Captain Ramâon Arnaud sails in 1908 to a deserted Pacific island with his bride, soldiers, and their families to secure the island for Mexico, an effort compromised by the environment, political upheaval at home, and the outbreak of World War I.[...]

A fight over a woman leaves two related families torn apart, until one man must turn his back on his heritage to keep the woman he loves, and two women risk all for their sons' future, in a story set amidst the rise of Colombia's drug cartels.[...]

Aguliar returns home after a four-day business trip to discover that his beloved wife has gone mad. Desperate to rescue Agustina from her sudden, devastating insanity, Aguliar delves back into her shadowy past. Other narratives are intertwined with his frantic search for the truth; that of Midas, a [...]

"This barrio angel teaches us how to see behind the appearance of things and how to embrace reality with all the senses." --Isabel Allende

"Laura Restrepo breathes life into a singular amalgam of journalistic investigation and literary creation. Her fascination with popular culture and the pl[...]

María Paz es una joven latina que, como tantas otras, ha llegado a Estados Unidos persiguiendo la utopía. Pero el sueño americano se convierte en pesadilla cuando es acusada del asesinato de su marido, un policía blanco, y condenada a prisión. Sin embargo, la vida de María Paz dará un giro ve[...]

Laura Restrepos roman För många hjältar är internationellt hyllad som en av vår tids stora romaner. "One of the finest novels written in recent memory", enligt nobelpristagaren José Saramago. Berättaren är en kvinna, Lorenza - i flera avseenden identisk med författaren själv - som tillsamm[...]

Nainen, jota rakastan, on eksynyt oman päänsä sisälle. Vaimoni nyrjähtänyt järki on koira, joka puree ja ajaa minua pois, ja samalla haukkuu uikuttaen apua, enkä minä osaa vastata näihin avunpyyntöihin; Agustina on nälkäinen, piesty koira, joka haluaisi palata kotiin, mutta ei voi, ja j[...]