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He is a normal banker with serious personal problems, since his dear wife cheats him. One day, our protagonist decides to kill his wife and lover, but at the last moment he stops. The next day, the bodies of both lovers lie lifeless, and he is the main suspect. In the trial there is no hope, he ends up sentenced to two life sentences.

This is a beautiful but capricious and selfish young woman. However, she is a brave and hard-working woman when it is necessary. She is married but she doesn`t love her husband because she is in love with a dull man who is married to a kind and generous woman. Finally, her husband decides to abandon her, then she realizes she was wrong, she says: “Iwillthinkofsomewaytobring himback.Afterall,tomorrowis anotherday...”

This person is the perfect example of the “self-made man”. As an ambitious one he becomes very wealthy but he has humble origins. He is very idealistic and generous and his main activity consists of organising glamorous parties, but he rarely turns up. His unique intention is to reconquer a former lover he is head over heels in love with.

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This person is a religious symbology professor at Harvard University. He was invited by the American University of Paris, but he is needed to research a murder in the Louvre museum. He was born in 1963 in June. He is said to be a tough teacher and strict disciplinarian, but he is also a lover of fun

He becomes his match’s best friend not very long after meeting and over the next two decades both try to help the rest of the mates they live with. He is a smuggler, and participates in a money-laundering operation led by a prison warden and some other illegal activities. Finally, he is released and is able to enjoy life.

This person is really pretty and attractive but she is quite frivolous. She belongs to a high social status group and her main aim in life is to keep it, although it means she must behave in a vain and superficial way. She doesn´t love her present husband but she will never break up with him because of the status their marriage gives her.

... and help these literary characters live happily ever after?

She was born in 1910 in the United States had a difficult childhood because her father died when she was four years old. She got married very young but her husband was a bad man and he hit her a lot. When he went to prison for killing a man, she ran away and met another person. She was head over heels in love with him. Both of them were the kings of evil until a short time later they died together.

He lived in USA during the “Great Depression” so his childhood and adolescence were very hard. He soon started stealing with his older brother because they had nothing to eat, so he finished in prison. When he was 21 years old, he had already killed several people, he was an evil criminal. In that moment he met a pretty girl and they fell in love. The lovers began a crime spree that lasted 21 months.

This person was brought up by her grandfather. Due to this, she is really good at deciphering codes. She is 32 years old and is a French National Police cryptographer. In the book she is from, it is shown she knew the mysterious activities of her grandfather, who has been murdered.

This is a handsome but frivolous man, some people even think he is a thief, but he is a brave and generous man when it is necessary. He is married but her wife doesn`t love him.

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Finally, when he, fed up with the snubs of his wife, decides to leave her, she asks him: “WhatshallIdo?”, he answers:

“Frankly,mydear,Idon’tgivea damn.”

Want to know the real identity of our anonymous lonely hearts?

Go to page 30 ghts of ___ the table. Which word is missing? a) Square b) Coffee c) Rectangle d) Round a) King Arthur’s sword b) King Arthur’s dog c) King Arthur’s horse d) King Arthur’s crown a) Schmendrick b) Merlin c) Gandalf d) Rincewind a) mother b) sister c) daughter d) Queen a) Uther b) Bedivere c) Lancelot d) Galahad a) Camelot b) Cawdor c) Stormwind Keep d) Castle Coch a) A rare plant b) An item of clothing c) A cup or plate d) A cave a) Gawain b) Kay c) Tristan d) Percival a) Throw it into a lake b) Bury it with his body c) Keep it safe and give it to his son d) Break it into two so that a) Valhalla b) Duat c) The Elysian Fields d) Avalon

2. What was Excalibur?

3. Who was the wizard at King Arthur’s Court?

4. Guinevere was King Arthur´s ...

5. Which one of these is thought to have been Arthur’s father?

6. According to the legend King Arthur´s court met in which castle?

7. One of the most famous stories about King Arthur’s knights is their search for the Holy Grail. What is the Holy Grail?

8. Which of King Arthur’s knights did battle with The Green Knight?

9. When Arthur was wounded in battle and close to death he gave his sword to one of his knights. What did he tell the knight to do with the sword?

10. Which island is said to be the last resting place of King Arthur?

The end of your quest is near... turn to page 30 to check your answers.

Life and fiction are both full of difficult choices. Should you follow your head or your heart? Is it better to risk it all for a dream or play it safe? What to do when faced with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?

If these are the questions that keep you up at night, we have good news for you:

Dear Aunt Agony,

A great anguish fills me inside. I have a precious ring that transmits its power and its ambition to me. My head knows that I must destroy it before it causes destruction and terror in our World, but my heart is not strong enough to do it...

What should I do?

Sincerely, Small Guy With Big Feet

Dear Small Guy With Big Feet,

I know you have a difficult decision, but if you have a great anguish inside, you should make a decision quickly.

In fact, I think you don´t want to destroy the ring, because it makes you feel powerful and important. But I recommend that you give it to someone you trust and who doesn´t know the powers of the ring, so that they hide it in a safe place.

That way, you will only use it in an emergency, and you don´t need to destroy it.

Sincerely, Aunt Agony

Dear Aunt Agony,

Today when I woke up I discovered that I have a real problem. Every day, I ask my magic mirror: “Who is the most beautiful in the kingdom?” and my mirror always answers: “You are the most beautiful in the kingdom”.

But today when I asked him he answered that there is another person more beautiful than me in the kingdom! And it’s my stepdaughter!

I want to continue being the most beautiful in the kingdom… so, what should I do?

Apple Delivery Girl

Dear Apple Delivery Girl,

You should accept that time passes for everyone. Outer beauty is not forever, but I’ m sure you’re still the most beautiful inside your heart, where your mirror can’t see you.

However, if this doesn’t comfort you, you should pay for your stepdaughter to take a long trip around the world. She will enjoy it very much and perhaps she won’t return because she will find a handsome man in a kingdom far away.

She will probably stay there with him forever; so you will continue to be the most beautiful in your kingdom without hurting anyone and you will all be happy!

Sincerely,

Aunt Agony

DearAuntAgony, I want to go to a dance but my stepmother and stepsisters won’t letmego,andIdon’tknowwhat to do, because I really want to gobutIhavetostaycleaningthe

Hello, Modern Cinderella, I recommend that you hire cleaning services for tonight, so you can go to the party. But remember, only until midnight, then you have to go back so your siblings won’t notice anything.

Ah! if you need some help deciding what kind of clothes you have to wear.

Don’t hesitate and call your fairy godmother!!

Hope you enjoy yourself tonight.

Best wishes,

I’mHi,AuntAgony,

-JoMarch

JosephineMarchbutyoucancallmeJo.MyproblemisthatI'mverytiredofhowlittleprogress book,wehaveintheruralUnitedStates.Mybigdreamisthatapublishinghousewillwantpublishmy EverybodybutI'mawomanandtheywon’tpublishmynovelbecausewritingis“formen”.Bullshit! knowsthatareexceptionalwomenwriters,butmendon’twantwomentohaveanyfreedom.HowcanIsolvemyproblem?

Dear Aunt Agony,

I live with my father and my brothers and sister. I was educated by my mother, but she already died. My father is selfish and very controlling, and my big brother is like him. I don’t have a good relationship with them. I also have a sister, a middle brother and a little brother, but our relationship is good and I hold them dear.

I would like to study medicine because I’m interested in the study of life. But my father disagrees because he wants me to study law like him and I don’t think it’s a good idea to dedicate my life to something I don’t like. Also, we argue all the time and I can’t bear him, and I can’t convince him.

What can I do?

Sincerely,

Familiarly Broken.

Hello little Jo,

Dear Familiarly Broken, I´ve carefully read your letter and I have to say, that is a very complicated situation, but also very common. The problem you´re talking about has to be studied well because the better we think about it, the better solution it will have.

First of all, to face the problem, I recommend you think about your father´s situation. He has missed his wife and he has to educate a big family himself and this is much harder than you may think.

I firmily believe that your father wants the best for all you and, perhaps, that´s why he´s wrong because, although you´re a young person, I see that you know perfectly what you want.

In my opinion, you should choose a good moment to arrange a relaxed meal with your father without arguments or reproaches and tell to him what you´re feeling about your future and, although you respect his ideas, you have to choose what you want to study because Medicine is what makes you happy. I´m sure that if you deal your problem in a firm an adult way, he will finally understand you.

Sincerely, Mrs Agony

I understand your problem. You can’t give up on your dream.

Firstly, if I were you, I would send your publications to all possible publishers in the world of different generes. Secondly, if you don’t succeed and don’t want to change your life I would use a pseudonym. It has been used for centuries. And if the problem is the rural environment... sometimes to pursue your dreams you have to give up things. If writing is what you really like, I would think about moving to a big city where there are more opportunities for both men and women.

Good luck!

Aunt Agony

Here’s a page full of literary enigmas for bookish sleuths

Which book were they talking about?

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.”

Walt Disney

“A word after a word after a word is power.”

Margaret Atwood

Who are these two mysterious fictional people?

1. This person is a girl, she is 8 years old, she has a small stature, she has blond hair, big eyes but she is very clever and friendly with a lot of imagination and above all tremendously curious. This character reflects the anxiety and sometimes exaggerated demand of older people towards children. She doesn’t want routines. word after a word after a word is power.

2. This character isn’t a human, it is an animal who appears at the beginning of the book saying that it is too late for his destination. He is a paranoid who lives always focused on his watch. “I’m late” “I’m late”, he doesn’t have time to say “Hello” or “Goodbye”.