The Fruit of the Tree - formato ePub

El joven Newland Archer pertenece a una de las clases más altas de Nueva York. Siempre ha seguido las reglas de la estructura social, y ha juzgado a aquellos que no pertenecen, ni procuran amalgamarse...

La casa de la Alegría es una crítica mordaz a la alta sociedad neoyorquina de principios del siglo XX. Edith Wharton disecciona las intrincadas dinámicas de poder, las presiones sociales y las expectativas...

Edith Wharton firma una novela magistral, que explota la que fuera una de sus obsesiones recurrentes: las opciones de la mujer de su tiempo y estatus en la vida social.

Ethan Frome es una novela que fue publicada en 1911 por la estadounidense ganadora del Premio Pulitzer Edith Wharton. Narra la vida del personaje del mismo nombre. En 1993 se hizo una adaptación cinematográfica.

Esta historia sigue a un hombre que antes era de clase media baja, un hombre que, en un momento de su vida, tuvo que trabajar para conseguir todo lo que tenía. Ahora, después de vender una exitosa novela...

El diplomático norteamericano George Darrow se dispone a reencontrarse con Anna Leath, la mujer que, catorce años antes, le abandonó para casarse con otro. Anna es ahora una rica viuda que vive en un...

Un joven ingeniero retenido por su trabajo en una pequeña localidad de Massachussets observa a un hombre lisiado y envejecido que recoge en la oficina de correos una revista y un sobre con medicamentos....

«Excelente retrato de la infidelidad, la hipocresía y el poder de una época donde la apariencia, los convencionalismos y las reglas sociales entraban en conflicto.» Rufo GiménezLa familia Spragg, que...

Wharton, la primera mujer en recibir el prestigioso Premio Pulitzer y, seguramente, la novelista norteamericana más importante de su generación, publicó en la revista Scribner's a mediados de los años...

Wharton, además de una novelista absolutamente actual, cuyos libros se reeditan continuamente, fue durante toda su carrera una activa divulgadora de la lectura y la escritura, de la gran literatura en...

Los libros de Wharton son testimonio de las transformaciones que sufría Nueva York a principios del siglo XX, de las grandes mansiones frente a Central Park hasta las zonas de los obreros explotados,...

El compromiso entre el brillante y prometedor abogado Newland Archer y la dulce May Welland sufre una conmoción con la llegada a Nueva York de la condesa Ellen Olenska, una atractiva y chispeante mujer...

A comienzos del XX el viaje a Europa era un género tan popular como desgastado. Lo que aporta Edith Wharton es ímpetu y gozo, horror a los caminos trillados, una mirada perspicaz y un bagaje intelectual...

"La edad de la inocencia" pertenece a esa categoría de obras escritas durante la Gran Guerra o la posguerra en las que los fantasmas de la conflagración se resisten a descansar. Se infiere de ese sentimiento...

Pertenecientes al exclusivo y tradicional patriciado de la Nueva York del último tercio del siglo XIX, anclado a sus rígidas convenciones y hábitos sociales, Newland Archer, joven y brillante abogado,...

El presente volumen recoge dos de las novelas breves más conseguidas y alabadas de Edith Wharton. Ambas tienen en común el amor, la fuerza que le oponen las convenciones morales y los caprichos de la...

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart...

The Lost Continent, A classic "lost race" story, with all of the required elements: a seductive empress, a straight-arrow hero, battles, escapes, sorcery, and earth-shattering cataclysms! Eminently readable...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney CoxHow far would you go to...

'Addictive and impossible to put down, my favourite book of the decade' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van DykenYou made a bargain... Your soul for his - and now, you are mine.Cate Holloway...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment...

'If you've ever been in a relationship with another person, if you've ever had a family, you need to read this book' Ann PatchettPolly Solo-Miller Demarest is the perfect flower of the Solo-Miller family.The...

A gripping 'cuckoo in the nest' domestic thrillerAfter the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their 'new mummy'. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted...

It all starts with a fire. Seven children, asleep in a big house in the Italian countryside. A forgotten candle. Their parents are not there. They are in a different country, a different continent, Africa,...

***A new Peter Diamond novel from the CWA Diamond-Dagger-winner Peter Lovesey***'His work is the gold standard for UK crime fiction writing' DEADLY PLEASURES'Peter Lovesey writes feel-good crime yet he...

IN THE UNDERGROUND FAE REALM, ONLY THE STRONGEST AND MOST RUTHLESS HAVE POWER - BUT A YOUNG HUMAN WOMAN FORCED INTO A LIFE OF SERVITUDE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING 'A darkly enchanting page-turner laden...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn girl show' and that, years later, we're still head over...

A viciously funny and intelligently provocative play about family, friendship and faith, adapted by the author from his Pulitzer-finalist short story.Who in your life would you trust to keep you alive?...

When Daniel Leicester goes in search of his late wife's missing bicycle in the oppressive heat of a Bologna summer, he is transported to her final days. But as unfinished business bleeds - quite literally...

'Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun' Maggie Shipstead At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with...

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY.THE BRAND NEW GANGLAND CRIME NOVEL FROM ROBERTA KRAYShe sold him out. Now he's out for revenge . . .After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released...

'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing.' PETER JAMESYour son has gone missing.And then the police arrest the prime suspect.You.You know you're innocent.That someone else took your son.But the...

'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann Patchett'Wondrous ... a fairy tale for the strange times in which we live' Rumaan AlamThey were sisters and...

Moidl is a farmer's daughter from the Hohenhauser Farm in Hintertux in the Zillertal region of Tyrol. Her close bonds with her family and the farm are her lifeblood, and the various blows they are dealt...

Three middle-class sixth-form girls leave their independent boarding school in the summer of 1918. They are told by their headmistress that their prospects of marriage have been reduced following the...

From internationally bestselling author Mary E. Pearson, The Courting of Bristol Keats is the first book in her debut adult fantasy series, filled with forbidden romance, deadly faerie curses and pulse-pounding...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... Countdown to the Fourth of July… Just weeks before Independence Day, the President is targeted for assassination by a powerful...

From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey... In a crowded parking lot, chaos erupts as a Porsche careens out of control. An SUV crashes through a dealership window, and a...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA CollectionFrom USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick…Three poignant stories of emotion, hope, and forever love—a duke and a Highland heiress, a prince and a pauper, and...

A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLALady Millie, youngest of the Pennington family, has always lived in the shadow of her talented and powerful siblings. She's been the rock of stability and order for her sisters...

  DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD of Excellence WINNER  NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD FINALIST  RWA RITA AWARD FINALIST   A man awaits execution for a murder he did not commit . . .  A woman returns to a place...

Mysterious murders are taking place in the Lake District in the northwest of England. Mysterious, since there seems to be no connection between them and no motive can be determined for any of them. It...

 From USA Today Bestselling Author Jan Coffey comes a riveting tale of betrayal and murder.    A woman runs through the glittering streets of Newport with killers on her trail. She needs help. She needs...