by Juan Manuel de Prada · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467049350
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During the reign of Philip II, two extraordinary women, Ana de Mendoza, princess of Éboli, and Saint Teresa of Jesus, face each other in a no-holds-barred battle, making their way in a world that tries to oppress them. Ana seeks worldly triumph and supremacy among the greats of Spain, while Teresa longs for union with God, defying religious Pharisaism and the intrigues of political power. Their paths cross when Ana requires Teresa to found a convent in Pastrana under her patronage, unleashing a series of conflicts. Juan Manuel de Prada masterfully narrates this confrontation, delving into the souls of these two singular women and offering a surprising vision of an era where faith and political power were intertwined in a complex game of courtship and combat. With a style that evokes Teresian spirituality, the picaresque novel, Valle-Inclán's grotesque and Cervantine humor, this work is inscribed in the best tradition of Spanish literature, presenting the adventure of holiness and the dispute for power as a novel of chivalry in the divine.
