Más allá de la realidad

ely, esposa del «Padrino de Centro Habana», emprende la odisea de la salida de Cuba con su familia a inicios de los años ochenta. Por su hogar desfila un espectro casi completo de la psicología del cubano que ha decidido partir o no. Los matrimonios con ex-presos políticos, los meses del Mariel, la discriminación y la ignorancia que la acompaña, el oportunismo, la avaricia, la traición, el egoísmo, y además y por encima de todo, el implosivo amor familiar, la amistad entregada, la solidaridad, el desinterés auténtico, la espontaneidad y la interacción humana genuina. Lo mejor, lo ...

Un hectoedro es un poliedro de 100 caras. Tantas caras como historias presento. 100 mundos en un libro, 100 cuentos para guardar en un hectoedro en tu memoria.

Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers. The entire kingdom's future rests on Poppy's shoulders, something she's not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when...

Sometimes the protagonist of this novel feels like a boy and other times like a girl. Gender identity can be even harder to deal with when your father is a conservative politician in the middle of a campaign. This very realistic novel will have readers contemplating how they view themselves and others.