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Relojes de Cristal / The Turnglass - by Gareth Rubin (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Una novela de misterio que son dos relatos capiculados.
  • About the Author: GARETH RUBIN estudió literatura inglesa en la Universidad de Saint Andrews y asistió a la facultad de teatro East 15 Acting School, de la Universidad de Essex.
  • 464 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective

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Book Synopsis



Una novela de misterio que son dos relatos capiculados.

Dos historias interconectadas sobre una enigmática familia y dos casas con un mismo nombre.

Inglaterra, 1881. El joven médico Simeon Lee acude a la llamada de su primo enfermo en la isla de Ray. El pastor Howes está convencido de que ha sido envenenado por su cuñada Florence, quien, tras ser acusada de matar a su esposo, vive encerrada en una habitación con paredes de cristal en la biblioteca de la mansión.

California, 1939. Todo apunta a que el escritor Oliver Tooke se ha suicidado, pero su amigo Ken Kourian no lo tiene claro, por lo que se sumerge en una investigación que lo lleva al secuestro del hermano de Oliver cuando ambos eran niños. Para descubrir la verdad, Ken deberá descifrar las pistas escondidas en la última novela de su amigo, Relojes de cristal, un libro con dos relatos capicúa sobre un joven médico llamado Simeon Lee.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

This beautifully written, immersive, and unique crime story is a tête-bêche novel--two intertwined stories printed back-to-back. Open the book and the first novella begins. It ends in the middle of the book. Flip the book over, head to tail, and read the second story in the opposite direction. At the book's core are two separate mysteries running across two different timelines, which are inextricably, forever linked.

1880s, Essex, England: Idealistic young doctor Simeon Lee is called from London to treat his ailing relative Parson Oliver Hawes, who lives in Turnglass House on a bleak island off the coast. Hawes believes he's being poisoned by his sister-in-law, Florence, who was declared mad years ago after killing the parson's brother in a jealous rage. Hawes keeps her locked in a glass-walled apartment in the Turnglass library; the secret to how she came to be there is found in his tête-bêche journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other.

1930s, Hollywood: Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the governor's son, is found dead by apparent suicide. His aspiring actor friend Ken Kourian isn't so sure Oliver took his own life. He finds a link between Oliver's death and the mysterious kidnapping of Oliver's brother when they were children. He also discovers the secret incarceration of Oliver's mother, Florence, in an asylum. To get to the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver's final book, a tête-bêche novel called The Turnglass--which is about a young doctor named Simeon Lee . . . 



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«Dos narrativas inquietantes que conspiran para crear una historia oscura y amenazante que abarca medio siglo de secretos [...]. Un relato sobre las historias y sus perspectivas, sobre el paso del tiempo y la lenta marcha de lo inevitable». -Janice Hallett

«Relojes de cristal es una experiencia que sobrepasa los límites de la narración y se vuelve un juego de roles que involucra al lector y le desafía: se necesitan curiosidad e intuición para lograr darle la vuelta a este reloj de arena. Y también las manos, ya que, como si se tratara de un reloj de arena real, tarde o temprano al libro hay que darle la vuelta físicamente». -Il Corriere della Sera

«Es un mecanismo perfecto que no revela todo su misterio y que regala una experiencia de vértigo y, sobre todo, divertida». -Il Corriere della Sera

«Relojes de cristal es un turn-page y el placer de la lectura está asegurado. [...] El resultado es una mezcla verdaderamente emocionante, a la que el lector se puede enfrentar concentrándose en resolver el enigma o deleitándose con los guiños históricos y literarios (como Jack el Destripador o Baby Lindbergh)». -Giancarlo de Cataldo, La Repubblica



About the Author



GARETH RUBIN estudió literatura inglesa en la Universidad de Saint Andrews y asistió a la facultad de teatro East 15 Acting School, de la Universidad de Essex. Escribe artículos sobre asuntos sociales, viajes y arte para periódicos británicos. En 2013 dirigió un documental sobre el arte terapéutico en el Bethlem Royal Hospital de Londres (conocido como «Bedlam»).
Dimensions (Overall): 9.5 Inches (H) x 6.3 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 464
Publisher: Roca
Theme: Historical
Format: Paperback
Author: Gareth Rubin
Language: Spanish
Street Date: October 22, 2024
TCIN: 92213140
UPC: 9788419743831
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-3275
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.4 inches length x 6.3 inches width x 9.5 inches height
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