‘The author tells an evocative story that is both illuminating and engrossing at the same time.’ Allie Burns, author of The Lido Girls‘Lush and evocative.’Rosemary Smith‘The writing elevates this beyond many historical novels.’ Joseph...
An extraordinary story against all the odds…He vowed in his letter to one day meet her again, once the war was over. But it was a letter Maria couldn’t bring herself to read…Growing up in the humble Spanish town of Fuentes, Maria dreamed of...
‘She’s beautiful,’ I told him. ‘Hair like skeins of silk; deep, brown eyes that sparkle in the light like jewels; beautiful lips, deep pink, and as juicy as ripe fruit.’Ideas rippled in the pools of his eyes. ‘I must paint her,’ he said.1508. In...