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Aquitania

Aquitania

Premio Planeta 2020
Historical FictionMystery
Pages
416
Published
2020
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

Winner of the 2020 Premio Planeta. In 1137, the Duke of Aquitaine is found dead in Compostela, his body marked by an ancient Norman torture rite. His daughter Eleanor sets out for revenge by marrying Louis, heir to the French throne — the opening move in a century-spanning blood feud between the House of Aquitaine and the Capetian kings that will reshape the medieval Western world.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseDark
Dual TimelineCourt IntrigueRevengeMystery Box

Genres

Historical Fiction Mystery Thriller

About the author

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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi

Eva García Sáenz de Urturi was born in Vitoria, Spain. She published in 2012 her first novel, "The Immortal Collection", a critical and sales phenomenon, and in 2014 the second installment,"The Sons of Adam", along with the historical novel "Passage to Tahití". In 2016 he published "The Silence of the White City", a gripping thriller set in his hometown that has been a great success in her country and has been translated into more than twenty languages, topping the bestseller list in count...