The literary novelties that we propose to you today have something in common: they revolve around a relationship between two women or what they represent. Sisters, cousins, friends, colleagues, partners… All types of relationships are reflected in the pages of these women's stories, most of which will be published next May and which you can now reserve in your bookstore!
The painter's daughters
Emily Howes
- Translation of Laura Vidal
- Alba Publishing
Peggy and Molly are the daughters and models of Thomas Gainsborough, one of the most famous English portrait painters of the 18th century. They are not only sisters but also very good friends. Their favorite games are spying on their father in his studio and driving their mother crazy, who was worried from a very early age about how to present her daughters in society. However, their childish universe is shattered when Molly begins to suffer from some strange attacks in which one loses awareness of reality.
Peggy secretly takes on the care of her sister, knowing that if her illness is discovered, she will be admitted to an asylum. This is how the two of them grow up, until the day Peggy falls in love with a friend of her father, charming composer Johann Fischer. Her romance with Johann triggers a bitter betrayal and forces Peggy to question the close bond she had with her sister.
The painter's daughters is a tender and dark novel about two young people who go out of their way to resemble the idealized image of them that their father shows to the world in his portraits. It is the struggle of two sisters to understand the history of a family past that has been hidden from them. This title, which promises profound reflections on family and identity, is essential for those looking for Women's stories in books.
Winter Love
Han Suyin
- Translation of Ana Mata Buil
- Editorial Transit
We are in a London is dull and coldIt is the winter of 1944, and the bell rings "the squeak of buses, the hum of the subway, the trembling of stones underfoot." Red, a science student, falls in love with Mara Daniels, her dissection partner at college, a married woman, elegant and carefree. Soon the two women become inseparable, caught in a absolute physical passion, but also of anxiety and convoluted games that will lead them to a point of no return.
Winter Love takes place against the backdrop of a bombed-out London, in a turbulent and gloomy time. The narrative takes us into one of the most most intense moments of the lives of the protagonists. First published in 1962, this novel by Han Suyin is considered her most moving work, tender and unexpected. A secret gem of the American literature of the 20th century, which appeals to those seeking deep and emotionally charged stories. If you are looking for more recommendations on literary news, this book deserves your attention.
The limo
Rosa Jimenez
- Tusquets Editorial
The rainbow neon lights of Rainbow, the town's nightclub, attract the party-goers when the bars start to close. Among the young people clustered at the entrance and under one of the few streetlights, Two girls corner Olivia. Soon the cheers of the fight mix with the music that sneaks through the door of the enclosure.
The holidays are coming to an end, and with it the escapades with the gang, the chases for the boy you like the most. Until the sound of a slap The scene is paralyzed by a fleeting flash of lightning that will separate two cousins forever. Is it possible to forgive an old attack? Will they stop talking to each other without understanding what happened that night? Perhaps the incidents of the summer hide something that they do not want to face and that is what really matters: no one, no matter how hard they try, comes out of the slime unscathed.
If you want to discover more about the complexity of human relationships, we invite you to explore this title and others of the same style.