Claudia, a young aristocrat from Spain arrives in Buenos Aires in 1810 as a mail-order bride to rich landowner, Don Jorge. On-board ship she falls for handsome Ignacio and on arrival is shocked at the reception; a tumultuous struggle for her life and her true love.
Claudia is a coming-of-age story of a young woman caught in the spin-off politics & desperate economy following the Spanish Armadaagainst Britian.A blue-blood from Seville, she is offered to the highest bidder from wealthy Argentina. Don Jorge, her cruel fiance, is twice her age but very rich & powerful. In contrast, the man she falls in love with on-board ship, Lieutenant Ignacio, is truly her heart's desire and of her age.
Out on the pampas abandoned by Don Jorge, Claudia must use her wits and her ferocious love for Ignacio to keep her courage while her fiance prepares to wage war against the newly organized government of an emerging independent nation.Casting aside her well-bred finery, Claudia is thrown into the battle. Will she & Ignacio survive? Will she somehow escape Don Jorge? Set yourself up for the adventure of true love overcoming all !!
Excerpt
"The unwashed and malodorous foreman had spat out the words. "Don Jorge instructs me to tell you that the boda (wedding) is postponed. It will not happen in seven days time as he had said. He must accompany his men on an urgent development that is far more important right now. You will have to wait."
He punctuated his curt delivery with a nod and gave no opportunity for Claudia to make inquiry. In his rude manner, he had turned heel on the spot, and left.
A delightfully rare Historical Novel. 85% a biography of a spy, musician, mother and her neice trapped behind German lines in World War I. This background led to a diplomatic post in World War II. Aged 92, Vera disclosed her past life one year before
