Tarta de Fresa y la fiesta de la amistad / Strawberry Shortcake and the Friendship Party

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.

“EL SUEÑO DE LA ESFINGE” nos habla de un periodo oscuro de la historia del antiguo Egipto, en que se desencadenó el poder del Caos y se hundió en la decadencia más abyecta. Reinaba en esa época un Faraón déspota y degenerado, y no era mejor el Sumo Sacerdote, omnímodo señor del Templo. La corrupción imperaba. El pueblo, agobiado por el hambre y la enfermedad, estaba sometido a la más dura de las opresiones. El, sólo en apariencia, poderoso y opulento País de las Dos Tierras, agonizaba. En el pasado había sido su alma y su motor una rama sacerdotal de mística muy elevada....

Bert Amandale is a horror novelist; he lives in Provence with his wife and teenage daughter. His best friend, Chucks Basil -a rock star- decides to move to Provence, and things start to get complicated, due to Chucks' dark past and his difficult relationship with Bert's wife. This book's frantic, murky plot renders it a masterful work of psychological intrigue.

Written in simple, accessible language, these illustrated classics allow young readers to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might otherwise be too complex for them. Colorful illustrations highlight select scenes from the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background for the text. The familiar characters and stories of Homer’s epic tale are vividly brought to life in this illustrated prose version for children.