Opis: The Seamstress - Maria Duenas

Maria Duenas's million copy best-selling tale of adventure, tragedy, love and war, "The Seamstress", a Richard and Judy 2012 book club pick. Spain, 1936 and the brink of civil war. Young, poor Sira Quiroga is swept up in a whirlwind romance with her wily love Ramiro. Fleeing Madrid together for Morocco, her love blinds her to his real failings. Soon abandoned, left penniless and in debt to the authorities, she has to rely on the one skill she still possesses: sewing. Taken under the wing of the bullish but caring housekeeper Candelaria, Sira is able to sew for the glamorous foreign English and German women in Tetouan. Privy to their unbridled gossip, Sira becomes invaluable to the British secret service, a position that is filled with untold risk. A story of danger, espionage, romance and war, "The Seamstress" is a WWII tale like no other. "Maria Duenas is a true storyteller. Read this book and prepare to be transported." (Kate Morton, author of "The House at Riverton"). "A wonderful novel with intrigue, love, mystery and tender, audacious and clean-cut characters." (Mario Vargas Llosa). "A magnificent novel that flawlessly brings together history and intrigue." (Juan Gomez-Jurado, author of "The Moses Expedition"). Maria Duenas holds a PhD in English Philology and is currently a professor at the University of Murcia. She has also taught at American universities, is the author of several academic articles, and has participated in various educational, cultural and editorial projects. She is currently writing her second novel. Maria Duenas is a true storyteller. Read this book and prepare to be transported -- Kate Morton, author of The House at Riverton Maria Duenas's ambitious debut belongs to that increasingly rare genre: the historical epic...a richly satisfying novel -- David Evans Financial Times A magnificent novel that flawlessly brings together history and intrigue -- Juan Gomez-Jurado, author of The Moses Expedition A wonderful novel with intrigue, love, mystery and tender, audacious and clean-cut characters -- Mario Vargas Llosa A literary cocktail that mixes adventure, espionage, glamour, aristocracy and passion La Vanguardia How can a novel be both cruel and tender, dark and luminous all at the same time, and keep the reader glued to its pages with a complex, captivating narrative? Maria Duenas's novel manages to make this possible with a tale that is destined to become a literary classic -- Javier Sierra, bestselling author of The Secret Supper and The Lady in Blue

Szczegóły: The Seamstress - Maria Duenas

Tytuł: The Seamstress
Autor: Maria Duenas
Producent: Viking
ISBN: 9780670920037
Rok produkcji: 2012
Ilość stron: 624
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.43 kg

Recenzje: The Seamstress - Maria Duenas