Biography
As well as being a journalist and screenwriter for Galician television, Diego Ameixeiras is one of Galicia’s most accomplished crime writers. His eight novels sometimes feature a detective, other times people living on the margins of life. He is not afraid to deal with contemporary issues such as political ambition and the preferential shares banking scandal. A lot of the action in his novels is centred around the city of Ourense, called Oregón. His most famous novels are Tell Me Something Dirty (2009) and Killing You Slowly (2013). Other novels include Three Seconds of Memory, which won the Xerais Prize for best novel in 2006, and Assassination at the National Council, awarded the Book Brotherhood Prize in 2010.
Synopsis
Tell Me Something Dirty (224 pages) is Diego Ameixeiras’ fourth novel and investigates the lives of people in Ourense and how they come into contact with each other by chance or deliberately. The book comprises 100 short chapters.
Sample
As far as underwear goes, I’ve tried almost everything, from La Perla – three G-strings and two bras – to women’secret, passing through Oysho, Calvin Klein and Intimissimi. I think the best bras on the market are Oysho, though when it comes to G-strings, French knickers and pyjamas I prefer to vary a bit and buy whatever I fancy. I bought one by this brand yesterday because my mother gave me a strapless dress for my birthday. I needed a bra without straps so I could wear it, the one I had from women’secret was already far too small (I bought it at the beginning of last year, when I was a 36). You can’t imagine the hassle I had to go through, I traipsed all over the city to find one that would fit. My usual size is a 42 and I’ve only just turned fifteen, for some brands I find I have to ask for a 44. My back is small, but my breasts are large for someone of my age. That means whenever I get a bra that’s my size, it’s always very wide, but the cup fits perfectly.
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