Breve Historia de la tierra de Haldjas

In this 10th novel from author Diamela Eltit, the protagonist is a young woman from a marginal neighborhood who works as a prostitute in a cyber cafe, her life at the height of tragedy and misfortune. The setting is a section of town surrounded by police special forces. But in a sad yet defiant play on words, the special forces of the title also refer to the will required to resist, to survive on the edge of society under such forms of repression and oppression. Violence and the scars left on bodies both physical and social appear in many of Eltit's novels, carefully constructed with uneasy...

Gina Hudson había viajado a Atenas a saldar una vieja deuda, eso no incluía caer en los brazos, y menos en la cama, del hombre de confianza de su enemigo. Pero no había contado con el poder de Mikos Christopoulos. Lo que Mikos Christopoulos esperaba y exigía a sus amantes era sexo sin ataduras; enamorarse nunca era parte del trato. Seducir a Gina era una cuestión de negocios, pero la misión pronto se convirtió en un verdadero placer. Por eso se llevó a Gina a la casa que tenía en una isla paradisíaca donde pasarían dos semanas de pasión. Al principio creía que Gina sería la...

Tras ver a su madre perderlo todo por un amor no correspondido, Raven se jura a sí misma que sólo se casará por interés para recuperar la posición social de su familia. Sin embargo, Raven es secuestrada y se ve obligada a salvar su honor casándose con Kell, su enigmático rescatador. Kell está convencido de que será capaz de lograr que Raven caiga bajo su seductor hechizo... Las caricias de Kell le prometen a Raven un éxtasis que supera sus más descabelladas fantasías.

Someone say young love is never forgotten, perhaps because it is pure and real… After many years looking for Anais Price, dreaming of having her with him once again, Frederick Cooper must marry Lady Caroline, as she is swelling with child – their child. Or so he thinks. But his married life becomes hell; his wife rejects his presence, his tenderness, and even is repulsed by him, the most educated and respectful man in London. Frederick tries to make peace with the life he has chosen, but how much longer can he maintain the cold and aristocratic behavior that his parents taught him since...