María Dueñas
Author of The Time in Between
About the Author
Image credit: Maria Duenas at the 2012 National Book Festival By Slowking4 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21582328
Works by María Dueñas
Syersken fra Madrid 1 copy
Beethoven and Beyond 1 copy
Recomeçar 1 copy
DUE El tiempo entre costuras 1 copy
L'espionne de Tanger 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Dueñas, María
- Legal name
- Dueñas Vinuesa, María
- Other names
- Dueñas, María
- Birthdate
- 1964
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birthplace
- Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Spain
- Places of residence
- Cartagena, Spain
- Education
- PhD English Philology
- Occupations
- Professor of English Language and Literature
novelist - Organizations
- University of Murcia
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Members
- 2,869
- Popularity
- #8,936
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 159
- ISBNs
- 183
- Languages
- 19
- Favorited
- 2
Within the backdrop of war-torn Spain, the melting pot of Morocco, and Portugal, Sira Quiroga’s metamorphosis from timid victim to bold professional—both as a seamstress and a spy—is a long yet richly layered historical journey. The historical part is prominent. Through this tome, you’ll learn a lot about Rosalinda Fox and Juan Luis Beigbeder and Ramón Serrano Suñer. It’s all very detailed and interesting but also for those who really like the history in historical fiction.
The first half of this story moved slowly for me because there are so many characters and details. It was hard to determine what was essential in Sira’s journey. Some characters and events circle back around while others end up just as little side notes along the way. The second half of the book—once there’s a bit more espionage—moved really quickly, though. And the ending, which can make or break a book, was surprisingly satisfying.… (more)