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Everyrone has secrets. Harriet, a young, candid and innocent English girl who has just married Desmond Ferneaux-Lighfoot, the captain of the Grenadier Guards who is much older than she, is about to discover this.
Jan met Spinoza as a child. The riots in the country had brought the philosopher to the Paviljoensgracht in The Hague, where he finds shelter in the mansion belonging to his father, the painter Hendrick van der Spyck.
With this unusual, innovative and astonishingly intelligent 'bildungsroman,' Luisa Extenike adds her name to the very best in the noir and coming-of-age genres, in a transformative and radically modern way.
We'll have no trouble recognising many corners of The Building. Those of fear and anxiety which paralyse us, those of obsessive impulses capable of destroying us, but also those of excitement for games or the discovery of strength inside us that we didn't know we had and which make us greater.
Toledo, 13th century. Francisca, an orphan girl of 15, thanks to her gift for drawing is given the privilege of being an apprentice at Alfonso X the Wise's royal scriptorium. Before her lies the shadow of of a convent she doesn't want to enter, even if that means giving up her training.
At the beginning of the 20th century an orphan witnesses an impressive spectacle: a ventriloquist magician makes a metal puppet talk and move. But the child suspects that magic alone can't explain this extraordinary spectacle.
Lola, a 39-year-old pediatrician with a promising career ahead of her, has just broken up with her partner. Recently her wish to become a mother has led her to question the meaning of her life. At the doctor's surgery she meets Aminata, a Gambian woman who is younger than her, and mother to four children.
The 21st century. Your world. In lands watched over by Anboto, the sacred mountain of the Basques, one reckless god steals a march on the others. This is Gaueko, the Lord of the Night. The others are still sleeping. Silence! Do not wake the departed. Pray they do not open their eyes. Before the time of your legends, there were demonic beasts on stony hills and shadow beings throughout the night.
First and foremost I must apologise for having missed our meeting today, as you can guess death turns out to be a impediment of force majeure. You can also guess, because I never thought you looked stupid, that I shouldn't know such a thing now and I want to explain these things and other details which may be important, it's all down to you, that's why I'm writing you this letter.