Two women arrive in a Spanish village, a dreamlike place caught between the desert and the ocean, seeking medical advice and salvation. One suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair. The other, her daughter Sofia, has spent years playing the reluctant detective, struggling to understand her mother's illness. Surrounded by the oppressive desert heat and the mesmerising figures who move through it, Sofia waits...

A provocative and persuasive new interpretation of Columbus's world-changing exploits.

A pictorial guide to Spanish words.

Feel comfortable speaking useful Spanish in just three hours with this accessible audio course.

Listen to 15 hours of audio on 12 CDs, and use the accompanying booklet as a reference and revision tool. As Paul's two students progress, you progress alongside them. A native speaking Spanish expert helps Paul to deliver the course and to perfect your pronunciation.

The Easy Learning Dictionaries are ideal for learners of French, German and Spanish. Written in consultation with teachers, exam boards and pupils, they have been tailored to anyone starting a language and cover vocabulary up to GCSE Standard Grade.

For young children learning new languages, these picture word books feature thousands of Jo Litchfield's miniature hand-modelled characters and objects. Each book in the series includes dictionary, vocabulary builder and spelling and pronunciation guides.

This book tells the story of the life of Amerigo Vespucci, explorer, adventurer, and the man who gave his name to one of the greatest nations on earth - America.

Covering a wide range sources, this review of Spanish literature features analysis of works by Cervantes, Calderon and Garcia Lorca, as well as lesser know authors. It charts a full range of literary periods and movements, including the Enlightenment, Romaticism and Modernism.

This is one of a series of practical reference grammars, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.