Adults

Transformation in Christ

Profound reflection on the fruits of the action of grace in the human being. Von Hildebrand analyzes how Christian life involves a progressive inner transformation, in which grace not only elevates nature...

The law and the lady

One of the wonders of marriage is knowing that both spouses, together and in harmony, commit themselves to facing whatever good and bad life may bring. In this story, however, it seems that only Valeria,...

The Transparency Society

Han’s book, written in 2013, points to what has become increasingly evident since then. The Transparency Society is a lucid essay on transparency, which is becoming ever more absolute, driven by the forces...

The Vineyard of Black Grapes

The novel is set in Sicily in the 1920s. Casimiro Badalamenti, the protagonist, is a very ruthless young man concerned only with money and fame, to which he subordinates everything: his children’s mother,...

The Name on the Wall

Starting from a chance discovery—the name of André Chaix on a wall of a house being renovated in the French region of Drôme—the author, who won the Goncourt Prize in 2020 for his novel The Anomaly, decides...

Ghost Stories

Siri Hustvedt, the widow of writer Paul Auster, experiences her mourning by remembering her life with the writer. She recounts his illness and includes biographical and autobiographical details, without...

The Boyfriend

The well-known author Freida McFadden once again makes her mark on the crime fiction scene. On this occasion, she presents the very contemporary case of a highly qualified professional woman who cannot find...

The Hole

South Korean author Hye-young Pyun once again stands out by winning the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Psychological Horror Novel. The story makes an impact from its very first lines: your body is your...

The Romantic

It is the first part of the trilogy The Sleepwalkers, a work that analyzes the crisis of European consciousness at the beginning of the 20th century.

At its core, Pasenow’s drama, like that of many...

Auntie Mame

Edward Everett Tanner (1921–1976), known by the pseudonym Patrick Dennis, was an American author. The book under review remained on bestseller lists for two years, surpassing two million copies sold....