Lily King

A cozy mystery set in a small town where nothing is as quiet as it seems.

Escritores y amantes confirmó a Lily King como una de las autoras más queridas de la ficción contemporánea. Ahora, por primera vez, King recopila diez de sus mejores relatos con los que permite tanto

«King no pone ninguna barrera entre los lectores y la voz genuina, cínica, divertida, inteligente y auténtica de Casey. Es una novela que nos acerca con mucho detalle a la conexión y al encuentro con

THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION Inspired by the true story of a woman who changed the way we understand our world. In 1933 three young, gifted anthropologists are thrown together in the jungle of New Guinea. They are Nell Stone, fascinating, magnetic and famous for her controversial work studying South Pacific tribes, her intelligent and aggressive husband Fen, and Andrew Bankson, who stumbles into the lives of this strange couple and becomes totally enthralled. Within months the trio are producing their best ever work, but soon a firestorm of fierce love and jealousy begins to burn out of control, threatening their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives ...'Dazzling' Emma Donoghue, author of Room

"El antropólogo Andrew Bankson lleva dos años investigando a la tribu kiona de Nueva Guinea. Ese aislamiento voluntario, y la ausencia de descubrimientos, lo han llevado al extremo de planear su suicidio. La aparicion de dos colegas antropologos hace que se replantee su decision.Nell y Fen -ella, controvertida y brillante; el, atractivo y celoso- acaban instalandose con los tam, una tribu cercana a la de Bankson, y ahi empieza la historia de un triangulo amoroso in extremis: ""Euforia"" se convierte en un tenso relato sobre la competencia de egos y deseos que se desarrolla en un paisaje amenazante. Basandose en un capitulo autentico de la vida de la antropologa Margaret Mead, Lily King consigue reivindicar su genio en el campo al cual dedico toda su vida."

Neuguinea, Anfang der dreißiger Jahre: Die amerikanische Ethnologin Nell Stone, bereits in ihrer Jugend berühmt, ist körperlich am Ende, als sie mit ihrem Mann Fen nach langer Feldforschung zu einer Kolonialstation zurückkehrt. Dort begegnen sie Andrew Bankson aus England, auch er Ethnologe, der ihnen eine Zusammenarbeit vorschlägt. Erschöpft von vergeblichen Versuchen, die Stämme am Sepik-Fluss zu erforschen, gelangt das Trio zu den Tam, einem von Frauen dominierten Stamm. Schon bald entwickelt sich zwischen Nell und Andrew mehr als nur eine enge Arbeitsbeziehung. Und je tiefer die Wissenschaftler die ungewöhnlichen Rituale der Tam erforschen, desto deutlicher treten individuelle Wünsche und Interessen hervor. Die Spannungen, denen sie bald ausgesetzt sind, enden dramatisch

Fifteen years ago, Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at Fayer Academy. By living on campus, on an island off the New England coast, Vida has cocooned herself and her now teenage son, Peter, from the outside world and from an inside secret. This is a tale of a mother and sons vital bond.

A year in France brings a young American new reserves of sympathy and maturity in this poised, accomplished first novel. Nineteen-year-old Rosie, King's sensitive narrator, arrives in Paris on the first day of the school year, set for her job as the Tivot family's au pair. The other au pairs (in French usage, filles) are cosmopolitan students drawn to French culture. Rosie, however, has come here to flee her past: she became pregnant as a deliberate act of charity, giving up her baby so her infertile sister could have a child. But that decision has only heightened her omnipresent sense of loss. Her months with the Tivot family on their houseboat bring her new and difficult human connections: to the inquisitive, needy 12-year-old Lola and her younger brother, Guillaume; to their unhappy, astringent mother, Nicole; and to their father, Marc, with whom the reserved Rosie gradually falls in love. After Lola catches Rosie and Marc holding hands on a family trip to Spain, Rosie is sent to a small town in Provence to care for Nicole's Aunt Lucie, in her 90s. In chapters interspersed with Rosie's own story, Aunt Lucie fills in the background of Nicole's family, a grim account of inheritance and treachery during WWII. Expertly constructed, full of surprises, superbly paced and sweetly sad, King's book hardly reads like a first novel; her skilled observation and careful narrative voice prevent the wartime plot from seeming sensational, and keeps Rosie's saga of melodrama. In fact, the seamless integration of theme, plot and voice produces a rare sense of intimacy. Rosie's final discoveries about France, about families and about herself through Lucie, Lola and Nicole take her on an inward journey readers will feel privileged to share.

Euphoria: by Lily King | Conversation StartersEuphoria explores the love lives and careers of three anthropologists. Nell Stone and Schuyler Fenwick are married. Andrew Bankson meets them on their journey and helps them explore one of the tribes that he knew from his travels. The three become very close and develop a famous anthropological tool together that they call The Grid. However, the book ends on a poignant note with themes of death, cultural appropriation, separation, and loneliness. Euphoria is loosely based on anthropologist Margaret Meads exploration of the tribes of Papua New Guinea and her love triangle with Reo Fortune and Gregory Bateson during this time.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPERthan the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,and the characters and its world still live on.Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed tobring us beneath the surface of the pageand invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to..Create Hours of Conversation: Foster a deeper understanding of the book Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before

Cinco martes de invierno es la primera y magistral antología de relatos de la autora best seller de Escritores y amantes. King explora el deseo y el desamor, la pérdida y el descubrimiento, instantes de violencia sorprendente y la pulsion inexorable del amor a cualquier precio.El amor no confesado de un librero por su empleada sale a la luz; un adolescente desatendido descubre el cariño donde menos lo esperaba gracias a un par de universitarios a los que contratan para cuidar una casa; una chica pierde su inocencia a manos del hijo de su jefa, y este hecho se convierte en el catalizador a traves del que obtiene fuerza y confianza; y un nonagenario orgulloso se enfurece, impotente, en la habitacion del hospital en la que se encuentra su nieta. Estos relatos romanticos, esperanzadores, cargados de una sinceridad implacable y, en ocasiones, casi surrealistas, permiten a la autora, por encima de todo, explorar el amor en todas sus formas.La maestria literaria de King, su prosa deslumbrante y concisa, y su don para crear personajes memorables y entrañables lucen en todo su esplendor en esta seleccion de relatos. En Cinco martes de invierno esta autora de extraordinario talento explora un nuevo genero a traves del que expresar su arte.Cinco martes de invierno me ha conmovido, inspirado y emocionado. Me lleno el corazon hasta desbordarlo. Lo adore. Ann PatchettLily King es una de mis heroinas literarias desde hace mucho tiempo Su maestria sorprende y siempre deja con buen sabor de boca. Madeline Miller, autora de La cancion de AquilesKing escribe relatos con los que acurrucarse Nos ofrece algo que pocas veces se valora en la literatura: el consuelo. New York Times Book Review

The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller.From the author of Writers & Lovers, Euphoria is Lily Kings gripping novel inspired by the true story of a woman who changed the way we understand our world.Pretty much perfect . . . about a Margaret Mead-like character in New Guinea in the 30s, and its so smart and rich and alive. Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Romantic ComedyIn 1933 three young, gifted anthropologists are thrown together in the jungle of New Guinea. They are Nell Stone, fascinating, magnetic and famous for her controversial work. Her intelligent but aggressive husband Fen, who is uneasy with her success. And Andrew Bankson, who stumbles into the lives of this strange couple and becomes totally enthralled by Nell.The trio start to produce their best ever work, but within this passionate love triangle a firestorm of love and jealousy begins to burn out of control, threatening their bonds, their careers and, ultimately, their lives . . .Lily King is one of our great literary treasures Madeline Miller, author of The Song of AchillesDazzling Emma Donoghue, author of RoomTaut, witty, fiercely intelligent . . . a love triangle in extremis The New York Times

Winner of the New England Book Award for FictionFrom Lily King, beloved author of Writers and Lovers, Father of the Rain is a mesmerising novel about the complexity and power of familial love. Gardiner Amorys life is reeling Nixon is being impeached, his wife is leaving him and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated. His daughter, Daley, has spent her life negotiating her parents conflicting worlds: the liberal realm of her mother and the conservative, liquor-soaked life of her father. But when the pair divorces, Gardiners basest impulses are unleashed in a deluge, and the chasm between all of them widens.As she reaches adulthood, Daley rejects her fathers prejudices and embarks on her own life until Gardiner hits rock bottom. Returning home to help her father get sober, Daley risks everything, including a chance at love, in an attempt to repair a trust that was broken long ago . . .A gripping epic about a father and daughter that plumbs the dark side of a family riven by addiction and mental illness - Entertainment Weekly

A Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly Best NovelA domestic drama with the adrenaline-fuelled beating heart of a thriller - ElleFrom Lily King, author of Writers and Lovers, The English Teacher is a compelling drama about the fragility of a life built from ruins and the need to protect it.Fifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of the school and to shelter herself and her son, Peter, from a painful secret she left behind.Then she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, and the prescribed life Vida has constructed begins to come apart. As Peter bonds with Tom and his new step-siblings, Vida retreats further into the books she teaches. To embrace life and a chance at happiness, she will have to face the nightmares of her former self and shed the pain she has held onto for far too long.

A New York Times Notable BookThe Pleasing Hour, the debut novel by Lily King, is a profoundly moving story of family, betrayal and the naivety of youth.Young, inexperienced and fleeing a terrible personal loss, Rosie travels to France to become an au pair to the Tivot family. Nicole, the cool, distant and beautifully polished mother of the three children she cares for is impossible to connect with - there is something about the woman that both fascinates and unnerves Rosie.The same is true of the rest of the Tivot clan. Nicoles husband, Marc, and their children all seem to be caught in an unending struggle against each other for love and acceptance. Only when Rosie is sent to care for Nicoles now-elderly guardian the storyteller of the familys secrets does she finally discover the truth. There, Rosie will learn of a past darkened by war, duplicity and a tragedy that still resonates in the Tivots lives.

Moved me, inspired me, thrilled me. It filled up every chamber of my heart Ann PatchettMasterful, surprising, and satisfying Madeline MillerThe stunning short story collection from the bestselling author of Writers & Lovers and EuphoriaA reclusive bookseller begins to feel the discomfort of love again. A widow whisks her daughter away for a holiday she can barely afford, desperate to help the two of them grieve. A neglected teenage boy finds much-needed nurturing from an unlikely pair of college students. A proud man rages helplessly at his granddaughters hospital bedside. A writer receives a visit from all of the men who have tried to suppress her voice.The romantic but brutally raw stories in Five Tuesdays in Winter explore desire, heartache, moments of shocking cruelty and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. This profoundly tender collection confirms Lily King as one of our most beloved chroniclers of the human heart.Vivid, moving, immersive Marian KeyesIntimate and revealing, unflinchingly honest and insightful TheObserverExquisite Financial Times

Now youve read Heart the Lover, its time to go back to the original . . . The New York Times bestseller from the author of Heart the Lover. Funny and heartbreaking, Writers & Lovers is Lily Kings bitingly clever modern classic.A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film The Sunday TimesFunny and immensely clever Tessa HadleyGorgeous - Elizabeth StroutWriters & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with hopefulness and kindness - Ann PatchettI loved this book from the first paragraph - Curtis SittenfeldCasey is lost. She is mourning the death of her mother, the novel she has been writing for six years isnt going anywhere, and her debt is soaring. Surely at thirty-one, when all her friends are getting married and having kids, she is too old for things to be this way.Then she meets Silas. He is kind, handsome, interested. But only a few weeks later, Oscar older, fascinating, complicated walks into her life, his two boys in tow. Suddenly Casey finds herself at the point of a love triangle, torn between two very different futures . . .Exquisite . . . A warm and buoyant romance The Sunday TelegraphCaptivating Madeline Miller, author of CirceDelightful . . . Warm, funny and sharply observed Daily MailInfused with tenderness and wry wit The Irish TimesRomantic and funny . . . Wonderfully life-affirming Daily ExpressWitty and affecting, Writers & Lovers explores where grit can get you, even when everything appears to be falling apart i newspaper

YA SABÍAS QUE ALGÚN DÍA IBA A ESCRIBIR UN LIBRO SOBRE TI.Nuestra narradora sabe lo que hace falta para contar una buena historia de amor: sus secretos y mensajes implícitos, sus momentos de gloria y sus tropiezos. Por desgracia, su romance mas importante, aquel que vivio en carne propia, nunca fue tan sencillo.Durante el ultimo otoño antes de terminar la universidad, en su clase de literatura del siglo XVII, conoce a dos alumnos prodigio: Sam y Yash. Mejores amigos que viven fuera del campus, en la elegante casa de un profesor que se ha tomado un año sabatico, y la invitan a formar parte de su embriagador mundo de fervor academico, bromas ingeniosas y ruidosos juegos de cartas. La apodan Jordan, y ella descubre enseguida los placeres de la amistad, del amor y de su propia ambicion intelectual. Sin embargo, la pasion juvenil es impredecible, y no tarda en verse atrapada en un triangulo amoroso intenso y complicado.Decadas despues, Jordan vive la vida que siempre soño y los dias vulnerables de su juventud parecen un recuerdo lejano. Pero una visita sorpresa y unas noticias inesperadas la obligan a volver a un mundo que creia haber dejado atras y a enfrentarse a las decisiones y decepciones que marcaron su juventud.Con el ingenio deslumbrante y la prosa emotiva que han enamorado tanto a lectores como a criticos literarios, Corazon el Enamorado es una historia conmovedora que celebra el amor, la amistad y la naturaleza transformadora del perdon.Lily King es uno de los tesoros mas grandes de nuestra literatura. MADELINE MILLERHilarante y de lo mas ingenioso. TESSA HADLEYMagnifico Habria seguido esos parrafos a donde fuera que me llevaran. EMMA STRAUBVivido, conmovedor, inmersivo. MARIAN KEYES

A gripping sequel with new twists, deeper secrets, and a mystery that hits closer to home.

Casey está perdida. Aún llora la muerte de su madre, la novela en la que ha estado trabajando durante seis años no avanza y sus deudas no dejan de aumentar. A sus treinta y un años, mientras todas sus amigas se casan y tienen hijos, ella no puede evitar preguntarse si ya es demasiado tarde para escribir su propia historia.Es entonces cuando conoce a Silas: un hombre amable y encantador que esta interesado en ella. Pero cuando semanas mas tarde Oscar, un hombre mayor, fascinante y con dos hijos a cuestas, aparece en su vida, Casey se ve envuelta en un triangulo amoroso. Mientras intenta conciliar su ambicion creativa con su sueño de vivir de su escritura y las exigencias de su vida personal, debe elegir entre dos caminos muy distintos y dos hombres completamente opuestos. Para Casey, hay dos futuros posibles.Escritores y amantes nos presenta a una protagonista inteligente y tremendamente vulnerable que vive los ultimos coletazos de juventud, un momento en el que cada uno de los aspectos de su vida atraviesa una crisis. Escrita con el humor, la sensibilidad y la inteligencia caracteristicos de Lily King, esta es una novela conmovedora que explora el estimulante y vertiginoso salto entre el final de una etapa y el comienzo de otra.

Casey está perdida. Aún llora la muerte de su madre, la novela en la que ha estado trabajando durante seis años no avanza y sus deudas no dejan de aumentar. A sus treinta y un años, mientras todas sus amigas se casan y tienen hijos, ella no puede evitar preguntarse si ya es demasiado tarde para escribir su propia historia.Es entonces cuando conoce a Silas: un hombre amable y encantador que esta interesado en ella. Pero cuando semanas mas tarde Oscar, un hombre mayor, fascinante y con dos hijos a cuestas, aparece en su vida, Casey se ve envuelta en un triangulo amoroso. Mientras intenta conciliar su ambicion creativa con su sueño de vivir de su escritura y las exigencias de su vida personal, debe elegir entre dos caminos muy distintos y dos hombres completamente opuestos. Para Casey, hay dos futuros posibles.Escritores y amantes nos presenta a una protagonista inteligente y tremendamente vulnerable que vive los ultimos coletazos de juventud, un momento en el que cada uno de los aspectos de su vida atraviesa una crisis. Escrita con el humor, la sensibilidad y la inteligencia caracteristicos de Lily King, esta es una novela conmovedora que explora el estimulante y vertiginoso salto entre el final de una etapa y el comienzo de otra.