New Spanish Titles - M

Marmi is a simple marmot who lives in the Tristaina valley. What she likes best is chatting with her friends, taking siestas by the lake in the middle of the valley and eating cannelloni made with leaves and wild blackberries. One day while out for a walk, Marmi comes across what she thinks is a pretty metal hat... but really it's a can that someone has dropped.

A manuscript found in the palace of an overthrown dictator, a mysterious Kurdish translator and an American computer scientist sick of war are the protagonists of this novel that examines - with both historic and legendary elements - two events that have marked the history of Baghdad: the Mongol invasion of 1258 and the American invasion of 2003.

This book tells the story of Migue, who wants to be a footballer when he grows up. But one summer he breaks his leg and can't play. His sister Susi gives him the manual 'How To Make A Book Quickly' and so our hero learns to write stories and make books. 'Migue Makes A Book' is a story with a manual inside it.

What do clouds smell like? The clouds in this novel smell of rot. The murder of an investigative journalist on the island of Mallorca, and the clumsy series of actions and reactions it sets off are the thread that runs through this audacious novel.