No money, no future – a motive for murder?The economic crisis has hit Barcelona hard, and a personal crisis might be about to hit Deputy Inspector Norma Forrester’s family.When a body is found in the grounds of a former grand villa,now a student squat, Norma finds the case uncomfortably close to home. The downturn has turned the city into a breeding ground for crime, or is the motive more personal? Unable to stay away, although this case may represent a con...

A country that doesn't acknowledge its past is destined to repeat its mistakes.Why murder a sick old man nearing retirement? An investigation into the death of a professor at the University of Barcelona seems particularly baffling for Deputy Inspector Norma Forester of the Catalan police, as word from the top confirms she's the one to lead this case.The granddaughter of an English member of the International Brigades, Norma has a colourful family life, with...

Take Six is a celebration of six remarkable Catalan women writers: Víctor Català, Rosa Maria Arquimbau, Mercè Rodoreda, Carme Riera, Imma Monsó and Teresa Solana The stories span almost hundred and twenty years, starting with Víctor Català (the nom de plume of Caterina Albert) whose stories set in Barcelona, the Catalan countryside and fishing villages over half a century create a fictional universe in which hundreds of characters contest the unhappy destinies history has dealt them. Arqui...

Deeply ingrained in Western culture, and in the minds of most church leaders, is the belief that there is a solution to every problem. Peter bush offers a powerful challenge to this approach, arguing that for new life, energy, and passion to arise in congregations, they must die--die to one way of being the church in order that a new way may rise. Bush identifies two types of dying congregations. Some congregations need to close their doors, bringing to an end years of ministry. Other cong...

The situation at the Falklands exploded as was expected. The history of occupation and unfinished conflict paved the way, predictably, to a second war. Credible and solid Argentine Intelligence operations prepared a strategic plan to convince the World that the Argentine Government was defending its sovereignty rights; when in reality the Southern Atlantic nation was re-taking a land lost in 1982. Again, warships, fighters and patriotic troops face an unforgiving weather in fierce combats....

Taking a social science approach, this book explores the governance of sustainable seafood, which is fundamental to food and nutrition security as well as being an important source of income and employment in many regions.Due to the importance of protein and other fishery and aquaculture by-products, many wild fisheries are coming under pressure, and this increasing demand has created a strong driver to expand aquaculture. As a result, the social and environmental sustainability of...

A young cancer researcher ventures through the streets, slums, and subcultures of Francoist Madrid in this widely roving, linguistically inventive novel—a sort of Spanish Ulysses, but infused with the grotesquerie and dark comedy of Goya—available here in a new translation and with previously censored material restored.This novel of abortion and murder set in the squalor of the first decade of General Franco’s dictatorship follows a few days in the life of...

Brother Against Brother is probably a story that parallels South America’s actual history. It is also a depiction of events that actually occurred or might occur. This novel may be considered a techno-thriller abounding in technological, geographical, and, most importantly, human and historical descriptions. Everything starts from simple out of control military drills, unveiling historical disputes and accumulated hate for unresolved conflicts. A rogue pilot and border patrol escalates int...

The racy and irreverent Spanish tragicomedy that is considered the first European novel-in a spirited new translationA Spanish Romeo and Juliet, Celestina was published in 1499 and became Spain's first-ever bestseller. Readers thrilled to the salty character of Celestina and her world of prostitutes and black magic even as they mourned the fate of Calisto and Melibea, the young lovers she unites using her wiles as a seller of perfumes and potions....

While worship is the primary purpose of all churches, worship in the small church is distinctive. Whether a house church, a new church plant, a rural church along a country road, or a city church whose neighborhood demographics have shifted, these small faith communities present unique opportunities and challenges for worship leaders. Peter Bush and Christine O'Reilly draw on their passion and experience equipping lay people to plan and lead worship to answer the question, what makes for e...

Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe, a multilingual capital of an autonomous region that longs to be independent of Spain. The city is famous for its painters, modernist architecture, style of football, and its history, but as Peter Bush reveals it has always been a major centre of literary talent and creativity. Barcelona Tales presents a selection of newly translated short stories by 16 writers, many of them Catalan. The stories explore the themes of migration ...

This exciting collection celebrates the richness and variety of the Spanish short story, from the nineteenth century to the present day.Featuring over fifty stories selected by revered translator Margaret Jull Costa, it blends old favourites and hidden gems - many of which have never before been translated into English - and introduces readers to surprising new voices as well as giants of Spanish literary culture, from Emilia Pardo Bazán and Leopoldo Alas, through Mercè Rodoreda an...