by Toti Martínez de Lezea · EMBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415140481
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«La abadesa» is the historical novel by Toti Martínez de Lezea, published by Embolsillo in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
In 1517, María Esperanza, abbess of a monastery in Madrigal, receives a letter from Pope Julius II recognizing her as the illegitimate daughter of Ferdinand the Catholic, though without revealing her mother's name. Determined to discover her origins, the nun travels to Bilbao following vague clues and, in her search, crosses paths with Queen Juana and other court figures.
The novel was originally published in 2002; the subtitle is «María, la Excelenta» and the present edition is from 2011.
For fans of Toti Martínez de Lezea and readers of historical fiction.
Esperanza Martínez de Lezea García is a Spanish writer who writes both in Spanish and Basque. She is a certified translator in French, English and German. She is also a television presenter and actor; she is one of the founders of the Kukubiltxo theatre company.
