by Magdalena Lasala · Fundación José Manuel Lara · tapa dura · ISBN 9788496824133
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«Zaida, la pasión del rey» is the historical novel by Magdalena Lasala, published by Fundación José Manuel Lara in hardcover (405 pages, in Spanish).
Set in 1085, the novel places Alfonso VI in Toledo after conquering the city, while the kingdoms of al-Andalus turn to the Almoravids and suffer their rule. Al-Mutamid of Seville sends as ambassador to the Castilian king Zaida, widow of his son; between them a passion arises that the court rejects, with a mixed-race prince at the center of the conflict.
Second edition published in 2007; includes bibliography on pages 403-405 and ISBN 9788496824133.
For readers of historical fiction and historical romance, with an interest in medieval Spain and relations between Christians and Muslims.
