La pasión última de Carlos V

Synopsis of La pasión última de Carlos V

«La pasión última de Carlos V» is the historical novel by María Teresa Álvarez, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (187 pages, in Spanish).

The novel focuses on Bárbara Blomberg, the last lover of Emperor Charles V, and on Ana, the illegitimate daughter of John of Austria, confined for life in a convent. Never meeting, grandmother and granddaughter are united by letters Bárbara wrote before dying; reading them, Ana discovers the truth about that passion and awakens in her desires she did not know.

2003 edition with dust jacket and ribbon bookmark. The narrative unfolds between the court and convent life.

For fans of historical fiction and love stories with family secrets.