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The Time In Between follows the story of a seamstress who becomes the most sought-after couturiere during the Spanish Civil War and World War II
Atria
November 2011
On Sale: November 8, 2011
624 pages
ISBN: 1451616880
EAN: 9781451616880
Kindle: B004W3IW2E
Hardcover / e-Book
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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.
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