A ruthlessly black novel. Winter Blues tells the story of three people who walk the snow-covered streets of New York in their short-lived flight from the Madrid winter.
As soon as they come into the world, all the fears curl up in their little corner, tucked up tight. But where are they born and where do they die? What are fears made of? Nothing, nobody knows anything.
Marta has lost her grandfather, and her mother consoles her in the garden, looking at the star filled sky. Suddenly, Marta thinks she sees a star winking at her. Could it be her grandpa?
The forest is a cursed place where only the most unfortunate beings dare to enter. Nevertheless, the witch Candena has been forced to live there for some time, plunged into inhospitable darkness.
It’s a long time since it rained and I can’t try out the yellow wellies I was given for Christmas. Every day I look at the sky. At last, today it’s raining!
The city of Edinburgh is famous for many reasons, including its ghosts. Many people have investigate them and think they have found them. Few people know they really do exist.
In a Europe in the midst of an unemployment crisis, a student aspiring to excellence returns to the English town that is home to her highly prestigious university.
In Berlin, in exile, that is where these characters find themsleves, like bubbles dancing in the air. A similar atmosphere surrounds all the stories, each in its particular setting.