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Las novelas de Claudine
by ColetteRecuperamos en un volumen las cuatro novelas de Claudine, el personaje de Colette que rompió todos los estereotipos y no ha dejado de fascinar a los lectores El presente volumen reúne las cuatro novelas que la genial Colette dedicó a su personaje quizá más icónico, la joven y desenfadada Claudine. Publicadas entre 1900 y 1903, Claudine en la escuela, Claudine en París, Claudine casada y Claudine se va fascinaron y escandalizaron a la sociedad de su tiempo, y desde entonces han tenido una enorme influencia en la literatura francesa e internacional, con ecos en obras como Lolita o Buenos días, tristeza, así como en incontables autoficciones. La historia comienza cuando la protagonista tiene quince años y se encuentra en el instituto, donde traba amistades a menudo ambiguas con distintas muchachas.Más tarde la vemos llegar a París y descubrir la vida de la metrópolis con toda la sensualidad de la belle époque. Al cabo, contrae matrimonio, pero la prevista felicidad conyugal se resquebraja cuando queda fascinada por la mujer de un amigo e inicia con ella una aventura homosexual que le abre nuevos horizontes. Reinvindicadas por el feminismo y precursoras de la literatura gay en una época en que ni siquiera existía esa categoría, las cuatro entregas de la serie siguen deleitando por su fabuloso manejo del lenguaje, su sentido del humor, sus retratos de época y su irrenunciable alegría de vivir. Sobre la autora y su obra:«Un gran escritor es también un escritor que crea mitos, que renueva nuestra mitología. Colette los creó, empezando por el de Claudine, la heroína traviesa de sus cuatro primeras novelas».Antoine Compagnon «La hedonista Colette exige a toda costa el derecho a la felicidad e impone su sensualidad desinhibida en las novelas de Claudine».Julia Kristeva«Una de las grandes escritoras francesas del siglo XX».The New York Times Book Review
The Novels of May Sarton Volume One: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, A Shower of Summer Days, and The Magnificent Spinster
by May SartonThree luminous novels from a New York Times–bestselling author and National Book Award finalist whose “prose leaves compelling echoes in one’s mind” (The New York Times Book Review). Throughout her long and acclaimed career, May Sarton refused to be categorized. As a memoirist, poet, and novelist, she broke new ground by openly exploring homosexuality, gender inequality, and other once taboo social issues. Gathered here in one volume are three of her most memorable and moving works of fiction. Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: Widely regarded as her most important work, Sarton’s 1965 semiautobiographical novel centers upon Hillary Stevens, an author now in her twilight years. As she prepares to publish anew, Stevens sits down to discuss her life, the arc of her creative journey, and her love affairs—with both men and women. “The plot of this short novel is deceptively simple, the mood subtle, the feeling intense” (The New York Times Book Review). A Shower of Summer Days: The Irish estate home Dene Court has been shuttered for years—but this summer Violet Dene Gordon and her husband Charles return from British Burma, electrifying life in the sleepy village that adjoins Violet’s childhood home. As an added complication, Violet’s American niece is being sent to Ireland to separate her from an unsuitable romantic attachment. A National Book Award finalist, “A Shower of Summer Days establishes once and for all [Sarton’s] unmistakable authority” (The New York Times Book Review). The Magnificent Spinster: This “absolutely compelling . . . monument to love . . . [and] friendship” is actually the story of two women: Cam, the novel’s narrator, and the recently deceased Jane Reid. Unmarried and childless, Jane left no family to remember her, so Cam sets out to immortalize the life of her quietly remarkable friend and teacher in fiction (The Cleveland Plain Dealer).
Now It's My Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life
by Mary CheneyAs a senior adviser to her father, the vice president, she was in the middle of every major event of the 2000 and 2004 presidential contests -- at the conventions, the debates, and on the trail. Both elections made history -- and so did Mary. And for the first time ever, she writes about what it was like to be at the center of her father's campaigns as his daughter, as a member of the senior staff, and, though she never intended it, as a political target for the other side. In her frank, funny, and down-to-earth memoir, Mary Cheney describes life inside the bubble of a national campaign. She talks about her close relationship with her parents, how it feels to be pursued by the press, and what it was like when John Edwards and John Kerry made her sexual orientation an issue in live debates televised to millions of Americans. As she describes it, life inside a presidential campaign can be uplifting, frustrating, and heartbreaking, but no matter what else it may be, it's always entertaining. MARY CHENEY served as the personal aide to her father, the vice presidential nominee, during the 2000 presidential campaign. In 2004, she was director of vice presidential operations for Bush-Cheney '04. Ms. Cheney is a graduate of Colorado College and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. She currently works for AOL, Inc., and lives in Great Fails, Virginia, with her partner, Heather Poe.
Now It's Time to Say Goodbye: A Novel
by Dale PeckWhen the 500th person they know dies of AIDS, Colin and Justin flee New York City. They end up in Galatia, a Kansas town founded by freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War whose population is now divided, evenly but uneasily, between African Americans descended from the town's founders and Caucasians who buy up more of the town's land with each passing year. But within weeks of relocating, they are implicated in a harrowing crime, and discover that they can't outrun their own tortured history, nor that of their new home. An encompassing, visionary, many-threaded work, Now It's Time to Say Goodbye is an American novel of great scope and nearly mythological intensity.This is the third volume of Gospel Harmonies, a series of seven stand-alone books (four have been written) that follow the character of John in various guises as he attempts to navigate the uneasy relationship between the self and the postmodern world.From the Trade Paperback edition.novel yet" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).From the Trade Paperback edition.
Now Let's Talk About Music: An Idol For Others, The Quirk, Now Let's Talk About Music, Perfect Freedom, And The Great Urge Downward
by Gordon MerrickOn a steamy trip to Bangkok, anything can happen, and a man can be whoever he wants to beIn order to get away from a stream of meaningless flings, Gerry heads to the Far East, down to the sweltering shores of Bangkok, to get some time for himself. He&’s searching for a love that is truly real—one that will last. When he receives a cordial invitation written on heavily crested stationery, he is thrust into a passionate journey from which there will be no recovery. The sender of the invitation is international playboy and gossip-paper fixture Ernst von Hallers. Born to a family of incredibly rich industrialists, Ernst cuts a truly dashing figure. Traveling the world on his boat, with a collection of attractive young men at his call, Ernst represents everything Gerry is not, while acting the part of someone Gerry wishes he could be. When Ernst brings Gerry into his life, both men must look within themselves and each other to truly see what pleasure and love are.
Now You See It: Studies On Lesbian And Gay Film
by Richard DyerRevised for this second edition, Now You See It, Richard Dyer’s groundbreaking study of films by and about lesbians and gay men, now includes an outline of developments in queer cinema since 1990. Placing the book within lesbian and gay film history, Dyer examines familiar titles such as Girls in Uniform, Un Chant D’Amour and Word is Out in their lesbian/gay context, as well as bringing to light many other forgotten, but remarkable films. Each film is examined in detail in relation to both film type and tradition, and the sexual subculture in which it was made. Now featuring a brand new introduction by Juliane Pidduck, this will be an excellent aid to cinema and film studies courses.
Nowhere
by Wayne MansfieldMatthew is not a happy man. On the eve of his 40th birthday, he stands naked before a full-length mirror and assesses what he sees reflected within. Sure, his body is toned and well-maintained. His job is physical and defined muscles are a result of the manual labour. He is handsome. But what good are these things when they house an empty heart? The most upsetting thought is that the older he gets, the less chance he has of ever finding someone to fill that void.He runs into the night, fuelled by negative thoughts and looking to end his loneliness -- permanently. But he trips and falls. There is an explosion of pain and then ... nothing.He wakes in a place he doesn’t recognize. He lays chained to a bed, in a prison of gray stone patrolled by heavily muscled guards. He is Nowhere, a mysterious place of erotic fantasy.
Nowhere But Home
by J. D. WalkerComing home is not something Kayle Grimes ever envisioned for himself. He left this town of bigots behind without regrets and made a good life elsewhere. Now he’s back again, hiding in his parents’ old house and licking his wounds.Asher Knox, the reason Kayle disappeared in the first place, is the last thing he needs. But the boy who broke his heart is now the mayor, and won’t take no for an answer.Asher Knox has to find a way to get Kayle to forgive him and see he’s no longer a coward hiding in the closet. He’s out and proud, and ready to publicly claim Kayle as his own. It doesn’t help that the Kayle who has returned home is stubborn and prickly, and Asher knows he’s going to make a fool of himself, but it’s worth it, all the same.
Nowhere Else He Would Rather Be
by Casper GrahamMicah Bates has been infatuated with Arlo Newman for years. However, unlike Arlo, who is a semi-retired model and actor, Micah is only the owner of an ice cream parlor that barely makes enough to stay afloat. When Jenson Hall buys the shop next to his ice cream parlor, Micah’s instantly attracted to the man. Until he finds out Jenson owns a multi-billion-dollar company that sells all sorts of sweet things. Jenson is filthy rich, and he’s also a competitor.Arlo is confused when he notices how close Jenson and Micah seem to be. Micah is his long-time crush who treats him as nothing more than a good friend. Jenson is the new guy in town. It’s lust at first sight for Arlo, but first, he needs to deal with his jealousy every time he sees Jenson and Micah together.After a brief interaction with Arlo and Micah, Jenson knows he has to take a chance on both men. Fortunately, Micah and Arlo are obviously attracted to each other. Proposing a three-way relationship should be easy enough. Jenson just has to find a way to get them all on the same page.Can the three men find a way to get together? Or are they destined to remain as friends for the rest of their lives?
Nowhere Man
by Jamie CraigBobby Kendrick has idolized reclusive author Dr. Parley Taylor since he was a teenager. The only problem is, Dr. Taylor has disappeared.Bobby finally finds Dr. Taylor in a tiny basement apartment in Kansas City, and the first thing he learns about his idol is that Parley Taylor doesn’t want to talk to anybody. Especially his fans.But Bobby wants to show Taylor that the world is waiting for him, and he is not going to give up on his Nowhere Man.
Nowhere to Hide
by Clare LondonIn recovery after a serious car accident, Dan struggles with pain and depression until it becomes an ingrained part of his life. His most important support has come from his best friend and boyfriend Aaron, yet Dan knows he’s not giving as much as taking from the relationship.When he and Aaron are snowed in at a winter sports resort, Dan has to face up to both his physical and emotional restraints. Aaron is determined and devoted, and always willingly there for Dan, but Dan can see his weariness. Aaron wants Dan to accept his love fully, for them to become the best and most intimate of lovers. But how much longer will Aaron wait?It takes a particularly bitter Christmas -- and the weirdest of dreams -- to give Dan the courage to grasp what’s important to him, and find the way back to health and love.
Nuages bas
by Núria AñóGabriele est une actrice qui, à la fin de sa carrière, entreprend un voyage dans la ville où elle a passé son adolescence. Sa visite soudaine prend au dépourvu deux de ses amies, qui voient en elle une manière d'échapper à leurs journées grises et monotones. L'actrice pourra deviner, à travers elles, la vie qu'elle aurait pu avoir. Le poids de la célébrité la poursuit depuis quarante ans et une seule chose semble évidente : ce voyage réveille de vieilles passions et modifie les vies de tous ceux à qui elle rend visite. "Ce que Núria Añó nous présente dans son livre, c'est un morceau de vie réelle, disséqué au fin bistouri de son écriture. Il y a dans son œuvre un grand travail sur le langage et le style. Ce n'est pas un roman facile, ni par son sujet, ni par son style, mais il revêt un grand intérêt et représente, selon moi, l'une des grandes promesses en matière de roman catalan contemporain"- Dr. Àngels Santa, revue L'Ull crític, 15-16.
Nuances d'Henry: Shades Of Henry Fr (Une histoire de la Piaule #1)
by Amy LaneUne tentative d&’acte d&’intégrité coûte tout à Henry Worrall – sa carrière militaire, sa famille et le petit ami secret qui l&’a gardé piégé pendant onze ans. Désespéré, Henry arrive à la porte de son frère, et on lui offre un endroit où vivre et un travail comme homme à tout faire dans une piaule pour jeunes stars du porno.Le passé de Lance Luna lui a donné des raisons de faire du porno, mais tandis qu&’il poursuit son internat dans un hôpital local, elles ressemblent désormais plus à des excuses. Il a l&’argent pour déménager de la piaule et vivre sa propre vie – mais qui a besoin d&’intimité quand on s&’occupe d&’une bande de jeunes hommes qui pensent que travailler du pénis fait d&’eux des adultes ?Lance s&’inquiète que Henry ne s&’intègre pas, mais celui-ci a un faible pour les jeunes hommes perdus et la manière pour les aider. Alors que Lance et Henry trouvent leur rythme en tant que mères poules, un meurtre et les fantômes du passé violent d&’Henry font irruption dans leurs vies. Lance sait que celui-ci n&’est pas capable de meurtre, mais est-il capable de prendre soin du cœur de Lance ?
Nubes y Lluvia (Nubes y lluvia #1)
by Zahra Owens Saura GarcíaUn libro de la saga Nubes y lluviaFlynn Tomlinson ha ido a la deriva durante los últimos años, aceptando todo tipo de empleos cuando necesitaba dinero y marchándose a otro lugar en cuanto lo obtenía. Está contento con su estilo de vida sin tener que echar raíces ni ser responsable de nada más que de sí mismo. Un día encuentra un cartel que reza "se necesita ayuda" en una oficina de correos de Idaho, y conoce a Gable Sutton, que no puede trabajar solo en el rancho porque un serio accidente lo ha dejado impedido. Como su sueño es volver a trabajar con caballos acepta los términos del contrato que Gable le ofrece. Sin embargo, lo que no negoció fue enamorarse de ese hombre amable y solitario, que capturará su corazón y hará que tome sobre sus hombros una carga increíble: salvar su rancho.
Nuclear Family: A Novel
by Joseph HanSet in the months leading up to the 2018 nuclear missile false alarm, a Korean American family living in Hawai'i faces the fallout of their eldest son's attempt to run across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea in this "fresh, inventive, and at times, hilarious novel" (Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of The Descendants)Things are looking up for Mr. and Mrs. Cho. Their dream of franchising their Korean plate lunch restaurants across Hawaiʻi seems within reach after a visit from Guy Fieri boosts the profile of Cho&’s Delicatessen. Their daughter, Grace, is busy finishing her senior year of college and working for her parents, while her older brother, Jacob, just moved to Seoul to teach English. But when a viral video shows Jacob trying—and failing—to cross the Korean demilitarized zone, nothing can protect the family from suspicion and the restaurant from waning sales. No one knows that Jacob has been possessed by the ghost of his lost grandfather, who feverishly wishes to cross the divide and find the family he left behind in the north. As Jacob is detained by the South Korean government, Mr. and Mrs. Cho fear their son won&’t ever be able to return home, and Grace gets more and more stoned as she negotiates her family&’s undoing. Struggling with what they don&’t know about themselves and one another, the Chos must confront the separations that have endured in their family for decades. Set in the months leading up to the 2018 false missile alert in Hawaiʻi, Joseph Han&’s profoundly funny and strikingly beautiful debut novel is an offering that aches with histories inherited and reunions missed, asking how we heal in the face of what we forget and who we remember.
Nudging Fate (Dreamspun Beyond #20)
by E.J. RussellAn Enchanted Occasions StoryNot exactly a match made in Valhalla. Half-norn event planner Anders Skuldsson is under strict orders from Asgard not to meddle with Fate. But with Enchanted Occasions’ latest booking—a competition for the hand of Faerie’s one true prince—crashing around his ears, it’s really difficult to toe that particular line. But if Andy pretends to be a contender for the prince…. It’s only temporary, so Odin can’t blame him. Right? Conall of Odstone’s half-brother, Prince Reyner, was supposed to choose a mate before being crowned and wed. But the idiot left Con to impersonate him. Again. When Con meets Andy, his anger turns to desire… and despair. Even if Andy forgives him for his imposture, how could someone eligible for a prince’s hand settle for the court outcast? And the double-deception isn’t their only obstacle. Unless Andy makes the right choice, their fates could be sealed by…well… Fate.
Nuestro baile
by Juan J. Roldán Jeff ErnoDurante seis años, Rex Payton ha estado centrado en dos cosas: mantener a flote el bar de su difunto padre en un pequeño pueblo de Kentucky y en criar a su sobrino Ty. Tras la trágica pérdida de sus padres y su hermana, Rex no estaba interesado en el amor. Es respetado por sus vecinos, que le ven como el soltero de oro de Carlisle, pero ha aceptado que su vida no es propicia para tener una relación, sobre todo cuando aún no ha salido del armario. Josh Billings es un estudiante de veterinaria que está haciendo unas prácticas en el pueblo. La mayor pasión de Josh es ayudar a los animales. El amor es una idea que no entra en su cabeza... hasta la noche en la que conoce al guapo y taciturno Rex Payton. La suerte y un baile a deshora, conspiran para dar lugar a una íntima conexión que ninguno de los dos buscaba, una conexión que ninguno de los dos podrá olvidar después de que el baile conduzca a un beso. De repente, el amor no es algo tan insignificante pero surgen complicaciones. Para que la relación funcione, Josh tendrá que decidir si puede sobrellevar lo que supone salir con un padre soltero, Rex tiene que abrir su corazón y Ty tiene que aprender a compartir el afecto de su padre.
Nuestro último verano
by Sebastián García MouretLa primera novela de Sebas G Mouret, el booktuber detrás de El coleccionista de Mundos. ¡Bienvenidos al cámping de Loli! Marcos, Jacobo, Alberto y Diego han compartido toda su vida desde la guardería hasta la recién superada selectividad. Han crecido juntos, descubriendo el mundo y disfrutando de una bella amistad. Pero en el verano antes de la universidad, todo puede romperse. Será, con toda probabilidad, el último verano de su amistad antes de que construyan sus nuevas vidas. Desesperados, se aferran a la idea de un último verano juntos en un camping junto a la playa. ¿Cómo conseguir que todo se mantenga igual cuando todo está cambiando? Susana nunca ha sido de muchas amistades. Debido al trabajo de su padre, se ha visto obligada a mudarse sin parar, y es una situación que la tiene harta. Por si esto fuera poco, sus padres no dejan de presionarla para que escoja la carrera que quiere estudiar. ¿Cómo va a decidir lo que quiere ser en la vida? ¡Solo tiene dieciocho años! En medio de este tornado de inseguridades, sus padres han decidido (sin consultar, evidentemente) que la familia al completo pasará el verano en un camping junto a la playa para «desconectar». Desesperada por la idea de pasar dos meses encerrada en un bungaló con su familia, invita a su buena amiga Hannah para pasar juntas el verano. Así, al menos, no vivirá sola este tormento. Lo que nadie sabe (de momento) es que hay vidas destinadas a cruzarse. ¡Bienvenido al Camping de Loli!
Nuestros poderes ocultos
by Caroline O'DonoghueEsoterismo, ingenio y misticismo... Una lectura mágica. Las sagaces lecturas del tarot de Maeve la convierten en la comidilla del colegio, hasta que una compañera de clase saca una carta escalofriante y desconocida... Y después desaparece.
El Nuevo Vecino
by José Atchen Hernández Morales Rod MandelliRoy, un musculoso y lampiño estudiante heterosexual está a punto de descubrir cuanto se puede calentar el ambiente durante las vacaciones de verano cuando un tío macizo y velludo de unos treinta y tantos se instala al otro lado de la calle. ¿Qué levantará más veces, las cajas de la mudanza o a Roy?Un relato érotico corto gay de Gayrotica Press -- 3 500 palabras de acción entre machos
Number Nine on the Beaufort Scale
by Emery C. WaltersBorn into a completely dysfunctional family with a mentally challenged younger sister, Gale found life particularly hard. The Navy a good place to hide and to grow despite his guilt over leaving his sister unsupported by other family members.Nine years later, he returns to civilian life to find the old home abandoned, his family gone, and his sister missing from the group home her special education teacher Dave had arranged for her. Dave was Abigail’s only constant during the time Gale was away.Worse, a major storm is on the way, promising flash flooding and damaging winds. Gale reaches out to Dave only to discover he doesn’t know where Abigail is, either. The two team up to find her, and in weathering the storm, they find solace in one another. But what will happen when the storm is over?
Number One Pick
by Heidi ChampaBlake Kaplan has been playing fantasy football with his old college buddies for years. He’s never managed to win, mostly because he’s never wanted to subject himself to the bets and pranks the other guys endure for a chance at glory. But this year, Blake is willing to do whatever it takes to get the first pick in the draft, even if it means sacrificing his dignity.To win, Blake’s wager involves the one thing he’s worse at than fantasy football: dating. All Blake has to do is survive a few dates with the gorgeous Landon O’Keefe, the bartender at the league’s favorite watering hole, and he’ll get pick in the draft he wants and the chance to win. It sounds easy enough, except for one thing. He can’t sleep with Landon without losing the bet. But, will being with Landon make him lose his heart instead?
Numbers
by John RechyJohnny Rio, a handsome narcissist but no longer a pretty boy, travels to Los Angeles, the site of past sexual conquest and remembered youthful radiance, in a frenzied attempt to recreate his younger self. Johnny has ten precious days to draw the "numbers," the men who will confirm his desirability, and with the hungry focus of a man on borrowed time, he stalks the dark balconies of all-night theaters, the hot sands of gay beaches, and shady glens of city parks, attempting to attract shadowy sex-hunters in an obsessive battle against the passing of his youth.
Numbers (Rechy, John Ser.)
by John RechyJohnny Rio, a handsome narcissist but no longer a pretty boy, travels to Los Angeles, the site of past sexual conquest and remembered youthful radiance, in a frenzied attempt to recreate his younger self. Johnny has ten precious days to draw the numbers, the men who will confirm his desirability, and with the hungry focus of a man on borrowed time, he stalks the dark balconies of all-night theaters, the hot sands of gay beaches, and shady glens of city parks, attempting to attract shadowy sex-hunters in an obsessive battle against the passing of his youth.
Numbers
by Theo FenravenNo matter how much Kellan is drawn to JD, his co-star in the umpteenth revival of the musical Grease, he knows he can't act on the attraction. Since the first day of rehearsal, JD has been flirting outrageously, but Kellan keeps holding him off. JD is too appealing, too sexy, and Kellan has to put the play first. In fact, he has a hundred reasons why getting together would be a bad idea....