Kate Mosse Libros

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

Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.

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.

Set against a backdrop of a hostile land, the story follows courageous women who fight for their survival. As the final installment in The Joubert Family Chronicles, it promises to be an epic and heart-wrenching conclusion, showcasing resilience and strength in the face of adversity.

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?

France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret . . .

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller'Mosse is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, bestselling author of CirceA swashbuckling story of piracy. A dangerous escape from persecution. And a secret romance between two lovers - neither of whom are quite what they seem. From number one bestselling author Kate Mosse, The Ghost Ship is the third volume in the enthralling and epic series, The Joubert Family Chronicles.The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water - its hull splintered and its sails tattered and burnt. For months the Ghost Ship has hunted pirates to liberate enslaved prisoners. Now it, too, finds itself hunted.But the ship's crew hides a secret, and the stakes could not be higher. The bravest among them are not what they seem: if arrested, they will hang for their alleged crimes. Can they survive their journey and escape their fate?A sweeping and epic love story, The Ghost Ship is a tale of adventure and buccaneering, love and revenge, stolen fortunes, piracy and hidden secrets on the high seas.Praise for The Joubert Family Chronicles:'Historical fiction to devour' - Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of The Twist of the Knife, on The Burning Chambers'An utterly absorbing epic' - Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment, on The City of Tears'Meticulously researched and stunningly written' - Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Wait for Me, on The Ghost Ship

These stories are aimed at readers of 'Good Housekeeping' magazine - primarily women aged 25 to 55 - and deal with the myriad issues facing women today. Each story is a generous bite size of well-written, self-contained fiction perfectly suited to holiday reading.

This collection showcases the iconic detective Jane Marple, reimagined by twelve bestselling and acclaimed authors. Each short story offers a fresh perspective on Marple's investigative prowess, blending classic elements of mystery with contemporary storytelling. Readers can expect intriguing plots and diverse styles, celebrating Agatha Christie's beloved character while introducing new twists and narratives that honor her legacy.

1891. Seventeen-year-old Léonie Vernier and her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But in the nearby woods, Léonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade as part of her research for a biography she's writing. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards, an unquiet soul and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago...

The clock strikes twelve. Beneath the wind and the remorseless tolling of the bell, no one can hear the scream . . . 1912. A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the past, but an accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .

A journey through history of the women who built the world, but whom the world forgot.

I hear someone coming. It has happened before. I pause and listen but no longer hear anything. I sigh. As always, hope is snatched away before it can take root. And so then, as always, I am carried back to that first December so very long ago. . . Rooted in the elemental landscapes of Sussex, Brittany and the Languedoc, here are tales of ghosts and spirits seeking revenge, grief-stricken women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny.

It is March 1928. The Great War has been over for ten years, but Freddie still hasn't recovered from the loss of his brother. Even now, on holiday in south-west France, he cannot escape his grief. When his car crashes, Freddie stumbles down the hills to a village nearby. There he meets Marie, a beautiful young woman, who is also mourning a lost generation. Her story of the fate of her family moves him deeply. But it will also lead him to the caves above the village - and to the heart of a shocking secret.

Kate Mosse is back with a haunting story from the French mountainsMarch 1928.The Great War has been over for ten years, but Freddie still hasn't recovered from the loss of his brother. Even now, on holiday in south-west France, he cannot escape his grief. When his car crashes, Freddie stumbles down from the hills to a village nearby. There he meets Fabrissa, a beautiful young woman who is also mourning a lost generation.Her story of the fate of her family moves him deeply. But it will also lead Freddie to the caves above the village — and to the heart of a shocking secret. By turns thrilling, poignant and haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage.

16 modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy.Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love. Sixteen stories inspired by Wuthering Heights. In 'Terminus' a young woman hides in an empty Brighton hotel; in 'Thicker Than Blood' a man sits in a hot tub stalking his newly-married love on social media; and in 'A bird half-eaten' an amateur boxer prepares for a match. A woman recalls the 'Heathcliffs I Have Known' and the physical danger she has borne at their hands; in 'Anima' a child and a fox are unified in one startling moment of violence; and in 'One Letter Different' two teenagers walk the moors and face up to their respective buried secrets. Curated by Kate Mosse and commissioned for Emily Brontë's bicentenary year in 2018, these fresh, modern stories pulse with the raw beauty and pain of love and are as timely as they are illuminating. The full list of contributors is: Leila Aboulela, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Joanna Cannon, Alison Case, Juno Dawson, Louise Doughty, Sophie Hannah, Anna James, Erin Kelly, Dorothy Koomson, Grace McCleen, Lisa McInerney, Laurie Penny, Nikesh Shukla, Michael Stewart and Louisa Young.

Told by mothers themselves, this book looks at how it actually feels to be pregnant and give birth. Combining the scientific and medical facts, the author takes the reader week by week, from conception to birth, from the mother's emotional point of view.

Epic and heart-breaking, telling of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land, The Map of Bones is the final novel in Kate Mosse's No.1 bestselling Joubert Family Chronicles.

Het was een tijd dat Engeland zuchtte onder de Romeinse overheersing. Een tijd waarin een jonge vrouw van koninklijken bloede wist uit te groeien tot hét symbool van de vrijheidsstrijd. Ze was pas twaalf jaar oud toen ze voor het eerst doodde. Op haar eenentwintigste verdedigde ze haar land tegen de invasie van de Romeinen, het machtigste rijk dat ooit heeft bestaan. En op haar veertigste leidde ze haar eigen volk in een bloedige opstand en liet ze Londen platbranden. Een legende was geboren: Boudica, de eerste koningin van Engeland...

Augustus 1572. Minou Joubert en haar familie zijn in Parijs voor een een koninklijke bruiloft en ook Vidal, een oude vriend van Minou, is naar de hoofdstad getrokken. Wat een week vol feestelijkheden had moeten worden, mondt binnen enkele dagen uit in een grote moordpartij, waarna de straten bezaaid zijn met duizenden doden. Minous familie slaat op de vlucht en moet zich noodgedwongen verspreiden over twee windstreken. Minou belandt zelf in de 'stad van tranen': Amsterdam.

Sam. Een gewone tiener, haar leven gekleurd door vriendschap, de speciale band met haar tweelingzus, door huiswerk en uitgaan. Sam houdt van haar zus, van haar moeder en van haar vader. Een gelukkige, veilige wereld.Zo lijkt het, want dit is een verhaal over adoptie, over indentiteit en gestolen geschiedenissen. Over toeval, de band van het bloed, over goede en secht liefde, en over vergeving.

Sussex, 1912. Een kustgebied in de ban van storm en springtij, waar bijgeloof nog een grote rol speelt. Constantia Gifford is zeventien en woont met haar vader in hun vervallen landhuis, tussen de schamele resten van zijn voormalige museum vol opgezette dieren. Zijn ambacht is uit de tijd geraakt en Gifford is een onsympathieke, verbitterde man geworden. Volgens lokale folklore is één nacht per jaar op het kerkhof te zien wie er zal sterven. Bij de eerste slag van de kerkklok richten alle blikken zich op de kerk. Niemand ziet dat er een stuk steen opgeraapt wordt. Als de laatste slag wegsterft, ligt er een vrouw dood op de grond. Als Constantia probeert uit te vinden wie de moordenaar is, wordt ze zelf als verdachte aangemerkt. Is ze een slachtoffer van de omstandigheden of zijn er duistere krachten aan het werk? En welk geheim ligt er in het huis verborgen, tussen de stolpen van Giffords werkplaats?

A világsikerű Labirintus és A kripta szerzőjének legújabb kalandregénye a bátorság, a hűség és az árulás szívbemarkoló története. Kr. u. 342 nyara. Arinius, a fiatal szerzetes hónapok óta vándorol Galliában. Magányos és fárasztó útja során megingathatatlan hite és testvéreinek emléke tartja benne a lelket, akik hozzá hasonlóan csuhájuk alatt egy-egy kiátkozott írással hagyták el a közösséget. Arinius nem tudja elolvasni a kopt írást, így nem érti a rá bízott szöveget de azzal tisztában van, hogy a régi pergamenlapokban korlátlan hatalom lakozik. Halad hát rendíthetetlenül a Vicdessos-csúcs felé, hogy beteljesítse küldetését. 1942 nyara. A németek által megszállt Carcassonne-ban Sandrine, a talpraesett, bátor fiatal nő belekeveredik a francia ellenállási mozgalomba. A hétköznapi nőkből álló, Fellegvár fedőnevű hálózat tagjai minden veszélyt vállalnak, hogy részt vehessenek a sokszor csak rejtve dúló, de annál kegyetlenebb harcokban. Amikor elérkezik a háború gyilkos és véres zárófejezete, Sandrine sorsa szorosan összefonódik három különböző férfi életével. De vajon melyikük az igazi ellenség? És ki az ősi titok hűséges őrzője? A titoké, amely évszázadok óta vonzza az embereket a vadregényes Pireneusok előhegyei közé.