Claire North

Tras veinte años manteniendo Ítaca a salvo, Penélope se enfrenta al regreso de Ulises, que llega disfrazado de mendigo. Ulises pondrá a prueba su fidelidad mientras trama su venganza contra los pretendientes. Penelope debera usar toda su inteligencia para ganar una guerra por el destino de la isla y mantener a salvo a su familia, cueste lo que cueste.

Harry August is on his deathbed. Again.No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes.Until now.As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. ''I nearly missed you, Doctor August,'' she says. ''I need to send a message.''This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August,' she says. 'I need to send a message.' This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.

La muerte nos visita a todos. Pero, justo antes, lo hace Charlie.Puedes encontrártelo en un hospital, en mitad de una zona de guerra o junto a un accidente de tráfico.Cuando venga a verte, ¿le estrecharas la mano y aceptaras el regalo que te ofrece? ¿O fingiras que no prestas atencion a lo que viene a decirte?Algunas veces su visita es benigna, pero en otras se trata de una advertencia. Con el,nunca se sabe.

THE END OF THE DAY: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR 2017

The electrifying new thriller from the acclaimed author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. He tried to take my life. Instead I took his. It was a long time ago. I remember it was dark, and I didn''t see my killer until it was too late. As I died, my hand touched his. That''s when the first switch took place. Suddenly, I was looking through the eyes of my killer, and I was watching myself die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. Some people touch lives. Others take them. I do both.

The electrifying new thriller from the ingenious voice that brought you The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Touch.Listen.All the world forgets me. First my face, then my voice, then the consequences of my deeds.So listen. Remember me.My name is Hope Ardern, and you won''t know who I am. We''ve met before - a thousand times. But I am the girl the world forgets.It started when I was sixteen years old. A slow declining, an isolation, one piece at a time.A father forgetting to drive me to school. A mother setting the table for three, not four. A teacher who forgets to chase my missing homework. A friend who looks straight through me and sees a stranger.No matter what I do, the words I say, the people I hurt, the crimes I commit - you will never remember who I am.That makes my life tricky. But it also makes me dangerous...THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF HOPE is the tale of the girl no one remembers. But this gripping story - of love and loss, of hope and despair, of living in the moment and dying to leave a mark - is novel that will stay with you for ever.

My name is Hope Arden. I am the girl the world forgets. It started when I was sixteen years old. A father forgetting to drive me to school. A mother setting the table for three, not four. A friend who looks at me and sees a stranger. No matter what I do, the words I say, the crimes I commit - you will never remember who I am. That makes my life tricky. It also makes me dangerous ...The Sudden Appearance of Hope is the tale of a girl no one remembers, yet her story will stay with you for ever.

The electrifying new thriller from the author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - selected in 2014 for the Richard and Judy Book Club, Waterstones Book Club and BBC Radio 2 Book Club. He tried to take my life. Instead I took his. It happened so long ago, I've forgotten the details. But he was desperate, hungry enough to kill. As I was dying, my hand touched his. That's when my first switch took place. I looked through the eyes of my killer just in time to see my own body die. Now switching is easy. I can jump from body to body, have any life, be anyone. All it takes is a touch. Praise for Claire North: 'One of the fiction highlights of the decade ...Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling' - Judy Finnigan 'Fantastic' - Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 'Beautiful and gripping' - GUARDIAN 'The writing is impeccable' - HEAT 'A masterful literary thriller' - I09.COM

The second installment of the Gameshouse, a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.The Gameshouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost though games of Chess, Backgammon - every game under the sun.But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes - those of politics and empires, of economics and kings . . .In 1930s Bangkok, one higher league player has just been challenged to a game of hide and seek. The board is all of Thailand - and the seeker will use any means possible to hunt down his quarry - be it police, government, strangers or even spies . . .The three installments of the Gameshouse are also available in a single edition.

The first installment of the Gameshouse, a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.In seventeenth century Venice exists a mysterious establishment known only as the Gameshouse. There, fortunes are made and fortunes are broken over games of chess, backgammon and every other game under the sun.But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . a league where the games played are of politics and empires, of economics and kings. It is a league where Capture the Castle involves real castles, where hide and seek takes place on a scale as big as the British Isles.Not everyone proves worthy of competing in the higher league. But one woman who is about to play may just exceed everyones expectations.Though she must always remember: the higher the stakes, the more deadly the rules . . .The three installments of the Gameshouse are also available in a single edition.

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A hauntingly powerful new novel from the award-winning Claire North - one of the most original voices in modern fiction

From the multi award-winning Claire North comes the second book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. Its time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

From the author of the word-of-mouth phenomenon The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August comes a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate o

De nos jours. Ici, ailleurs et partout.Le haut joueur connu sous le nom d’Argent a défié la Maîtresse des Jeux elle-même : le temps du Grand Jeu est advenu, et comparé à lui, tous les autres sont dés

Venise, 1610.Au cœur de la Sérénissime, cité-monde la plus peuplée d’Europe, puissance honnie par le pape Paul V, il est un établissement mystérieux connu sous le nom de Maison des Jeux. Palais accue

Bangkok, 1938.Remy Burke, membre madré de la Haute Loge, qu’il pratique depuis un demi siècle, reprend conscience dans la moiteur de sa chambre d’hôtel après une nuit trop arrosée. Beaucoup trop. Il

The third and final installment of the Gameshouse, a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.The Gamehouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost though games of Chess, Backgammon - every game under the sun.But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes - those of politics and empires, of economics and kings . . .And now, the ultimate player is about to step forward.The three installments of the Gameshouse are also available in a single edition.