La Reina Descalza / The Barefoot Queen
La Reina Descalza / The Barefoot Queen
Falcones, Ildefonso
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9788490624029, Publication Date: Mon, July 1, 2019, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
1En la Espa a del siglo XVIII, una conmovedora historia de amistad, pasi n y venganza une dos voces de mujer en un canto desgarrador por la libertad.

Enero de 1748. Una mujer negra deambula por las calles de Sevilla. Ha abandonado a su hijo y ha huido de un pasado esclavo en Cuba. Caridad ya no tiene un amo, pero tampoco un lugar donde cobijarse. Entonces conoce a Milagros Carmona, una joven gitana de Triana por cuyas venas corre la sangre de la rebeld a. Las dos mujeres se convierten en inseparables y, entre zarabandas y fandangos, la gitana confiesa a su nueva amiga su amor por el apuesto y arrogante Pedro Garc a, de quien la separan antiguos odios entre ambas familias. Por su parte, Caridad se esfuerza por reprimir sus sentimientos por Melchor Vega, el abuelo de Milagros, un hombre desafiante, brib n y seductor, pero tambi n firme defensor del honor y la lealtad.

Pero cuando un mandato real convierte a todos los gitanos en proscritos, la vida de Milagros y Caridad da un tr gico vuelco. Aunque sus caminos se separan, el destino volver a unirlas en un Madrid donde confluyen contrabandistas y c micos, nobles y villanos; un Madrid que se rinde a la pasi n que emana de las voces y bailes de esa raza de pr ncipes descalzos.

Ildefonso Falcones nos propone un viaje a una poca apasionante, te ida por los prejuicios y la intolerancia. Desde Sevilla hasta Madrid, desde el tumultuoso bullicio de la gitaner a hasta los teatros se oriales de la capital, los lectores disfrutar n de un fresco hist rico poblado por personajes que viven, aman, sufren y pelean por lo que creen justo. Fiel reflejo de unos hombres y mujeres que no agacharon la cabeza y que alzaron la voz para enfrentarse al orden establecido.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A romantic and thrilling historical adventure from the internationally bestselling author whose work Diana Gabaldon has called Enthralling.

Spain, 1748. Caridad is a recently freed Cuban slave wandering the streets of Seville. Her master is dead and she has nowhere to go. When, by chance, she meets Milagros Carmona--a spellbinding, rebellious gypsy--the two women become inseparable. Caridad is swept into an exotic fringe society full of romance and art, passion and dancing.

But their way of life changes instantly when gypsies are declared outlaws by royal mandate and their world as a free people becomes perilous. The community is split up--some are imprisoned, some forced into hiding, all fearing for their lives. After a dangerous separation, Caridad and Milagros are reunited and join in the gypsies' struggle for sovereignty against the widespread oppression. It's a treacherous battle that cannot, and will not, be easily won.

From the bustle of Seville to the theatres of Madrid, The Barefoot Queen is an unforgettable historical fresco filled with characters that live, suffer, and fight for the lives of those they love, and for the freedom they can't live without.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

The End of Drum-Time

by Pylväinen, Hanna

Hardcover /Hardcover

$21.74

Promise at Dawn

by Gary, Romain

Paperback /Paperback

$14.41

All That Belongs

by Dueck, Dora

Paperback /Paperback

$14.25

Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse

by Sullivan, Faith

Paperback /Paperback

$12.00

listens & views

NO SECRETS

by ROSEN,RALPH

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.75

ENCUENTRO

by ALBANI,MARCO

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.49

ELIXIR / VARIOUS

by ELIXIR / VARIOUS

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$5.75

LEGACY (JPN)

by MYRATH

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$27.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]

A notem is a meaningful post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group