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From the bestselling author of The Murmur of Bees comes a transportive novel of two families uprooted by war and united by the bonds of love and courage.With war looming dangerously close, Ilse’s school days soon turn to lessons of survival. In the harshness of winter, her family must join the largest exodus in human history to survive. As battle lines are drawn and East Prussia’s borders vanish beneath them, they leave their farm and all they know behind for an uncertain future.But Ilse also has Janusz, her family’s young Polish laborer, by her side. As they flee from the Soviet army, his enchanting folktales keep her mind off the cold, the hunger, and the horrors unfolding around them. He tells her of a besieged kingdom in the Baltic Sea from which spill the amber tears of a heartbroken queen.Neither of them realizes his stories will prove crucial and prophetic.Not far away, trying and failing to flee from a vengeful army, Arno and his mother hide in the ruins of a Königsberg mansion, hoping that once the war ends they can reunite their dispersed family. But their stay in the walled city proves untenable when they find themselves dodging bombs and scavenging in the rubble. Soon they’ll become pawns caught between two powerful enemies, on a journey with an unknown destination.Hope carries these children caught in the crosshairs of war on an extraordinary pilgrimage in which the gift of an amber teardrop is at once a valuable form of currency and a symbol of resilience, one that draws them together against insurmountable odds.

From a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel—her first to be translated into English—about a mysterious child with the power to change a family’s history in a country on the verge of revolution. From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can—visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats—both human and those of nature—Simonopio’s purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined. Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.

From a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel—her first to be translated into English—about a mysterious child with the power to change a family’s history in a country on the verge of revolution.From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can—visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats—both human and those of nature—Simonopio’s purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined.Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.

El murmullo de las abejas tiene todos los ingredientes esenciales para convertirse en un cl sico de la literatura mexicana contempor nea.El murmullo de las abejas, el descubrimiento literario del a oLa autora que despierta la historia de M xico y recupera su lugar en nuestros corazones.En Linares, al norte del pa s, con la Revoluci n mexicana como tel n de fondo.Un buen d a, la vieja nana de la familia abandona sorpresivamente un reposo que parec a eterno para perderse en el monte. Cuando la encuentran, sostiene dos peque os bultos, uno en cada brazo: de un lado un beb misterioso y del otro un panal de abejas. Ante la insistencia de la nana por conversar y cuidar al peque o, la familia Morales decide adoptarlo.Cubierto por el manto vivo de abejas que lo acompa ar n y guiar n para siempre, Simonopio llega a cambiar la historia de la familia que lo acoge y la de toda una regi n. Para lograrlo, deber enfrentar sus miedos, el enemigo que los acecha y las grandes amenazas de la guerra: la influenza espa ola y los enfrentamientos entrelos que desean la tierra ajena y los que proteger n su propiedad a toda costa.El murmullo de las abejas huele a lavanda, a ropa hervida con jab n blanco, a naranjas y miel: una historia impredecible de amor y de entrega por una familia, por la vida, por la tierra y por un hermano al que se ha esperado siempre, pero tambi n, la de una traici n que puede acabarlo todo.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONFrom a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel--her first to be translated into English--about a mysterious child with the power to change a family's history in a country on the verge of revolution.From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can--visions of all that's yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats--both human and those of nature--Simonopio's purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined. Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.

UN MANUAL DE ESCRITURA PARA TEJER TU MAGIA. Escrito por Sof a Segovia, la autora de la novela El murmullo de las abejas, bestseller con m s de un mill n de lectores en el mundo Qu cierto es eso de que si no encuentras el libro que necesitas, entonces debes escribirlo t . Esto te lo digo a ti como invitaci n, para contagiarte la chispa del atrevimiento. Para recordarte que ese autor que tanto admiras, antes de publicar, empez , al igual que t , como lector. Qu hace falta entonces para que des el primer paso? La buena noticia es que el mundo siempre necesitar historias y qu mejor si es la tuya. La segunda, es que este manual te servir para avanzar por los caminos de la escritura con confianza y disciplina. De lector a escritor te ayudar a seleccionar qu g nero, personajes, di logos y descripciones funcionan para el relato que quieres contar. En este manual te ense ar las t cnicas que funcionan, pero tambi n las que no son efectivas y, por lo tanto, deber as evitar. Incluyo ejemplos universales, as como ejercicios para que desarrolles tu escritura y la lleves a su m ximo potencial. Dale vuelta a la p gina y suma tu narrativa al c ntaro de las historias humanas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A WRITING MANUAL FOR WEAVING YOUR OWN MAGIC. By Sof a Segovia, author of The Murmur of Bees, the bestselling novel with more than a million readers around the world. If you can't find the book you need, then write it yourself. I say this as an invitation, to spark your sense of adventure. To remind you that the authors you admire so much were first and foremost readers, too, before they published their books. So, what are you waiting for to take the next step? The good news is that the world always needs stories, even better if they're yours. This manual will help you navigate the writing journey with confidence and discipline. From Reader to Writer will help you decide which genre, characters, dialogue and descriptions are best for the story you want to tell. You'll learn which techniques work and which don't and should be avoided. You'll find examples from world literature and exercises for developing your skill and reaching your full potential. Turn the page and add your voice to the range of human stories. - Sof a Segovia

Por la autora de El murmullo de las abejas, una historia desgarradora e inolvidable Esta novela da cuenta de la impactante historia de Aniceto Mora, el regalado. Hijo de un padre sin escr pulos en el seno de una familia asolada por la miseria y el resentimiento, Aniceto es abandonado a su suerte: su infancia transcurre entre la pobreza y el desd n de los adultos. A cada vuelta de p gina, asistimos al vertiginoso despe amiento de un personaje cuyo destino est marcado por la fatalidad. Un hurac n arrasa la isla de Cozumel dejando a su paso tragedia y desolaci n en una noche donde emergen los miedos insospechados, los rencores m s profundos y las heridas que jam scicatrizaron. A ritmo galopante y absolutamente impredecible, Hurac n nos adentra en el mundo ntimo de una galer a de personajes nicos y entra ables. Met fora del dolor humano y de una sociedad convulsionada por los prejuicios, la apat a y el ego smo, Hurac n es una novela magistral frente a la cual ning n lector quedar indiferente y que consagra a Sof a Segovia como una de las voces m s originales y potentes de su generaci n. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION By the author of The Murmur of Bees, a devastating and unforgettable story. The novel recounts the shocking story of Aniceto Mora, the Given. Son of an unscrupulous father, in a family plagued by misery and resentment, Aniceto is abandoned to his fate: his childhood elapses between being poor and disdained by adults. Each turn of the page takes us to the rapid crumbling of a character whose destiny is marked by fatality. A hurricane ravages Cozumel Island, leaving tragedy and desolation in its wake one evening, when the most unimaginable fears, the deepest resentments, and wounds that never healed emerge. Absolutely unpredictable, with a galloping pace, Hurricane takes us into the intimate world of a gallery of unique and endearing characters. Metaphor to human pain and a society convulsed by prejudices, apathy, and selfishness, Hurricane is a masterful novel to which no reader will be left indifferent, and which enshrines Sof a Segovia as one of the most original and powerful voices of her generation.