Blogs in October 2015

The Butterfly Box 4th October 2015

Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he’s back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him....

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City on the Ledge 29th September 2015

Quito, Ecuador. In this obscure Andean capital, ladled along the ledge of a volcano, an eruption is taking place. After centuries of oppression, the workers are on strike against their banana plantation masters. If Ecuador, the largest banana exporter...

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The Queen of Water 29th September 2015

Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her large family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling. In her village of indígenas, it is not uncommon to work in the fields all day, even as a child, or...

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Burke in the Land of Silver 5th August 2015

In 1806 the British invaded in Buenos Aires. What were they doing there? Who was the British spy involved in the plot? And what happened afterwards? ‘Burke in the Land of Silver’ is based on the adventures of real-life...

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The Secret in their Eyes 5th July 2015

The novel that became the Oscar-winning film. Benjamín Chaparro is a retired detective still obsessed by the brutal, decades-old rape and murder of a young married woman in her own bedroom. While attempting to write a book about the...

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