The Time In Between: A Novel

The Time In Between: A 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 Adulthoodâ€¦

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 Peaceâ€¦

With the Spanish Civil War brewing in Madrid, Sira leaves her mother and her fiancÃ©, 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 Dutyâ€¦

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 officersâ€™ wives, Sira becomes embroiled in the half-lit world of espionage and political conspiracy rife with love, intrigue, and betrayal.

An outstanding success around the world, The Time in Between has sold more than two million copies and inspired the Spanish television series based on the book, dubbed by the media as the â€œSpanish Downton Abbey.â€ In the US it was a critical and commercial hit, and a New York Times bestseller in paperback. It is one of those rare, richly textured novels that enthrall down to the last page. MarÃa DueÃ±as reminds us how it feels to be swept away by a masterful storyteller.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 16804240
ReleaseDate 2012-07-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451616897

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	16804240
ReleaseDate	2012-07-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451616897

The Time In Between: A Novel

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