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One of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William Neilson. In 1720, the young William Neilson leaves Edinburgh to make his fortune in Europe, first sailing to Rotterdam and then on foot to Paris, where he...

Kate Winthrop, the only child of a wealthy shipping magnate, has the course of her life charted for her by her parents. She's expected to marry well and produce a successor to the Winthrop empire. But Kate has a very different path in mind. Her true passion lies with photography - and with women. Alone in the city after losing her brother, Sicilian immigrant Giuliana Russo starts working for the Winthrops as a maid. Despite their different social status, Kate and Giuliana become friends, much to the dismay of Kate's parents.

En La patria estremecida, Elizabeth Subercaseaux nos lleva al convulsionado Chile del siglo XX, combinando magistralmente la ficción y la historia. Con admirable destreza permite al oyente adentrarse en una serie de acontecimientos que tienen sus primeras manifestaciones en pleno Régimen Parlamentario–ya decadente–y las últimas, durante el esperanzador triunfo del NO en el plebiscito que puso fin a la dictadura militar.