Against the Wind

Mi vestido verde esmeralda by Alister Ramirez Marquez recounts the life story of Clara, born poor in isolated, rural Colombia in 1900, who makes her way, after a mythic journey through forests, mountains and swamps to the western region of the Quindio, to the city of Armenia, now the heart of coffee and banana production. This remarkable novel, first published in 2003, is the tale of Clara's adventurous journey and subsequent rise to prosperity as the owner of a farm and restaurant and mother of six, ending with years of political strife and the dissolution of her family. The novel provides...

Jose Maria de Pereda (1833-1906) is one of the most important spanish writers of the XIX Century. His writings reflect the everyday life and customs of small villages and rural communities in the north of Spain, more precisely the Cantabria region. His works include customs articles and both long and short novels -as Blasones y talegas- that through precise character depictions and masterful dialect and customs recreations of exceptional literary qualities, may be considered both literary master pieces and etnographic documents. Once considered on par to Perez Galdos, Clarin and Menendez...

Una chica corriente de Oregon. Un viaje a Los Ángeles para conocer a la nueva familia de su padre. Un hermanastro problemático y muy atractivo. Muchas tensión y un amor desesperadamente irracional.

Cuando los Poderes de la Oscuridad infestan un pequeño pueblo de Nueva Inglaterra... Al acercarse su décimo octavo cumpleaños, Rick Williams empieza a experimentar violentos e inexplicables dolores de cabeza. El torturado joven, una poderosa médium, una misteriosa profesora y una madre desesperada con un pasado oculto, luchan por sus vidas y por sus almas contra el mal que los une y que amenaza con destruirlos a todos. Quienes vivan para ver el ritual profano deberán recordar que el Diablo siempre recibe lo que le corresponde.