These new arrivals For January they are a selection of varied readings for all readers. We have historical and crime novels and some comics with national and international authors such as Jo Nesbø. May 2024 bring us many more good books.
What's new in January
The Night Traveler — Armando Lucas Correa
January 9
We begin this selection of new releases with the author of the bestseller The German girl. Now she presents a novel starring four generations of women in a story that goes from the 30s in Germany with the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall in the late 80's.
In the Berlin of 1931 we meet the young poet Ally Keller, who gives birth alone to Lilith, a mixed-race girl. With the rise of the nazis to power, Ally knows she must hide her daughter to protect her. One day she decides to send her to a safe place on the other side of the ocean. That site will be Havana.
There, and already in 1958, adult Lilith retains few memories of her mother or her childhood. She is very excited about her future with Martín, a Cuban pilot with strong ties to the government of Fulgencio Batista, but when the Revolution breaks out she finds herself at a crossroads with her newborn daughter, Nadine.
And in the end we return to Berlin 1988 where Nadine it has become a scientific, but he still hasn't faced the truth about his family history. She will be your daughter Luna the one that encourages her to discover what was behind the decisions of her mother and grandmother to ensure her survival.
Batman: Year One — Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli
January 10
He signs the script Frank Miller and draw the master of the genre David mazzucchelli. So this comic is intended to be the rdefinitive elato of the origin of Batman and his beginnings as a defender of Gotham City. But he also wants to discover and study the character of the Commissioner Gordon like the incorruptible hero who has everything against him.
So we have to Bruce Wayne, which has returned after a long travel around the world with one intention: that no one suffers the tragedy that destroyed his life. And he's going to find himself with a lot of work because Gotham has become a pit of corruption. But a police officer called James Gordon, which will end up being your main ally.
The vineyard of the moon — Carla Montero
January 11
Carla montero returns with a novel in the form of a family saga.
The stars Aldara, a refugee from the Civil War who, after her hasty marriage to Octave de Fonneuve, arrives at the Domaine de Clair de Lune, a large Burgundy winery. When war breaks out in France, her husband is taken prisoner, leaving her alone to face the misgivings of her father-in-law, the harassment of her brother-in-law, and the German occupation. Even having everything against her, her love and loyalty They will take Octave to take care of business. Then two men appear: a German lieutenant, who is staying in the mansion, and a fallen Allied pilot, whom Aldara hides from the Gestapo.
The Sugar Master — Maite Uceda
January 17
Another novelty is this novel set in the north of Spain in late nineteenth century, with two female protagonists who leave quiet Colombres to travel to Cuba for very different reasons.
Mar is the daughter of doctor from the town and goes with him, who will run a clinic in a sugar plantation called Two Brothers. AND Paulina is a widow too young and of humble origin, who is forced to embark to contract wedding with the prestigious sugar master of the hacienda, whom he does not know.
The House of the Night — Jo Nesbø
January 18
Not a year without a novel by Nesbø that, after Eclipse, and with some time late in its publication here, now presents this title. He leaves his long-suffering Harry Hole to rest and brings us a story of terror and intrigue starring an outcast teenager and one of those housing abandoned that give so much play in literature.
The boy is called Richard, who after the death of his parents, moves with his uncles to another city, where he immediately becomes the outcast of his new institute. One day a classmate disappears after making a prank call in a booth. Richard saw with his own eyes how the cabin devoured him, but evidently no one believes it. With the trail of the number he called, he finds an abandoned house where he hears voices. When another student disappears, Richard must embark on a fight to prove his innocence at the same time as sanity.
The Forgotten Son — Mikel Santiago
January 25
We finish the review of new features with this title by Mikel Santiago, which presents a thriller whose protagonist is Aitor Orizaola, an Ertzaintza agent who is not having a good time. While he recovers from the violent resolution of his last case and faces a file, he is given the news that a his nephew Denis, whom he considered as a son as a child, have been accused of murder. But suspecting that there is something wrong and Denis seems to be the victim of a conspiracy, she will decide to investigate on his behalf.