by Ildefonso Falcones · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788490624029
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«La reina descalza» is the historical novel by Ildefonso Falcones, published by DEBOLSILLO in paperback (752 pages, in Spanish).
In the winter of 1748, Caridad, a newly freed Cuban slave, wanders aimlessly through Seville. There she meets Milagros Carmona, a young gypsy woman from Triana, and an inseparable friendship is born between them. When a royal order declares the gypsy people outlaws, their lives are shattered: Caridad and Milagros are separated and set out on paths marked by persecution, smuggling and the yearning for freedom, until they meet again in the Madrid of theatres and bohemia.
The novel belongs to the Best Seller collection from Debolsillo. The action takes place in eighteenth-century Spain, between Seville and Madrid, and is set in the world of gypsy culture and the birth of pre-flamenco.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction seeking a choral tale about friendship, marginalisation and the struggle for freedom.
Barcelona lawyer and novelist, author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Heirs of the Earth, major Spanish-language historical-fiction hits.
