The Rachel Incident

Angelou, Maya

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-suffic...

Yanagihara, Hanya

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable c...

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Separated by differing ambitions after falling in love in occupied Nigeria, beautiful Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland fifteen years later. ...

Richard Ford

The Pulitzer-Prize Winning novel for 1996.In this visionary sequel to The Sportswriter, Richard Ford deepens his portrait of one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction, and in so doing gives us an indelible portrait of America.Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "Existence Period," selling real estate in H...

Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep...

Mcinerney Jay

With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill, ...

O'donoghue, Caroline

Caroline O'Donoghue, autora de El factor Rachel, nos trae una historia gótica y oscuramente ingeniosa sobre el sexo, el poder, el trabajo y lo que significa ser una mujer joven en un mundo de hombres. Jane tiene veintiséis años, acaba de quedarse soltera y ocupa el peldaño más bajo de una carrera de marketing sin muchas expectativas. Además, trabaja como consejera sentimental o...

O'donoghue, Caroline

El fenómeno editorial que ha conquistado Reino Unido. Una novela que captura la energía de los veinte años y el vértigo de descubrir quiénes somos. Rachel es una universitaria irlandesa que trabaja en una librería para pagarse la carrera. Allí conoce a un chico de su edad, James; no tardarán mucho en hacerse íntimos amigos y animarse a compartir un piso tan barato como destarta...

O'donoghue, Caroline

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three • "O'Donoghue deepens the familiar coming-of-age premise with riveting moral complications." —People"If you've ever been unsure what to do with your degree in English; if you've ever wondered when the rug-...

O'donoghue, Caroline

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