Con un registro que renueva la escritura de Eduardo Lalo que conocíamos hasta el momento, dos tiempo coinciden en esta novela. El tiempo mítico, un tiempo fuera del tiempo, y el histórico se entrecruzan en el relato de una montaña desde sus orígenes volcánicos hasta el presente. La que probablemente es la montaña más querida de los puertorriqueños, recupera aquí su nombre nativo y sirve de escenario para que fuerzas humanas y naturales luchen y se reconcilien, formen alianzas y defensas. H...

Is love ever enough? This is the question Nady, a slave in Wilmington, North Carolina searches to answer. The moment her Master heard her sing, he knew she was special and had her classically trained in French and Italian, making her a slave like none other in her time. She is dark, beautiful, and her talent is unmatched. From childhood, her only chore was to sing her Master's son, Mattie Jr., to sleep every night, songs that led to an unexpecting love. But would love ever be enough? This ...

In the spring of 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry left his wife, Consuelo, to return to the war in Europe. Soon after, he disappeared while flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. Neither his plane nor his body was ever found. The Tale of the Rose is Consuelo’s account of their extraordinary marriage. It is a love story about a pilot and his wife, a man who yearned for the stars and the spirited woman who gave him the strength to fulfill his dreams.

Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess.Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her “The Wedding of the Century” to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind “the glitter and the gold.”On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City’s Fifth Avenue. Massive crowds surge forward, awaiting their glimpse of heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. Just 18, ...

Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Robson and lovers of Downton Abbey.In this compelling work of biographical fiction, Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "The Wedding of the Century" to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold."On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St Thomas Episcopal ...

A life of love and glamour as a 19th Century British Duchess: the perfect read for fans of BRIDGERTON and DOWNTON ABBEY'Wonderfully evocative [...] now reissued in an elegant new edition' ― Country LifeConsuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leavi...

A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir―the story of the "real" Gladys Russell of The Gilded Age.Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to marry an English Duke. She sailed to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home―Blenheim Palace. She was the real American heiress who lived long before Gladys Russell of...

The family trees contained within this ebook are best viewed on a tablet.A fabulously wealthy New York beauty marries a cold-hearted British aristocrat at the behest of her Machiavellian mother – then leaves him to become a prominent Suffragette.Consuelo Vanderbilt was one of the greatest heiresses of the late 19th-century, a glittering prize for suitors on both sides of the Atlantic. When she married, a crowd of over 2,000 onlookers gathered, and newspapers frenziedly repo...

In this sequel, Sand continues the story of her protagonist, Consuelo, a talented singer who navigates through various trials and tribulations in her life. The novel explores Consuelo's further adventures, including her travels and relationships, as well as her spiritual and philosophical growth. It delves into themes such as love, duty, freedom, and the pursuit of personal and artistic fulfillment.George Sand's writing style is characterized by its rich descriptions, introspective narrati...

What if the people you love most—and even those who challenge you—have been with you before?In Shaped by Past Lives, Consuelo Cassotti, intuitive healer and hypnotherapist, shares vivid journeys into other lifetimes that reveal the hidden threads of reincarnation and karma. From ancient Rome to Nordic lands, from lifetimes where sound itself was medicine to modern-day déjà vu, her memories open a doorway into the continuity of the soul.Through thes...

Elisabetta, tired and unsatisfied, decides to give a twist to her life trusting in a spiritual teacher, but right at the dawn of this new beginning, during the practice of a walked meditation, Elisabetta is suddenly hit by an illness and collapses to the ground unconscious. While a passer-by tries the reanimation, her spirit leaves her body and begins a painful and invisible alongside her loved ones, saddened by her premature passing.Everything seems cruelly unavoidable and Elisabet...

From the fertile hills of a tiny village near Jerusalem to the elegant townhouses of Georgetown, Three Daughters is a historical saga that chronicles the lives, loves, and secrets of three generations of Palestinian Christian women.Born in rural Palestine, just before the dawn of the twentieth century, Miriam adores her father and is certain his love will protect her, but she soon finds that tradition overrides love. Uprooted by war, Miriam enters a world where the old con...