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Roger Ventós, an internationally famous operatic baritone, had somewhat strange origins. He was born in 1939 in the French city of Sète, but at the age of 15 his mother sent him to Barcelona to live with his uncle Lluís Ventós, a stagehand in a music hall in El Paralelo.
Adolfo is a writer who has taken many lovers into his bed and a lot of whisky into his body, and these excesses have brought him to a crisis point. Emma, his editor, an uninhibited and unscrupulous woman, offers him a weighty contract to write a novel imagining a reencounter with his ex-lovers.
Dublin 1817. Erin Galbraith, a girl who dreams of independence, lives in a world of men. She is unexpectedly forced to make a pact with a banshee, a supernatural creature who appears in houses, crying and keening, to announce the imminent death of one of those living there. The fact is that if Erin wants to save the life of her little brother, she must become the banshee's apprentice.
But, what's so special about that painting that everyone should talk about it? Who painted it? What was the artist thinking when he or she made it? To whom is it dedicated?The Picture is a surprising story that encourages children to reflect on the significance, value and meaning of their drawings, while learning about daily life in a big museum of contemporary art.
Sol and Alexia are friends, although Alexia is slightly older than Sol. One day she asks Sol to invite her over to play at her house. Sol is hesitant as she feels she ought to be the one issuing the invitation, but she eventually decides to mention it to her mother, who also feels in a difficult position. So Alexia comes over to Sol's house and they begin to play.
Míriam is expecting her second child. Her marriage isn't all that great and, because she is at risk of giving birth prematurely, doctors have prescribed complete bed rest. Her husband is caught up in his work at the publishing house and has no time to spend with her.
We all have a talent that makes us unique and special. Some people are good at maths, others at cooking. Some are adventurous and others prefer to read. Discover what makes you no better or worse but different from other people. What's your talent? A collection of stunningly illustrated talents which will make you reflect on your identity, your strengths and your gifts.
Believing that she is destined to live a life in which only disagreeable things happen, Berta sets out to find something to provide her with a different vision of reality. Her mother hides behind an appearance and decisions that she doesn't always recognise as her own.
On grey days Adri makes his way through the city with a big sack. There's something mysterious about him and he seems to be searching for something. Who is Adri? What is he searching for? Adri is a young man who, using a wide variety of tricks, tries to make everyone he meets on his travels smile. Each smile won becomes his greatest achievement.