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Newly arrived in Madrid, Leonella and her niece Antonia visit a church to hear the sermon of a celebrated priest, Ambrosio, and while waiting tell their story to two young men, Don Lorenzo and Don Christoval. Antonia's Grandfather is the Marquis de las Cisternas, who was unhappy with his son's marriage, causing her parents to flee, leaving their young son behind only to be told a month later he has died. Leonella has come to Madrid to convince the...
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Russian trilogy (Noel Nynd) volume 2
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When a mysterious relic is stolen from a Madrid museum, people are dying to discover its secrets. Literally. U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca returns from Conspiracy in Kiev to track down the stolen artwork, a small carving called The Pietà of Malta. It seems to be a simple assignment, but nothing about this job is simple, as the mysteries and legends surrounding the relic become increasingly complex with claims of supernatural power. As aggressive,...
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Missouri, 1992. A packet of letters and a diary written in 1661 captivates Rachel who has been questioning her relationship with her deceased mother. As Rachel reads through Juliana's journey from her aunt and uncle's home in Spain to a convent in Mexico City, she wonders if there's a link between the young woman's life and her own mother's emotional distance.
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"On a sweltering August day in Madrid, Anna, Julia, and Marion return to their childhood home. The once grand mansion, furnished with exotic objects and art that reflected the cultures of their English father and Spanish mother, once bustled with visitors. But since their father's death, all three sisters have been reluctant to go back, still feeling the weight of his domineering influence. Julia believes that before the house can sell, it needs to...
8) The monk
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Oxford world's classics volume 22
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Left at a monastery as a baby, Ambrosio grew up to be a cruel and stern monk, renowned for his sermons and piety. When a nun named Agnes goes to Ambrosio for the sacrament of confession, she admits that she is pregnant after having a long love affair with a man named Raymond. Though admissions told in confession are meant to be kept in confidence, Ambrosio turns Agnes over to the authorities in her convent for punishment. Without a trace of guilt...
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In this sexy, sophisticated romantic comedy, two women juggle romance and career across continents. Charlotte Hilaire has a love-hate relationship with her work as a museum courier. On the one hand, it takes her around the world. On the other, her plan to become a professor is veering dangerously off track. Yet once in a while, maybe every third trip or so, the job goes delightfully sideways& When a blizzard strands Charlotte in Spain for a few extra...
10) Carnality
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"In this latest novel from the award-winning author of The Polyglot Lovers, a writer searching for inspiration in Spain goes on a darkly comic, delightfully absurd journey through an underground society. Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the...
11) The wonders
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"Through the rich inner lives of two ordinary, unforgettable women, award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel brings a half-century of the feminist movement to life, revealing the simmering truth that money is ultimately the limiting factor in most women's lives"--
María moved to the city in 1969, leaving her daughter with her family but hoping to save enough to take care of her one day. She worked as a housekeeper, a caregiver, a cleaner—somehow...
12) Tomás Nevinson
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"From Spain's most acclaimed writer, a novel about a charismatic half-Spanish, half-English man who is recruited by British intelligence. Thou shalt not kill. But, as our narrator admits, "Killing is not so extreme or so difficult or unjust if you know who you are killing, what crimes he has committed or announced he is going to commit, how many evils you would save people from, how many innocent lives would be preserved in exchange . . ." The British...
14) Fuimos canciones
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"Macarena es asistente de una influencer de moda. Macarena disfruta la vida a sorbos e intenta ser feliz. Macarena tiene dos amigas: Adriana y Jimena. Macarena guarda un secreto que deletrea a escondidas. Ese secreto tiene tres letras: L-E-O. Macarena no sabe que Leo está en Madrid. Macarena teme, Macarena sueña, Macarena ama, Macarena vuela... Y en este juego del destino intenta aceptar que lo que fuimos no puede ser lo que seremos... ¿O quizás...
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Valeria está inmersa en una vorágine emocional. Valeria acaba de publicar su novela y tiene miedo a las críticas. Valeria se está divorciando de Adrián y no es fácil. Valeria no sabe si quiere tener una relación con Víctor. Y mientras Valeria teme, llora, disfruta, sueña.
While her world spins into chaos after publishing her novel, Valeria fears criticism.
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Canciones y recuerdos volume 2
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Macarena ha conseguido poner su vida y su trabajo en orden. Macarena cree que Candela es la ayudante que necesita. Macarena empieza de nuevo. Leo sigue presente... como amigo. Y mientras Macarena vuela... Jimena se obsesiona con el pasado de Samuel, Adriana no puede seguir luchando contra ella misma. Porque las canciones que fuimos se convierten en pasado. Porque los recuerdos que seremos son el futuro.--
17) El buen padre
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Después de recibir una llamada de alarma, la policía encuentra en un chalé de una urbanización madrileña a un hombre manchado de sangre y un cuchillo con sus huellas junto al cadáver de su mujer. Un año más tarde, un anciano se entrega a la policía afirmando ser el secuestrador de tres personas desaparecidas: el abogado defensor de su hijo, la jueza que le condenó y una joven estudiante que testificó en su contra en el juicio. Convencido...
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Valentina volume 4
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Valentina and Tomas take an educational trip to Madrid with their class, and visit locations around the city. Presented in Spanish.
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