Me pierden las faldas

"An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history-as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order"--

En la España de los años sesenta y setenta, transcurre la historia que narra este libro, historia real, vivida por el protagonista, que da a conocer la violencia ejercida sin piedad sobre algunos menores maltratados por sus progenitores, así como la lucha por sobrevivir a los malos tratos por sí mismos.

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world...

Biography with reminiscence and analysis in the tenor's own words. The result of the collaboration between an acclaimed journalist, who is passionate about opera, and the great tenor, who is passionate about his art, has produced a book that instructs while it entertains.