Las campanas de Santiago / Santiago de Compostelas Church Bells

By Isabel San Sebastián

Book Overview

La autora de novela hist rica m s le da de Espa a regresa con su proyecto m s ambicioso: la apasionante aventura que forj la Espa a moderna, la Reconquista.

Compostela, a o 997 de Nuestro Se or. Almanzor, «el Azote de Dios , se dispone a destruir la ciudad del ap stol Santiago, faro de la Cristiandad hispana y destino de un camino de peregrinaci n secular. En medio de la confusi n, Tiago, un humilde herrero, se separa de su mujer, Menc a, embarazada de una criatura. Ella consigue huir. l es capturado y forzado a cargar junto con otros prisioneros las campanas de la bas lica hasta C rdoba en un viaje plagado de peligros. Comienza as una aventura trepidante que obligar a Menc a a luchar por sobrevivir mientras Tiago intenta desesperadamente regresar a su lado.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The author of Spain's most widely read historical novel returns with her most ambitious project yet: the exciting adventure that forged modern Spain, the Reconquista.

Compostela, year 997 of Our Lord. Almanzor, "the victorious", is preparing to destroy the city of Apostle Santiago, a beacon of Hispanic Christianity and destination of a secular pilgrimage route. In the midst of the confusion, Tiago, a humble blacksmith, gets separated from his wife, Mencia, who is pregnant with child. She manages to flee. He is captured and, along with other prisoners, is forced to carry the bells of the basilica to C rdoba on a journey fraught with danger. Thus begins a frenetic adventure that will force Mencia to fight for survival while Tiago desperately tries to return to her side.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 8401023203
• ISBN13: 9788401023200
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A.
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"