The Seamstress
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
María Dueñas'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.
Aged twelve, Sira Quiroga was apprenticed to a Madrid dressmaker. As she masters the seamstress's art, her life seems to be clearly mapped out - until she falls passionately in love and flees with her seductive lover.
But in Morocco she is betrayed and left penniless. As civil war engulfs Spain, Sira finds she cannot return and so turns to her one true skill - and sews beautiful clothes for the expat elite and their German friends.
With Europe rumbling towards war, Sira is lured back to Franco's Nazis-friendly Spain. She is drawn into the shadowy world of espionage, rife with love, intrigue and betrayal.
And where the greatest danger lies. . .
'María Dueñas 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 Gómez-Jurado, author of The Moses Expedition
María Dueñas 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.
Customer Reviews
The seamstress
It was a little slow in getting off the ground but the early pages are a necessary background to what follows. I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of mystery, politics, endurance and intrigue - it kept me absolutely gripped after initially finding it hard to get into. Congratulations to the author - a very different vision of a period in Spanish history I had already read much about.
Rollercoaster.
Wow! I loved this book. It was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. I just coudn’t put it down. I was gripped for the duration and am now so sorry the adventure is over! More please!
The seamstress
Took awhile to get into, but what a read, truly enjoyed it. I have recommend it to several of my friends and family.