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Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...
It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.
It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.
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"You will want to reach the book's nearly perfect ending in a single sitting" (Time Out)
"The author is in the best sense a romantic and to read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle" (Amanda Craig The Times)
"As assured and elegant as Don Jaime's sword thrusts" (Stephanie Merritt Observer)
"A delight... the thriller as it out to be" (Allan Massie Scotsman)
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"The author is in the best sense a romantic and to read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle" (Amanda Craig The Times)
"As assured and elegant as Don Jaime's sword thrusts" (Stephanie Merritt Observer)
"A delight... the thriller as it out to be" (Allan Massie Scotsman)
A brilliantly compelling historical mystery, set in nineteenth-century Spain.
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- Data di pubblicazione1999
- ISBN 10 0099448629
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- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine224
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A brilliantly compelling historical mystery, set in nineteenth-century Spain.Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same- triumph or disaster, life or death.It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780099448624
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