The book sold 2.5 million copies in Spain and is being published for the first time in English in the United States by Atria Books. Her profession puts her in a perfect position to garner classified intelligence and then pass it along to the British Secret Service through Morse code secretly stitched into the patterns of her haute couture dresses.

To go without them is to merely run away.

María Dueñas, quote from The Time in Between When you undertake a change like that you have to do it with dreams and hopes, with illusions. sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Sira dreams only of paying off her debts and rescuing her mother from war-torn Madrid, but soon finds herself embroiled in a world of spies and counterspies. María Dueñas, quote from The Time in Between It was a relationship that ended because it couldnt go anywhere, because it never should have begun. Books by Mara Dueas (Author of The Time in Between) Books by Mara Dueas Mara Dueas Average rating 4.00 60,282 ratings 6,618 reviews shelved 135,456 times Showing 28 distinct works. It’s very easy to find yourself entranced by the suspenseful adventures of the protagonist, Sira, during World War II don’t be surprised if you find yourself braced on your seat’s edge. Born a poor seamstress in Madrid, Sira-after being abandoned in Tangiers by her lover-forges a new identity and becomes the most sought-after couturiere in North Africa, catering to the idle rich and the wealthy wives of high ranking officials. The Time In Between by Mara Dueas gracefully changes our entire perspective and beautifully accomplishes just that. Set in Madrid, Tetuán, and Lisbon before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War through the Second World War, The Time in Between follows the life of Sira Quiroga. María Dueñas reads from and discusses her new book, The Time in Between. To stay up to date on the stories that matter. Originally published in Spain in 2009, Maria Duenass novel The Time in Between (translated into English by Daniel Hahn) has now become an international bestseller. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. The inspiring international bestseller of a seemingly ordinary woman who uses her talent and courage to transform herself first into a prestigious couturier and.

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