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by Martha Beatriz Bátiz Zuk (Author)
Madrid, 1599. Isabel, una chica de quince años, pierde a su madre y descubre entonces la verdad que siempre le ocultaron: su padre es Miguel de Cervantes, el famoso soldado y poeta a quien jamás ha visto. A partir de ahí, es obligada a mudarse de casa, fingir que es la criada para no mostrar su ilegitimidad y aprende a lidiar con una prima celosa y confiar en sus tías, mientras espera el regreso de ese padre ausente.
Cerca de allí, en Esquivias, Catalina, la devota esposa de Cervantes, también espera a su marido, sin sospechar que una muchacha ha irrumpido en secreto en la historia de su familia. En tanto que Cervantes escribe su gran obra, Isabel crece, ama, se equivoca y desentraña secretos que pueden destruirlo todo.
En una sociedad que le niega hasta el apellido, deberá decidir quién quiere ser y qué está dispuesta a sacrificar para forjar su propio destino.
Con una voz vibrante y un minucioso detalle histórico, Martha Bátiz nos invita a vivir el Siglo de Oro desde los ojos de una joven inolvidable.
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MADRID, 1599. Isabel, a fifteen-year-old girl, loses her mother and then discovers the truth that had always been kept from her: her father is Miguel de Cervantes, the famous soldier and poet... whom she has never met. From then on, she is forced to move out of her home, pretend to be a maid so as not to reveal her illegitimate status, and learn to deal with a jealous cousin and trust her aunts, all while waiting for the return of that absent father.
Nearby, in Esquivias, Catalina, Cervantes' devoted wife, is also waiting for her husband, unaware that a young woman has secretly entered her family's history. While Cervantes writes his masterpiece, Isabel grows up, falls in love, makes mistakes, and uncovers secrets that could destroy everything.
In a society that denies her even a surname, she must decide who she wants to be... and what she is willing to sacrifice to forge her own destiny.
With a vibrant voice and meticulous historical detail, Martha Bátiz invites us to experience the Golden Age through the eyes of an unforgettable young woman.
