Although it could seem bored because it’s a self-biography, it’s fresh and adventurous. The book relates the firsts European great walls ascents and the race to conquest the Himalayas.

I’ve seen some of these great walls and it’s amazing to imagine them there, mountains are probably the only place where things remain unaltered. Incredible!

I would higlhy recommend it to everyone who likes mountains.

The book was written by Stephen King in 1986, this novel is considered a classic of modern horror.

This book tells the story of some teenagers who live in a beautiful little town, when suddenly a strange being appears and terrorizes their lives disguised as a clown.

Many years ago, my friends and me rented the movie adaptation from a video store in vhs format and watched the movie. When it finished, I was very terrified and amazed at the author's imagination. I could not do without reading the book, furthermore this is the reason why I bought the book.

I must point out that I would recommend it because it will change the way you see horror and the dramatic genre.

 

I read this book when I was 11 years old. Every summer my mother bought me a book and it was the first time I read it and I was impressed because I felt reflected in different aspects of each of the characters that we have experienced our adolescence: the rebelliousness, shyness, sweetness and selfishness.

 The book is 150 years old, it’s an easy and enjoyable novel to read. There have been many films adaptations and I’ve seen all the versions, but I don’t change the reading of this novel for any film. I recommend you read Young Lady if you’ve never done so because it’s an exciting and passionate story that does not go out of style.

“El tiempo entre costuras” (“The time between Seams”) was written by Maria Dueñas and pubished in 2009. It was the first novel by this author.  

This fascinating book tells the story of Sira Quiroga, a young woman who left Madrid and moved to Tanger with a new love. The story took place in the 40’s, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War and during the 2nd World War. 

The book relates how Sira, after being fooled and abandoned by her partner, reset her live. She started sewing for neighbors and, at the end, she had a renowned “atelier” in Lisboa. This job is cover for an espionage working.  The plot has an unexpected twist of love, treason, secrets, “spies”, poverty and richness. 

It’s certainly at the top of my list because I didn’t love reading before this book.  I chose it for the picture in the book cover and for the title. As a result, this brilliant story, enabled me to start love reading. Don’t miss it!

 

The book was written by the journalist MERITXELL FEIXAS I TORRAS and takes place in the Middle East.

This book is a tribute to women who have not undergone and who are changing the history of Middle-East. Every chapter talks about a different story of women in Beirut, Gaza, Rojava, Kurdistan and Síria.

 

The book relates how in this region there is a revolution underway, persistent and determined like no other: it just starts when a girl is born, and continues in her infancy, youth, fullness and old age.

 

The plot focuses on the women revolution. It’s a fight without truce or end against the patriarchy that dominates politics, culture and society.

In some cases this fight is for survival, in others, it’s a fight conscious and politic organized to win and defend basic rights such as the right to be born, the right to abort, the right to an education and decent job, to defend yourself from those who want to destroy you.

 

I highly recommend it because I’m sure it will change your perception of the Middle East after read the book. But I also want to say you that it’s a very hard book because it tells real stories with much suffering and injustice.

The plot focuses on the most relevant episodes of the history, like the Tragic Week, the Civil War, the misery of the postwar period, or the tourism boom. 

It offers and enthralling and addictive storyline, developed across several generations, in which the characters show their courage, initiative and strength. 

I read this book some years after my arrival in Puigcerdà and it completely changed the way I see the territory and its inhabitants. I’m very grateful to the person who gave it to me, a former patient of the hospital, because thanks to him I can know the past to understand better the present. 

I wouldn’t recommend it to all the people who live in Cerdanya, even though he doesn’t like the history books. This book will remain in their memory and their heart.