Sira, Maria Duenas
Sira, Maria Duenas
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Sira

Author: María Dueñas, Simon Bruni

Narrator: Ana Clements

Unabridged: 20 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

The charismatic protagonist from María Dueñas’s international bestseller The Time In Between returns in a sweeping novel of love and intrigue set against the tumultuous aftermath of World War II.Former seamstress turned couturier turned spy Sira Quiroga is finally ready to embrace serenity with her British diplomat husband, Marcus, and the upcoming prospect of motherhood. But tranquility proves elusive. Fate has other plans for Sira.Installed in Jerusalem under the British Mandate, and enmeshed in the murky world of shady operators, political menace, and catastrophic violence, Sira finds her future with Marcus put to the ultimate test. Forced to reinvent herself again, Sira travels to England and adopts a new identity as a journalist dispatched to Spain. But as her skills at cunning duplicity are put into play, the ghosts of her past follow, bent on wreaking havoc in her life.Moving from turbulent Jerusalem and austere London to Franco’s Madrid and colonial Tangier, and peopled with formidable real-life historical figures, Sira cuts an unforgettable path through the danger, stratagems, chaos, and promise of some of the most momentous events of the postwar era.

About Maria Duenas

María Dueñas holds a PhD in English philology. After two decades in academia, she broke onto the literary scene in 2009 with the publication of the New York Times bestselling novel The Time in Between, followed by The Heart Has Its Reasons in 2012. Both novels became international bestsellers and have been translated into thirty-five languages. The television adaptation of The Time in Between earned critical and international acclaim. The Vineyard is her third novel.


Reviews

Reencontrarme con Sira ha sido maravilloso. La historia entrelaza la ficción con la parte histórica del momento, de una forma que permite al lector hacerse conocedor de los hechos reales que acompañan a la protagonista por todos los países y ciudades que recorre en la novela. La novela está muy bien......more

Cuando me enteré de que Sira volvía estaba deseando que saliera para leerlo, soy una de esas afortunadas lectoras que descubrió El tiempo entre costuras antes de que fuera muy conocido gracias a la suscripción de mi madre en el Círculo de Lectores. La vuelta de Sira era emocionante, pero a la vez pe......more

2,5/5 ⭐️ No ha podido ser y no sabéis la pena que me da. La historia está bien escrita, pero la trama se cae por todos los lados. Sira queda relegada a las acciones de los hombres de su alrededor y parece que la historia sin ellos no sería posible. Ella ya lo valía, ya llenaba el libro con su propia......more

Goodreads review by Rita

Sira é não só um excelente romance que dá continuidade à história de O Tempo Ente Costuras, como também o fruto de uma excelente investigação histórica. A ação centra-se em Jerusalém, Londres, Madrid e Tânger e aborda temas como o Mandato Britânico na Palestina e o conflito israelo-árabe, as dificuld......more

Goodreads review by Vera

A continuação de O tempo entre costuras com uma protagonista inesquecível, cujo nome merece todo o destaque como título deste vertiginoso romance. Síra começou por ser uma menina humilde na castiça Madrid, jovem costureira em África e fraudulenta modista de um bairro distinto e recomeça casada com M......more


Quotes

“Dueñas is very good at interspersing Sira’s backstory into the narrative in Sira as necessary. For a richer reading experience, I recommend reading The Time in Between first. Both novels provide a reader with fresh historical settings and great escapades.” Historical Novels Review