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.

Hace diecisiete años, el rey Ulises navegó a la guerra con Troya, llevando consigo a todos los hombres en edad de luchar de la isla de Ítaca. Ninguno de ellos ha regresado, y las mujeres de Ítaca son quienes deben dirigir el reino.Penelope era apenas una mujer adulta cuando se caso con Ulises. Mientras el estuviera vivo, estaria a salvo. Pero ahora, años despues, aumentan las especulaciones de que su marido esta muerto y los pretendientes empiezan a llamar a su puerta.Ningun hombre es lo suficientemente fuerte como para reclamar el trono vacio de Ulises. Penelope sabe que un paso en falso puede llevar a una sangrienta guerra civil. Solo a traves de la astucia, el ingenio y su circulo de sirvientas de confianza, puede mantener la fragil paz necesaria para que el reino sobreviva. Esta es la historia de Penelope de Itaca, la famosa esposa de Ulises, como nunca antes se habia contado. Por encima de la isla, los dioses conducen las guerras de los hombres. Pero en Itaca, son las mujeres abandonadas y sus diosas las que cambiaran el destino del mundo.

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

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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

Um thriller, uma história de amor. Uma exploração da natureza humana diante da reencarnação perpétua.Acredite ou não, eles estão entre nós. Espíritos que, em sua busca por conexão, tentam permanecer

From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. Its time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . ."North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth. Breathtaking." Jennifer Saint, author of AriadneSeventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom. Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty thronenot yet. But as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war.

This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women - and their goddesses - that will change the course of the world.Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them have returned, and the women have been left behind to run the kingdom.Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. Whilst he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that husband is dead, and suitors are starting to knock at her door . . .But no one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne - not yet. Between Penelope's many suitors, a cold war of dubious alliances and hidden knives reigns, as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip one way or another. If Penelope chooses one from amongst them, it will plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning and her spy network of maids can she maintain the delicate balance of power needed for the kingdom to survive.On Ithaca, everyone watches everyone else, and there is no corner of the palace where intrigue does not reign...

"Maraviloso e cativante." - The Guardian Harry August no e um homem normal. Porque os homens normais, quando a morte chega, no regressam novamente ao dia em que nasceram, para voltarem a viver a mesma vida mas mantendo todo o conhecimento das vidas anteriores. no interessa que feitos alcanca, decises toma ou erros comete, Harry ja sabe que quando morrer ira tudo voltar ao inicio. Mas se este acumular de experiencias e conhecimento podem fazer dele um quase semideus, algo continua a atormentar Harry: qual a origem do seu dom e sera que ha mais pessoas como ele? A resposta para ambas as perguntas parece chegar aquando da sua decima primeira morte, com a visita de uma menina que lhe traz uma mensagem: o fim do mundo aproxima-se. Esta e a historia do que Harry faz a seguir, do que fez anteriormente, e ainda de como tenta salvar um passado que no consegue mudar e um futuro que no pode deixar que aconteca.

Oucam-me. Lembrem-se de mim... O meu nome e Hope Arden, sou a rapariga de quem ninguem se lembra. Primeiro esquecem o meu rosto, depois a minha voz e, por fim, as consequencias dos meus atos. Desapareco da memoria sem deixar rasto. Comecou quando tinha 16 anos, um momento de cada vez. O meu pai esqueceu-se de me levar a escola, um professor esqueceu-se que eu era sua aluna, a minha m?e colocou mesa para tres, em vez de quatro. Um amigo olhou para mim e so viu uma estranha. Por mais que eu tente, por mais pessoas que magoe ou crimes que cometa, nunca se lembram de mim. E isso torna-me unica... e particularmente perigosa. Esta e a historia de Hope Arden, a rapariga que todos esqueceram. Uma saga de amor, esperanca, desespero e ansia de viver o momento e deixar uma marca na vida.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGHT PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE AND PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.