"A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Skylight tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality brings new feelings to the surface. Carmen left Galicia to marry humble Emilio, but hates Lisbon...

- The ultimate insider's guide to Lisbon - Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides - Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 300 titles and 1.8 million copies in print worldwide - Appeals to both the local market (more than 545,000 people call Lisbon home) and the tourist market (more than 3,5 million people visit Lisbon every year!) - Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs...

On a mission of revenge, and in the guise of English businessman Sebastian Foxx, exiled Sebastião Raposa returns to Lisbon, stalking the ruthless Inquisitor priest Pedro Azinheiro who imprisoned his parents ten years earlier. When a twist of fate turns his carefully laid plans to chaos, he will be forced to choose between surrendering to bloodlust or serving the cause of mercy.

"When a lizard appears in the neighborhood of Chiado, in Lisbon, it surprises passers-by, and mobilizes firefighters and the army"--

Kate Murray is drawn into a mystery when a stranger makes a familiar comment to her about her grandmother and mentions a murder. A whirlwind of events leads Kate along a dangerous path, looking to the past to see the future, moving between present-day London and Canada and the dangerous, double-crossing streets of war-time Lisbon.

Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis power operated openly, it was temporary home to much of Europe's exiled royalty, over one million refugees seeking passage to the U.S., and a host of spies, secret police, captains of industry, bankers, prominent Jews, writers and artists, escaped POWs, and black marketeers. An operations officer...

Compact and affordable, Fodor's 25 Best Lisbon is a great travel guide for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook and map to one of the most exciting cities in Portugal. Fodor's 25 Best Guides offer highlights of major city destinations in a compact package that includes a sturdy, detailed street map you can bring along with you to help you navigate when cell service is not available. By focusing only on top sights-all divided by neighborhood-we...

Lisbon is picture-perfect, with its mosaicked tiles, bright yellow trams and plates of pasteis de nata (and, boy, are there a lot to try). But what’s beyond the well-trodden sights? Vintage kiosks creating latte art, old factories hosting dance classes and storytelling sessions, secret viewpoints offering a different perspective on the city – the list goes on. There’s so much more to Lisbon than the Castelo de São Jorge and Mosteiro dos Jerónimos,...