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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

Agueda, a 35-year-old woman who has lived and loved hard, has just lost her mother. Finding her precarious equilibrium besieged, she struggles to keep her curiosity about the world intact. In an effort to give her life structure, she returns to her old, unfinished doctoral a study of an extravagant and enigmatic 18th-century adventurer. Inexorably, her investigation leads to profound reflections on her own strange childhood, her parents’ equally strange marriage, and her own emotional landscape. Introspective, but with the pace and intrigue of a thriller, Living’s the Strange Thing will keep the reader engrossed until the end. Carmen Martín Gaite is one of Spain’s most distinguished novelists; in 1978, she was awarded the Spanish National Prize for Literature.

Una de las novelas más bellas y conmovedoras de Miguel Delibes. Un canto al amor maduro, sereno, de toda una vida. Un prestigioso pintor, sumido en una grave crisis creativa, va hilando ante su hija sus recuerdos más íntimos en un monólogo que es a la vez homenaje y exorcismo. Su relato se centra en dos acontecimientos: la detención de dos de sus hijos por motivos políticos y, fundamentalmente, la enfermedad y muerte de su mujer, Ana, a los cuarenta y ocho años. Ana contagiaba una sensación de belleza y plenitud que cobró su verdadero alcance sobre el fondo gris de lo cotidiano y los sinsabores de la enfermedad. Historia de un amor en carrera desenfrenada hacia la muerte y sobrecogedora semblanza de un personaje femenino, Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris>/i> es una profunda lección de humanismo y madurez artística que sólo Miguel Delibes podía ofrecernos.