación en el sur de Francia y descubre una cueva que ha ocultado oscuros misterios durante todos estos siglos. ¿Qué pasará si todo sale a la luz?
Created by Kate Moss herself, in collaboration with creative director Fabien Baron, Jess Hallett, and Jefferson Hack, this book is a highly personal retrospective of Kate Moss's career, tracing her evolution from 'new girl with potential' to one of the most iconic models of all time
June 1572 marks a tumultuous period in France, where ten years of violent Wars of Religion have pitted neighbors against each other, resulting in immense loss and division over religion and sovereignty. A fragile peace is on the horizon, thanks to a royal wedding orchestrated by Catherine de' Medici and Jeanne d'Albret, uniting the Catholic Crown with Henri, the Huguenot king of Navarre. This marriage has the potential to reunite the fractured nation. Minou Joubert and her family receive an invitation to attend the historic wedding in Paris, unaware that their family's oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be present. The situation escalates dramatically on the eve of the Feast Day of St. Bartholomew, as Minou's family is torn apart and one of her beloved children goes missing. This gripping tale of revenge, persecution, and loss spans from Paris to the City of Tears, Amsterdam, showcasing a family's desperate struggle to stay united and survive against the relentless forces of history. Following the success of a previous bestseller, this novel continues the thrilling narrative of The Burning Chambers series, appealing to fans of historical fiction.
For vintage clothing enthusiasts, British supermodel Kate Moss presents a curated selection of her favorite couture and costume pieces from the Museo de la Moda in Santiago, Chile. This stylish volume celebrates iconic moments in vintage fashion history, showcasing the museum's exquisite collection, which ranges from nineteenth-century Dolman shawls to twenty-first-century Balmain sequin dresses. Founded in 1999 and opened in 2007, the Museo de la Moda is one of the world's most significant yet lesser-known fashion museums, directed by Chile's first textile industry scion, Jorge Yarur Bascuñán. Edited by Moss, with contributions from fashion curator Lydia Kamitsis, the book features one hundred archival pieces organized by fashion theme, including 1920s opera coats and 1960s Swinging London designs. It also highlights iconic pop culture items, such as Marilyn Monroe's black dresses and Jimi Hendrix's Indian tunics. Each chapter includes new images of the selected garments, along with anecdotes and street-style photography of Moss showcasing those trends. This chic volume is sure to captivate Moss's global audience and anyone passionate about style, fashion history, design, and culture.
As our population ages, more and more of us find ourselves caring for parents and loved ones - some 8.8 million people in the UK. An invisible army of carers holding families together.Here, Kate Mosse tells her own personal story of finding herself a carer in middle age: first, helping her heroic mother care for her beloved father through Parkinson's, then supporting her mother in widowhood, and finally as 'an extra pair of hands' for her 90-year-old mother-in-law.This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently - and think differently about ageing.But most of all, it's a story about love.
Tenemos que hablar de Kevin es una novela epistolar. Cartas largas y detalladas de una mujer a su exesposo, Franklin, el padre de su hijo. Cartas llenas de una ironía cruel y desganada. Poco queda de Eva, la mujer que las firma, salvo las palabras. Lo que quiere contarle a Franklin es la catástrofe de su maternidad. El hijo, Kevin, está preso. Es un adolescente y es un asesino. Y ella necesita nombrar a ese joven al que no supo amar y preguntarse por el origen del Mal. No hay nadie querible en esta novela de Lionel Shriver. Eva es una empresaria exitosa, creadora de guías de turismo hípster; Franklin es un publicista. Kevin irrumpe como una maldición en su vida perfecta. Es temible desde que nace. Nada le importa. No es posible castigarlo ni amenazarlo porque odia vivir y todo le aburre, salvo la crueldad. Kevin culpa a sus padres de haberlo traído a este mundo estúpido y se venga, no solo como autor de una masacre, sino como niño imposible, que ataca a los débiles, que usa pañales hasta los seis años, que aprende a leer y a sumar en secreto, como si un demonio le susurrara el conocimiento desde el abismo. Tenemos que hablar de Kevin es una novela sobre la maternidad y sobre cómo los hijos pueden constituir el misterio más íntimo y más insondable. Mariana Enriquez Ilustración de cubierta Ana Galvañ
Carcassonne 1942. A spirited and courageous young woman, Sandrine, finds herself drawn into the world of the Resistance in Carcassonne under German Occupation. Her network - codenamed 'Citadel' - is made up of ordinary women who risk everything to fight the sinister battles raging in the shadows around them. As the war reaches its violent and bloody conclusion, Sandrine's fate is tied up with that of three very different men. But who is the real enemy? Who is the real threat? And who is the true guardian of the ancient secrets that for generations have drawn people to the foothills of the Pyrenean mountains?
Carcassonne 1562: Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: She knows that you live. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou's help if he is to get out of La Cité alive. Toulouse: As the religious divide deepens in the Midi, and old friends become enemies, Minou and Piet both find themselves trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as sectarian tensions ignite across the city, the battle-lines are drawn in blood and the conspiracy darkens further. Meanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of Puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her power ...
