La Primate

Saul Parenti siempre se ha alegrado de ser el segundo en la línea sucesoria de la monarquía de Arezzio. Así puede concentrarse en su imperio financiero... y en los encantos de su esposa Giselle. Pero cuando su primo es asesinado, debe subir al trono. En lugar de perseguir sus propios sueños, Saul y Giselle deberán ahora vivir rodeados de pompa y protocolo. Pero los traumas secretos del pasado de Giselle la han dejado profundamente marcada, y no quiere ser madre. Eso provoca una crisis en su matrimonio, porque su deber real es concebir un heredero.

Two troubling stories collide in this adventurous tale. The protagonist of the first, Markheim, goes into an antique store to buy a Christmas gift. What happens here in the forthcoming hours force him to face his fears as well as his hopes and will change his destiny in an extraordinary way. In the second story, an English officer fighting in Spain during the war retires to the countryside to recover. In a mansion situated between the mountains and beautiful landscapes, he tries to find the keys to a love—and terror—story. Here, it is not easy to distinguish between that which is worldly...

The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains—but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to...

Artículos publicados en la prensa por Leopoldo Alas Clarín entre 1875 y 1878, con introducción y notas de Jean-François Botrel e Yvan Lissorgues.