La llama de la sabiduría

Synopsis of La llama de la sabiduría

«La llama de la sabiduría» is the historical novel by Juan Francisco Ferrándiz, published by Grijalbo in hardcover (576 pages, in Spanish).

In the Valencia of 1486, Irene Bellvent takes charge of En Sorell, her parents' hospital, to continue caring for the most disadvantaged. The laws, which consider women incapable, force her to find a husband to do so. A lethal threat, born of an old vendetta linked to a women's academy, hangs over the hospital.

Part of Grijalbo's «Novela histórica» collection. The cover cites Juan Francisco Ferrándiz as the author of «Las horas oscuras». Originally published in April 2015.

For readers of historical fiction and medieval novels, with a female protagonist, mystery and revenge at the heart of the plot.