Tabitha Suzuma

«No podemos, si empezamos, ¿cómo vamos a pararlo?»Lochan y Maya de diecisiete años, siempre se han sentido más amigos que hermanos. Ante la incapacidad de una madre alcohólica y la ausencia de un pad

A los diecisiete años, Mathéo Walsh parece tenerlo todo. Es un campeón de salto y tiene una prometedora carrera deportiva. Es atractivo, buen estudiante, tiene amigos y vive en una de las mejores áreas de Londres. Y lo mas importante de todo: esta muy ena

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At seventeen, Matheo Walsh is Britains most promising diving champion. He is wealthy, popular - and theres Lola, the girlfriend of his dreams.But then there was that weekend. A weekend he cannot bring himself to remember. All he knows is that what happened has changed him. Matheo is faced with the most devastating choice of his life. Keep his secret, and put those closest to him in terrible danger. Or confess, and lose Lola for ever . . .

Life as a student is good for Flynn. As one of the top pianists at the Royal College of Music, he has been put forward for an important concert, the opportunity of a lifetime.But beneath the surface, things are changing. On a good day he feels full of energy and life, but on a bad day being alive is worse than being dead. Sometimes he wants to compose and practise all night, at other times he cant get out of bed. His flatmate Harry tries to understand but is increasingly confused by Flynns erratic mood swings. His friend Jennah tries to help, but Flynn finds it difficult to be around her as he struggles to control his feelings and behaviour. With the pressure of the forthcoming concert and the growing concern of his family and friends, emotions come to a head. Sometimes things can only get worse before they get better.

In his final year at the Royal College of Music, star pianist Flynn Laukonen has the world at his feet. He has moved in with his girlfriend Jennah and is already getting concert bookings for what promises to be a glittering career. Yet he knows he is skating on thin ice - only two small pills a day keep him from plunging back into the whirlpool of manic depression that once threatened to destroy him. Unexpectedly his friends seem to be getting annoyed with him for no apparent reason, he needs less and less sleep, he is filled with unbridled energy. Events begin to spiral out of control and Flynn suddenly finds himself in hospital, heavily sedated, carnage left behind him. The medication isnt working any more, the dose needs to be increased, and depression strikes again, this time with horrific consequences. His freedom is snatched away and the medicines side-effects threaten to jeopardize his chances in one of the biggest piano competitions of his life. It seems like he has to make a choice between the medication and his career. But in all this he has forgotten the one person he would give his life for, and Flynn suddenly finds himself facing the biggest sacrifice of all.

Twelve-year-old Parisian boy Louis Whittaker has a lot on his plate - his parents are locked in a custody battle over him and his brother and sister, Mums always working late and Dads rarely allowed to visit them. Louis finds release in his dance classes and discovers he has a real talent for ballet. But suddenly, Dad whisks them away on a surprise holiday to England, right in the middle of the school term. Something isnt right - Dad is acting strangely again: could it be he has not fully recovered from his mental breakdown? The rented farmhouse in the Lake District is nice, but why is Dad furnishing it and why wont he let them call home? Then Louis comes across a poster - a missing persons poster. And it has his face on it.

She is pretty and talented - sweet sixteen and never been kissed.He is seventeen; gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future.And now they have fallen in love.But . . . They are brother and sister.Forbidden will take you on an extraordinary emotional journey. Passionate and shocking, this is a book you will remember long after you have put it down.

Le livre phénomène qui bouleverse tous les tabous !Pourquoi faire quelque chose de si mal peut-il être si bon ?"Tu crois que personne ne peut te comprendre, mais tu te trompes. Tu nes pas seul.Ils di

Mathéo Walsh parece tenerlo todo. Con solo diecisiete años, es campeón de salto de trampolín y tiene una prometedora carrera deportiva por delante. Es atractivo, buen estudiante, tiene amigos y la vida practicamente resuelta. Y lo mas importante de todo: esta muy enamorado de su novia, Lola. Siempre ha sido un buen chico. Hasta el fin de semana en que todo cambia y del que no recuerda nada.De repente, ya no disfruta de la vida y no quiere pasar tiempo con sus amigos ni tampoco bajo el agua, su elemento natural hasta ahora. Poco a poco, Matheo recupera la memoria y, entonces, lo que emerge de entre las sombras es el retrato de un monstruo"Fantastico. Tabitha Suzuma escribe historias hermosas con gran elegancia y despierta emociones volcanicas en sus lectores; no tiene miedo a los tabues."The Bookbag"Una hermosa, tragica y conmovedora historia de amor que confirma a Tabitha Suzuma como una de las maestras de la narrativa juvenil inglesa."The Independent"Una de las novelas mas duras y tensas que he leido en mucho tiempo. Altamente recomendable, es diferente."Jess Hearts Books

"No podemos, si empezamos, ¿cómo vamos a pararlo?"Lochan y Maya de diecisiete años, siempre se han sentido más amigos que hermanos. Ante la incapacidad de una madre alcohólica y la ausencia de un padre que los abandono, deben hacerse cargo de sus hermanos menores y esconder su situacion a los servicios sociales. Esa responsabilidad les ha unido, tanto, que se han enamorado. Saben que su relacion esta mal y que no puede continuar, pero al mismo tiempo no pueden controlar sus emociones y la atraccion les domina. Su amor es un amor prohibido, y si alguien descubre su secreto, no habra un final feliz para ellos.

«No podemos, si empezamos, ¿cómo vamos a pararlo?» Lochan y Maya de diecisiete años, siempre se han sentido más amigos que hermanos. Ante la incapacidad de una madre alcohólica y la ausencia de un p