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Seamstress
Full title: | Seamstress |
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ISBN: | 9780670921409 |
ISBN 10: | 0670921408 |
Authors: | Duenas, Maria |
Publisher: | Penguin Export |
Num. pages: | 615 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
Spain, On The Brink Of Civil War, 1936. In Love For The First Time, Sira Quiroga Leaves Madrid, Along With Everything She Knows And Cares About, To Run Away To Tangiers, Morocco With Her Lover Ramiro. She Entrusts Him With All Her Inheritance Only To Be Left By Him - Pregnant, Penniless And In Trouble With The Authorities. At Her Lowest Ebb Sira Falls Back On The One Skill She Possesses: Sewing. Moving To Tetouan, Sira Survives By Sewing Beautiful Clothes For The English Mistress Of One Of The Most Powerful Men In Morocco And For Her German Friends. As The Women Unguardedly Gossip About Their Husbands And Lovers, Sira Is Placed In A Position Very Valuable To The British Secret Service, And She Is Soon Forced To Move To Madrid Where Great Danger Lies.