by Rebecca Gablé · Maeva Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496748323
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«El rey de la ciudad púrpura» is the historical novel by Rebecca Gablé, published by Maeva Ediciones in paperback (672 pages, in Spanish).
London, 14th century. Jonah, an orphan and cloth apprentice, suffers abuse from his cousin Rupert. After inheriting from his grandmother Cecilia, he travels to Norwich and meets King Edward III and Queen Philippa. With their favor, he rises in the clothiers' guild, revolutionizes textile production, and faces envy, crossed loves, the Hundred Years' War, and the plague.
It belongs to Maeva's Nueva Historia collection. Work translated from German; its original title is «Der König der purpurnen Stadt».
For readers of medieval historical fiction, with plots of intrigue, social ascent, and adventure.
Rebecca Gablé is a German author of historical fiction. Gablé is best known for her medieval chivalry romances. She also works as a literary translator from English. Her work includes Settlers of Catan based on the board game.
