Julia Navarro Livres

Now a Peacock Original Series! A journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa. All that is known about her is that she ¬fled Madrid shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, abandoning her husband and son. To rescue her from oblivion, he will have to put together all the pieces of the extraordinary puzzle of her life, one by one, which will take him to Paris, London, Cairo, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Athens... A riveting novel featuring characters whose lives paint a magni cent portrait of the history of the twentieth century. A captivating story filled with tension and drama that represents an exciting new direction in the literary career of one of Spain's most international authors.

One of History's Most Sacred Treasures . . . An Age-Old Secret Conspiracy . . . The Truth Must Be Revealed . . . The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud is the explosive international bestseller that mixes fact and fiction to tell the riveting story of one of the world's most controversial relics, the Turin Shroud - believed by millions of the faithful to bear the likeness of Christ - and the desperate race to save it from those who will stop at nothing to possess its legendary power. A fire at the Cathedral of Turin and the discovery of a strangely mutilated body attract the attention of Italy's special Art Crimes Department. For the fire is only the latest in a troubling series of arson attacks and break-ins at the cathedral which houses the famous shroud. Department chief Marco Valoni leads a team of top investigators in a race to solve a crime certain to shock the world: someone is planning to steal the Holy Shroud. From the storm-rent skies over Calvary, through the glories of Byzantium and the intrigue and treachery of the Crusades, The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud is a thrilling page-turner of the highest order - one that will challenge you to believe.

In her provocative second novel, Spanish author Julia Navarro takes readers on an exhilarating journey across centuries and continents, as an upstart archaeologist and a murderous group of conspirators vie for a treasure that will rewrite history an explosive account of the worlds creation recorded millennia ago by a humble scribe onto the legendary Bible of Clay. From the tense months preceding the contemporary war in Iraq, to ancient Mesopotamia, to the atrocities of the last century, here is historical fiction at its richest, a sweeping saga that challenges both conventional geopolitics and the very foundations of modern religion.

I’m scum. Yes, I always have been. . . . I know what I did, and what I should have done. A spellbinding and provocative psychological thriller that shows just how far a man will go to win the most enduring and ruthless of games: the game of power. Raised in the upper echelons of elite New York society, Thomas Spencer has never wanted for much. But much is hardly enough for a man whose greatest satisfaction lies in shattering the happiness of others. Thomas, the black sheep of his family, harbors only resentment toward those closest to him for what they have more of: good looks, good cheer, good social graces. But what Thomas may lack in charm, he makes up for in cunning. And it is this that will serve him best when he trades in his glittering world of privilege for a chance to claw his way to the top—on his own terms, and at any cost. As Thomas achieves fame and success as an ad man, he becomes ever more deeply entrenched in an insidious underworld of media, politics, and women, and an astonishing picture emerges of a complex, destructive personality who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Shameless and electrifying, Story of a Sociopath illuminates the true nature of power through the mind of a master psychological manipulator.

La 4ème de couverture indique : "A finales del siglo XIX, durante la última etapa zarista, los Zucker, perseguidos por su condición de judíos, tienen que abandonar Rusia huyendo del horror. A su llegada a la Tierra Prometida, Samuel Zucker adquiere la tierras de los Ziad, una familia árabe encabezada por Ahmed. Entre él y Samuel nace un fuerte víncolo, una sólida amistad que, por encima de la diferencias religiosas y políticas, se mantiene generación tras generación. Las vidas entrecruzadas de los Zucker y los Ziad plasman la gran aventura de vivir y convivir en un territorio marcado por la intolerancia."

En una España devastada por la Guerra Civil, Fernando, Catalina y Eulogio, amigos de la infancia, deciden huir de sus trágicas circunstancias. A través de una travesía que los lleva a diversos países, enfrentan el dolor del pasado y la búsqueda de un futuro mejor, celebrando la amistad y la lealtad en tiempos difíciles.

Abir, un adolescente presencia el asesinato de su familia durante una misión del ejército israelí en el sur de Líbano. Ante los cadáveres, jura que perseguirá a los culpables durante el resto de su vida. Uno de los soldados, que ha participado en la acción mientras cumplía con el servicio militar obligatorio, se enfrenta al dilema de luchar contra enemigos que no ha elegido. No deja de sentirse un emigrante en Israel e intenta reconciliarse con una identidad que le viene dada por su condición de judío. Después de la tragedia, Abir es acogido por unos familiares en París, donde se siente atrapado entre el asfixiante núcleo familiar y la sociedad abierta que le ofrece libertad.