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This captivating novel from the award-winning author of The Sisters of Alameda Street tells the story of a resourceful young chocolatier who must impersonate a man to claim her birthright. Set against the lush backdrop of early twentieth-century Ecuador and inspired by the real-life history of the coastal town known as the birthplace of cacao, this captivating novel from the award-winning author of The Sisters of Alameda Street tells the story of a resourceful young chocolatier who must impersonate

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This thrilling novel transports you to the lush tropical scenery of 1920s Ecuador, merging family drama, hazardous mystery, and the real-life history of the coastal town famed as the "birthplace of cocoa" and is perfect for fans of Julia Alvarez and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Puri knew, as a child in Spain, that her love of chocolate was inherited from her father. But it isn't until after his death that she learns of another inheritance: a cocoa estate in Vinces, Ecuador, dubbed "Pars Chiquito." She and her husband, Cristóbal, headed off across the Atlantic Ocean, eager to claim her birthright and full of hope for a new life after the tragedy of World War I. But Puri's claim to the estate has enraged someone...

Puri dons her husband's clothes and adopts his name when a mercenary intending to kill her aboard the ship inadvertently murders Cristóbal instead, intending to be safe while searching for the truth about her father's legacy in Ecuador. Puri faces unexpected problems at the estate, including newfound siblings, hidden affairs, and her father's dark secrets, despite being free of the standards that women are required to obey. Then there are the perils brought on by her attraction to an intriguing man as she tries to figure out who an enemy who is still on the loose is, endangering the future she is determined to claim.

Book details: The Spanish Daughter

Author : Lorena Hughes
Language : English
ISBN : 1496736249
ISBN-13 : 9781496736246
Number of pages : 305 pages
Publisher : Kensington
Date of Publication : December 28, 2021

About the authors: Lorena Hughes

Lorena Hughes was born and raised in Ecuador before immigrating to the United States at the age of 18. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor's degree in visual arts and a master's degree in mass communication and journalism. Her passion is storytelling, and she creates thrillers set in South America that are laced with mystery and family secrets. Her earlier work received first prize in the historical fiction category at the 2011 Southwest Writers International Contest, honorable mention at the 2012 Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition, and was a quarter-finalist for the 2014 Amazon Breakout Novel Award. Her most recent book, The Spanish Daughter, will be released in December 2021.

Reviews: The Spanish Daughter

"The Spanish Daughter is an absorbing, thrilling family saga replete with unforeseen twists and turns set against the backdrop of 1920s Ecuador." —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana

Set in the lush golden days of Ecuador's cacao boom in the early twentieth century, this deftly written drama entangles family, identity, chocolate, and murder. Hughes progressively binds her narrators' stories together into one strong thread, bringing you into the world of three very different sisters bound together by deception and tragedy. This new voice makes for a spectacular premiere! " —Shana Abé, New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor

"A sophisticated and lyrical examination of family and belonging. The Spanish Daughter's distinctive location in the cacao plantations of Ecuador in 1920, its lush and vivid prose, and its captivating and brazen heroine will captivate readers. I'm already anticipating the sequel. " —Anna Lee Huber, USA Today bestselling author of Murder Most Fair

"A beautifully written story about bittersweet family secrets and betrayals that celebrates the healing power of hope, resilience, love—and chocolate!" —Andrea Penrose, author of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens

"A gripping mystery/romance set in Ecuador and Spain in the early twentieth century... The depictions of clothes, local foods and rituals, social stratification, and the cocoa industry, which was a source of economic boom and collapse in early twentieth-century Ecuador, will appeal to historical fiction fans. This closes on a fresh and gratifying tone, as addicting as chocolate. " —Publishers Weekly

"The Spanish Daughter is a wonderful historical mystery set in a gorgeous tropical location that is passionate and exciting." —Foreword Reviews STARRED REVIEW

Hughes shows a tiny cast of characters while giving suspense, background knowledge on cacao plantations, and insights into how social classes are expressed in the making of chocolate. This story will appeal to lovers of Christina Baker Kline, Lisa Wingate, and Kate Quinn, with an equal blend of historical fiction, dramatic family tension, and mystery. Hughes' tale of secrets, betrayal, and chocolate, which begins with a map and ends with a reader's group guide, will appeal to fiction readers seeking an extra degree of interaction. —Booklist

"This vivid historical drama set on a lush Ecuadorian cacao farm is loaded with family rivalry and betrayals." Descriptions of cocoa-making are woven throughout this fascinating family saga, leaving your mouth yearning for chocolate. " —The Washington Post

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