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Audiollibre narrat per Roser Batalla, amb la col·laboració especial de Carme Riera narrant el relat que dona títol al recull de contes. El 1975, Carme Riera publicava "Te deix, amor, la mar com a penyora". Aviat el boca orella va començar a circular i el llibre es va convertir en tot un fenomen editorial, ja que suposava per als lectors catalans més que un alè d'aire fresc i llibertat gràcies al seu contingut revulsiu. "Te deix, amor, la mar com a penyora" és un recull de disset contes narrats amb una aparent naturalitat i proveïts alhora de força i de tendresa.

En 1940 una mujer desaparece en un lago mientras enseña a nadar a sus hijos. Su muerte deja un halo de misterio y su recuerdo se entremezcla con la crueldad, los mitos y los ecos del mundo que la envolvía.

When a body washes up outside Deception Cove, Washington, Jess Winslow - once a US Marine, now a trainee sheriff's deputy - is assigned to investigate. But when she realizes it's "Bad" Brock Boyd, a hometown celebrity lately fallen from grace, things become complicated. The last person seen with Boyd was her own boyfriend, Mason Burke. An ex-convict and newcomer in town, Mason is one of the only people who can understand Jess' haunting memories of her time in Afghanistan - and her love for Lucy, her devoted service dog.

Martha Morgan, the beautiful young mistress of the Plas Ingli estate, is warned that trouble is brewing for her family. She tries to carry on with her life - but then she receives the most terrible news that any young wife can imagine. Despair threatens to overwhelm Martha, but she has many responsibilities and must live up to expectations. Little by little, with help from her family and from some of the more colourful local characters, she sets out to prove that she is more than a match for the scoundrels who have committed an appalling crime.

Cuando la joven arqueóloga Afdera Brooks acude al lecho de muerte de su abuela, una excéntrica millonaria, coleccionista de obras de arte, recibe como legado las pistas para llegar a una caja de seguridad de un banco americano donde se custodia un antiquísimo manuscrito. Afdera emprenderá un viaje por medio mundo para desentrañar el contenido de ese misterioso documento, terminando por llegar a Venecia, el laberinto de agua....

Elisa es una niña que huye de Sartaguda (Navarra) para evitar los tremendos abusos que los vencedores de la guerra civil española están cometiendo en el pueblo con los vencidos. En su huída es arrinconada poco a poco teniendo que pasar a Francia donde es instalada en un campo de refugiados para terminar siendo entregada a los nazis. Su paso por los campos de concentración, a causa de las terribles experiencias vividas, la convertirán en una mujer de forma prematura. Pero la otra cara de la moneda es que vivirá una bonita historia de amor con un partisano.

Travel from the dusty, tout-filled streets and holy sites of Nepal to the sultry metropolises and picture-perfect beaches of Thailand, as Zelda and Ian try to outsmart the smugglers and escape Asia alive. This fast-paced, thrilling travel mystery set in Nepal and Thailand is sure to captivate listeners thirsty for some armchair adventure. Down and Out in Kathmandu is the perfect book for lovers of dark comedy, backpacker fiction, and (mis)adventure novels.

The Virion script project is spinning out of control. As key personnel disappear, the finger of suspicion points to the Estonian mafia, and someone inside British Intelligence. Anna Faulkner, plucked from a mundane job in cyber-security, is briefed to locate the agoraphobic computer geek, Tom Morris. Is Morris the victim of a mistaken identity or can he really be the brains behind the Virion Script? Anna is soon immersed in a world of hostility and disinformation as she tries to determine the nature of the Script, who is involved, and why they are prepared to kill for its secrets.

For Nate Kincade, former Army Special Forces, the future looks bleak. Following a tragic incident, he faces a long-term sentence inside a military prison. But when a mysterious visitor appears and offers to have all charges against him dismissed in exchange for him completing a mission, Nate believes his luck has finally turned.

Après "L’Iliade des femmes", Daniel Mesguich, fils aimé de la Muse française, et Emmanuel Lascoux, helléniste rêveur à haute voix de grec ancien, renouent avec la formidable épopée qui a donné naissance à la littérature. Naissance donnée par un chœur de femmes, à commencer par Hélène et jusqu’à la patiente Pénélope, dans cette Odyssée des femmes. Comme elle, Emmanuel Lascoux tisse et déploie, avec Daniel Mesguich, l’étoffe de ce chant autour des femmes et les déesses, brodeuses, amantes, guerrières, sœurs ou ennemies, qui en sont la force.

Jayne is on the run. With a bag full of stolen money, a new friend she met while stealing his car, and an old adversary out to get her, Jayne heads north looking for a better life. Along the way she encounters adventure, danger, freedom, and something she never expected - love. But before she can reach her destination she must confront something that’s been following her all along. When she least expects it, her past collides with her future and she must decide whether to keep running or return home to rebuild the life she left.

Nevada. Sembra il nome di un deserto, e invece è il luogo in cui vive la famiglia De Boer, in alta val Brenta. Una terra circondata da boschi aspri, dove le case si inerpicano su pendii vertiginosi. Sono gli ultimi anni dell'Ottocento e i De Boer, che lavorano nei campi di tabacco, il pregiatissimo Nostrano del Brenta, vivono consapevoli che solo nella muta e rispettosa alleanza tra uomini e natura selvaggia esiste una possibilità di sopravvivenza.

Widow Sandra Harriman fights to protect a wildlife sanctuary from poachers, armed gangs, and business rivals. Sandra feels like an ant in one of these traps as she fights to protect the Wildlife Conservation Scheme left in her care for her two step-children. Nothing has equipped her for the role of widow, step-mother, and estate manager. She faces a struggle to deal with armed gangs, poachers, and a murderer on the ranch. But hardest of all is unravelling her dead husband's secrets to find out who she can trust.

It has been more than twenty years since his newborn daughter was kidnapped out of the hospital nursery. Nate’s first wife never recovered from that disaster. Even though Nate healed and made a life for himself with a new family, he has never stopped looking for his firstborn. Since then, life has treated him well. He has no reason to complain; he works hard at a very interesting, sometimes exciting and dangerous job, and takes pride in his family. Still, he sometimes wonders what happened to Sally Miller. Where is she, and what does she look like? Is she in trouble?

Gemcie and her Irish Hunter, Marshal, are about to capture the World Cup when a nasty fall dashes their chances. While she is mending, her arch rival seizes this opportunity to catch a ride on Marshal, and to seduce her young husband. Confused and dazed by her new circumstances, Gemcie heads for the high Sierras hoping the majestic spires that captured the heart of the father she never met will provide the answers she seeks. She finds strength and solace riding solo on the John Muir Trail, but a bear attack ends her time of introspection.

À la mort de Jock Witney, tyran domestique à la tête du plus grand vignoble d'Australie - le Domaine de Jacaranda -, sa famille se rend compte que les affaires vont en réalité très mal. Quand un groupe français fait une offre de rachat des plus alléchantes, les membres du clan s'entredéchirent. Cornelia, la veuve de Jock, âgée de 90 ans, refuse catégoriquement de vendre. Elle aimerait convaincre Sophie, sa petite-fille, la prunelle de ses yeux, que la propriété familiale peut être conservée.

Lynn Van Swol still regrets the decision she made 30 years ago to place her daughter up for adoption so she could climb the highest mountains of the world. Frankie Rizzoni is the troubled biological granddaughter Lynn has never known. And Beth Mahoney is a minister's wife with terminal cancer and the only one who knows the relationship between the two. She designs a plan upon her deathbed to bring Lynn and Frankie together, but now, narrating from the afterlife, she must helplessly watch as her legacy threatens to unravel.

Succede a tutti, prima o dopo, di pensare: basta, ora mollo tutto e me ne vado. Capita di arrivare a un soffio dal punto di svolta, a un centimetro dalla libertà e dal sollievo, ma poi si torna indietro e si lasciano stare i propositi di cambiamento. Anche a Teresa Guerrini, la protagonista di questo intenso romanzo di Laura Calosso, è successo, una sera al rientro dall'ufficio, quando tra le email trova una fattura telefonica 'fuori scala': i suoi figli hanno esagerato con i download da Internet e in un soffio hanno speso l'ammontare del suo stipendio mensile.

It was the night before his wedding, 15 years ago, when the nightmare began for Jay Crawford - locked up for a crime he never committed. Now he's escaped prison and wants nothing more than to clear his name and protect his family. To get justice,he'll need the help of the three best friends who have always had his back - Wil, Kyle, and Allan. But a man on the run requires absolute trust...and Jay may just be setting himself up for the ultimate betrayal.

Twyla Ridley, resourceful, optimistic, has just had her first child. It's what she and her husband, Dylan, have always wished for. However, Charlie is blind. For the first time in her adult life, Twyla feels truly tested. She cherishes her son, showering him with love and boundless affection, but there's a part of her that aches for him to see. So Twyla throws herself into motherhood with a very private agenda, because maybe, if she strives hard enough, she'll be able to find a way to fix him. But is it a risk worth taking?