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In this revelatory biography of one of Canada's most internationally celebrated writers, Mary Henley Rubio looks far beyond Montgomery's own published journals and draws on years of primary research and interviews, as well as a wealth of previously undiscovered material. The result is an account of a fascinating life that is certain to surprise. This comprehensive account of Montgomery's life, all set in rich social context, has taken its place as the definitive biography of this Canadian literary icon.

What was it like to be a citizen fighting the Nazis? Lucie Aubrac, of Catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a Lyon school and had just married Raymond, a Jewish engineer, when World War II erupted and divided France. This is Lucie's harrowing account of her participation in the Resistance, when, though pregnant, she planned and took part in raids to free comrades - including her husband, under Nazi death sentence - from the prisons of the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," Klaus Barbie.

La Ciudad de México fue sacudida por un sismo de gran magnitud. Cientos de edificios se vinieron abajo, decenas de miles de vidas fueron truncadas, familias rotas, destinos destrozados. Cristina Pacheco, periodista ejemplar y dueña de una enorme sensibilidad ante el sufrimiento y la piedad, entendió que había que salir a la calle a conversar con la gente, a escuchar sus historias y compartir su dolor.