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"La Quijotita y su prima" (1818) The Quijotita and her Cousin is Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi's (1776-1827) second novel. Written two years after his best known novel "Periquillo sarniento" (1816), regarded as the official initiator of the novel genre in Spanish America, in "La Quijotita..." Fernandez de Lizardi extends his view on society to encompass the female condition. In tune with his liberal stance the author states with clarity the active role women should play within the new Mexican society, and highlights the importance of educating them along modern principles. Composed mainly of...

When Tessa Quayle, the young and beautiful wife of a much older embassy worker and amateur gardener Justin Quayle, is found murdered near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, Justin's personal pursuit of the killers not only sets him up as their next target, but as a suspect among his embassy.

Algunas historias demuestran que el amor no distingue colores, no entiende de fronteras, ni sucumbe al paso del tiempo. Esta es la historia de Eva. La mujer que cree perder a su marido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La misma que cree encontrar al amor de su vida en Bill, un soldado afroamericano que desaparece para participar en el D�a D. A Eva la vida le impone la dura prueba del silencio cuando debe esconder el sufrimiento de una tragedia y criar sola a una ni�a mestiza en el entorno racialmente hostil de la posguerra brit�nica. Pero Eva aprende a esquivar todas las preguntas....

La banalización de las artes y la literatura, el triunfo del periodismo amarillista y la frivolidad de la política son algunos de los temas vistos en este libro.