Maria Dueñas holds a PhD in English Philology and is currently a professor at the University of Murcia. She has also taught at American universities, is the author of several academic articles, and has participated in various educational, cultural, and editorial projects. She is currently writing her second novel.
The inspiring international bestseller of a seemingly ordinary woman who uses her talent and courage to transform herself first into a prestigious couturier and then into an undercover agent for the Allies during World War II
Between Youth and Adulthood . . .
At age twelve, Sira Quiroga sweeps the atelier floors where her single mother works as a seamstress. At fourteen, she quietly begins her own apprenticeship. By her early twenties she has learned the ropes of the business and is engaged to a modest government clerk. But everything changes when two charismatic men burst unexpectedly into her neatly mapped-out life: an attractive salesman and the father she never knew.
Between War and Peace . . .
With the Spanish Civil War brewing in Madrid, Sira leaves her mother and her fiancé, impetuously following her handsome lover to Morocco. However, she soon finds herself abandoned, penniless, and heartbroken in an exotic land. Among the odd collection of European expatriates trapped there by the worsening political situation back on the Continent, Sira reinvents herself by turning to the one skill that can save her: her gift for creating beautiful clothes.
Between Love and Duty . . .
As England, Germany, and the other great powers launch into the dire conflict of World War II, Sira is persuaded to return to Madrid, where she takes on a new identity to embark upon the most dangerous undertaking of her career. As the preeminent couturier for an eager clientele of Nazi officers’ wives, Sira becomes embroiled in the half-lit world of espionage and political conspiracy rife with love, intrigue, and betrayal.
Already a runaway bestseller across Europe, The Time In Between is one of those rare, richly textured novels that enthrall down to the last page. María Dueñas reminds us how it feels to be swept away by a masterful storyteller.
美貌自然是老天给予一个女人的最大的资本,西班牙女郎似乎得到了上帝更多的眷顾,因为她们不仅仅得到了世人难以企及的外貌,并且得到了上帝更多的奖赏,上帝给了她们由外而内的一种美。她们所拥有的,不仅仅是令人们羡慕嫉妒恨,有过一次便在所不惜的绝佳外貌,还有别样的根深...
评分西班牙是君主立宪制国家,这个位于欧洲西南部的美丽国度直至1978年才修订出现行宪法。究其原因,或许不得不归咎于1936年由国民军与长枪党人联手引发的西班牙内战,这场长达3年的血腥内战是自法兰西大革命之后在西欧上演的最大规模的内战,多个国家卷入其中,不仅导致西班...
评分一本读得很感动,很惆怅的书。 一本普通的书,却让人无法忘怀。 希拉和她的伊格纳西奥决定在马格尔大街的意大利品牌专卖店购置他们的打字机。 跨过那个门槛,她,和他, 都永远不曾想到,只是一道门槛,他们的未来完全改变了。 她一定想过,一千次想过,他的伊格纳西奥会和他...
评分和历史结合得好。这一点确实是功夫活,也是本书最大的看点。作者是学者出身,因此对历史细节非常考究,但作为一本小说来说不太合格。文章可读性尚可,但是行文结构、叙述节奏等尚待推敲。期待读一本精心设计的“小说”的同志们可能会大失所望。 有人把这本和《飘》相提并论。...
评分美貌自然是老天给予一个女人的最大的资本,西班牙女郎似乎得到了上帝更多的眷顾,因为她们不仅仅得到了世人难以企及的外貌,并且得到了上帝更多的奖赏,上帝给了她们由外而内的一种美。她们所拥有的,不仅仅是令人们羡慕嫉妒恨,有过一次便在所不惜的绝佳外貌,还有别样的根深...
特别喜欢书名的翻译: the time in between=时间的针脚 #在这密密麻麻的时间针脚里,每个人都努力真实地活着
评分Very well written
评分Very well written
评分长达六百页的小说,让我每次看都有一种停不下来的冲动。书中准确的用词,心理活动的描写,以及偶尔篇幅略长对局势的阐述都深深的吸引我。我特别喜欢Candelaria,她明确的知道自己是什么样的人和自己想要什么,果断又坚决,是一位非常令人崇拜的女性。我看着sira一步步成长,最后成为一名勇敢有主见并且自信的人,非常感慨。同时我也积累了很多短句和单词,看完后很想去西班牙。在2016年结束之前,我终于读完了。30 Dec. 2016 Canada
评分长达六百页的小说,让我每次看都有一种停不下来的冲动。书中准确的用词,心理活动的描写,以及偶尔篇幅略长对局势的阐述都深深的吸引我。我特别喜欢Candelaria,她明确的知道自己是什么样的人和自己想要什么,果断又坚决,是一位非常令人崇拜的女性。我看着sira一步步成长,最后成为一名勇敢有主见并且自信的人,非常感慨。同时我也积累了很多短句和单词,看完后很想去西班牙。在2016年结束之前,我终于读完了。30 Dec. 2016 Canada
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