{"product_id":"the-time-in-between-paperback","title":"The Time in Between - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Duenas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring international bestseller of a seemingly ordinary woman who uses her talent and courage to transform herself first into a prestigious couturier and then into an undercover agent for the Allies during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween youth and adulthood...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt age twelve, Sira Quiroga sweeps the atelier floors where her single mother works as a seamstress. At fourteen, she quietly begins her own apprenticeship. By her early twenties she has learned the ropes of the business and is engaged to a modest government clerk. But everything changes when two charismatic men burst unexpectedly into her neatly mapped-out life: an attractive salesman and the father she never knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween war and peace...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the Spanish Civil War brewing in Madrid, Sira leaves her mother and her fiancé, impetuously following her handsome lover to Morocco. However, she soon finds herself abandoned, penniless, and heartbroken in an exotic land. Among the odd collection of European expatriates trapped there by the worsening political situation back on the Continent, Sira reinvents herself by turning to the one skill that can save her: her gift for creating beautiful clothes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween love and duty...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs England, Germany, and the other great powers launch into the dire conflict of World War II, Sira is persuaded to return to Madrid, where she takes on a new identity to embark upon the most dangerous undertaking of her career. As the preeminent couturier for an eager clientele of Nazi officers' wives, Sira becomes embroiled in the half-lit world of espionage and political conspiracy rife with love, intrigue, and betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn outstanding success around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Time in Between \u003c\/i\u003ehas sold more than two million copies and inspired the Spanish television series based on the book, dubbed by the media as the \"Spanish \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e.\" In the US it was a critical and commercial hit, and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller in paperback. It is one of those rare, richly textured novels that enthrall down to the last page. María Dueñas reminds us how it feels to be swept away by a masterful storyteller.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Duenas holds a Ph.D. in English Philology and is a professor at the University of Murcia. She has also taught at American universities, is the author of several academic articles, and has participated in various educational, cultural, and editorial projects. She is writing her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 8.48 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693420220479,"sku":"9781451616897","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1b743d4af50e4579670aa798c9271ebb.webp?v=1764998868","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-time-in-between-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}