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Spanish seamstress's journey through love and war.

If you're drawn to historical novels with a strong female lead, "The Seamstress" might be just the book for you. Maria Duenas weaves a tale of love, espionage, and survival set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and World War II that could resonate with you if you have a taste for rich historical detail and complex character development.

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The Seamstress

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ISBN: 9780670920037
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.2
(rated by 51676 readers)

Description

Spain, 1936, and the brink of civil war. Aged twelve, Sira Quiroga is apprenticed to a Madrid dressmaker. As she masters the seamstress's art, her life seems 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 turns to her one true skill, sewing beautiful clothes for the expat elite and their German friends. With Europe rumbling toward 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...
 

Spanish seamstress's journey through love and war.

If you're drawn to historical novels with a strong female lead, "The Seamstress" might be just the book for you. Maria Duenas weaves a tale of love, espionage, and survival set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and World War II that could resonate with you if you have a taste for rich historical detail and complex character development.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.