The Scroll of Seduction: A Novel of Power, Madness, and Royalty

Author: Gioconda Belli

On an outing from her boarding school, young Lucía meets Manuel—art historian and exquisite storyteller—who shares with her the tale of one of history’s most tumultuous loves: Queen Juana of Castile’s legendary devotion to her husband, Prince Philippe the Handsome. Embracing a union thrust upon her by political necessity, Juana responds with all the passionate abandon inhe….Read More

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