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Unos m s leg timos, otros menos. Tambi n por error, por desidia. O por no saber decir que no.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRom n Sabat  entra al mundo de la pol tica casi por casualidad, pero es all  donde se sella su destino. La permanente tensi n entre la necesidad de trabajo de un joven de provincia y las ocultas intenciones del pol tico que lo ha elegido como secretario privado es lo que mueve los hilos de esta novela: dos hombres en conflicto en una historia en la que hasta la paternidad est  en juego. Magia, doble discurso o crimen, todo vale. Las maldiciones desnuda la verdad de la llamada nueva pol tica, basada en un pragmatismo absoluto que esconde la inescrupulosidad del enga o y la ambici n sin l mites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaudia Pi eiro ha escrito una novela certera, conmovedora y actual, que pone el foco en las perversiones de los gobernantes, pero que tambi n les hace lugar a las historias de lealtad y amor m s verdaderas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Pi eiro strikes again with a moving plot that ties in current affairs into one extraordinary novel A young man enters the world of politics for the wrong reasons and must face dramatic consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Claudia Pi eiro has written a moving novel that deals with a lot of current events, which focuses on the perversions of rulers, but also gives rise to the stories of loyalty and true love. 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