Pearl

La vida de Jane MacGuire parece cambiar para siempre en un segundo cuando, en un secuestro aparentemente azaroso, su novio pierde la vida. Jane, que ha quedado semiinconsciente, escucha una frase inquietante: No la matéis, no nos sirve muerta. de pronto

Deep in the heart of London, the Monsalvat Bank is small, secretive and fabulously wealthy. When Ellie Stanton, an impoverished graduate student, is unexpectedly invited to join the firm, the privileged world they offer looks too good to turn down. But the bank is more than it seems. Soon Ellie realises that her life belongs to her employers, and they're watching her every move.

The charismatic Sira Quiroga--the unforgettable protagonist from the bestselling The Time in Between--is now back in a page-turning intrigue that moves from Jerusalem to London to Madrid to Tangiers during the tumultuous aftermath of World War Two. Four cities. Two missions. One woman. With the end of WWII, the former seamstress turned couturier turned spy Sira Quiroga is finally ready to embrace the serenity of a peaceful existence with her British diplomat husband Marcus and the upcoming prospect of motherhood. But fate has other plans in store for her, and tranquility proves elusive....

No es esta una novela más, de las muchas que se escriben a diario. Es una novela hermosa, muy interesante, excepcional para ser una primera novela. Piedad Bonnett