Set in 1882, the story finds the former monarch living in her Parisian exile at the Palace of Castile. Though surrounded by noble "tinsel," she is far from the power she once held. The narrative follows two main characters:
A young woman raised in an orphanage for girls in Madrid, whose grounded worldview clashes with the decadent and corrupt environment of the palace. La Reina Del Exilio Herminia Luque epub
The novel was awarded the III Premio Narrativas Históricas de Edhasa in 2020. Set in 1882, the story finds the former
An attractive gentleman sent by Sagasta with documents that could compromise the queen. The novel was awarded the III Premio Narrativas
As a passionate romance blooms between them, they must navigate a web of political conspiracies and a declining monarchy where hypocrisy and corruption are the norm.
Luque, a professor of Geography and History, provides a meticulously researched recreation of the 19th century.