Esta colección de ensayos sobre el humor en la obra de Samuel Beckett parte de una reacción contra la imagen estereotipada del premio Nobel irlandés de 1969 como autor solemne, angustiado y aburrido. Por el contrario, la mayoría de los expertos en su teatro, sus novelas y su poesía señalan el humor como parte fundamental de su universo creativo. Se trata, sin duda, de un humor complejo y que cumple muchas funciones en su escritura. Además, es un humor que cambia con el paso del tiempo, des...

A delicious mix of gossip and darker narrative, The Secrets We Keep is a brilliant look at life in the social media age, friendship, and the stigma of mental illness.Elizabeth Mavery understands that sometimes, the people who seem the happiest have the most to hide.But it’s imperative she forget the past, so when she’s not going to Costco or day-drinking with her best friend, she’s trying to create a new, drama-free life in the suburbs. And it seems to work...

Lying on her job application wasn’t the best way to kick off her fresh start in a small town, but Heather Smith is out of options. She desperately needs the job, or she will soon be without a place to live. Even so, Heather truly likes Elizabeth Harland, the old woman who hired her as her caregiver, and is eager to work hard and prove she’s right for the task.Now, if she could just figure out why a local farmer keeps casting suspicious glares her way...Sure, Grayson McCade ...

If you can’t be you, who can you be?That’s the question Veronica White asks herself in the wake of her husband’s very public affair. For years, she’s been known as the prettiest member of the Bitch Brigade and Pete’s wife, and she has used social media to present her messy life as picture perfect.But those days are over.Leaving her Waterford life behind, Veronica lands in Marrakech, Morocco. There, she plans to regroup and convince everyone she’s ha...

Christmas magic comes to Harland Creek!Ever the introverted bookworm, Eliza Ross has read many love stories set to a backdrop of sleigh bells and snow flurries. But turning the pages of her favorite authors’ latest release is the closest she’s ever come to that kind of romance.Convinced it would be yet another holiday full of itchy Christmas sweaters and family gatherings, Eliza takes a break from her college courses and ventures home to the small town of Harland Creek....

Not all broken things are ruined.Then: Ellison Brooks - PTA President, real estate agent extraordinaire, and head bitch in charge with endless friends and parties to attend.Now: Ellison Brooks - divorced, single mother of two, financially reliant on her awful ex-husband, and utterly lacking self-confidence.One month after her divorce is final, Ellison’s ex-husband marries the woman he left her for, sending Ellison s...

"There's a guy. He was hit by a truck."On a rainy November day, Mia Hayes's husband left for work on his Vespa. Normally, she would have driven him, but Mia was waiting on a phone call with an editor and didn't have time.She never saw that caring, loving version of her husband again.The fallout from his accident--Mia's guilt and her husband's PTSD, memory loss, and depression--consumed their lives over the next five years as her laid-back husband changed into an ang...

Este volumen no es un ensayo académico, ni lo pretende. Uno tiene el suficiente pudor para manifestar que nada sustancial sabría añadir a lo mucho dicho y escrito sobre la obra de Samuel Beckett, un creador de perenne vitalidad que supo descolonizar el lenguaje, devolver a las palabras su pureza germinal a la vez que su desolador silencio, y mostrarnos, desde una turbadora perplejidad, incluso mediante una lengua ajena a la suya propia, la incomunicabilidad trágica, no exenta de humor y pa...

Welcome back to the Maui for a romantic family drama that will take your heart hostage…one page at a time.Ohana Sunrise continues the binge-worthy saga of the Briscoe family. In the aftermath of a terrible storm, Ava and her children work to rebuild their beloved Pali Maui amidst more life challenges. As the Briscoes rally to keep their beloved pineapple plantation financially afloat, Ava’s heart breaks as she journeys alongside Alani in her battle to beat cancer. ...

Olivia McCade prefers flowers to people. Other than the occasional thorn poke, she figures plants are far less likely to hurt her.It was that realization that caused her to leave her nursing career behind and settle into the calming aromas of her flower shop. The plan worked great...until a huge wedding contract put her face-to-face with the man who broke her heart and shattered her dreams.Needing someone at her side to help her through this, Olivia turns to Sam Hunter. He’...

Aloha! Welcome to the Maui Island Series where thedramas of everyday life keep the Briscoe family and their friends laughing, crying, and falling in love.Silver Island Moon continues the heartwarming-but-juicy sagaof the Briscoe family. After the shock of their father’s betrayal, Ava and her family are determined to move on and find happiness…even when a cranky neighbor, a boating accident that threatens Aiden’s career, and an unexpected (and unwelcome) guest shows up...

In small-town Harland Creek, Grace hopes to hide from her past.Grace Witherspoon’s experiences in New York were far from pleasant. To escape a nightmarish ex, she did the unthinkable.Left everything behind… and ran.The second Grace enters the sweet little town of Harland Creek, she falls in love with its neighborly ambiance. It is the perfect place to hide... as long as no one finds out who she really is. That seems easy enough to avoid until the local cop starts ha...