Now in paperback. Translated for the first time into English, this novel has sold 1.5 million copies in the original Spanish. It's about a haute couture seamstress who becomes an undercover spy for the British Secret Service during WWII. It's the biggest seller in Spain since Carlos Ruiz Zafron's "The Shadow Of The Wind". 'Read this book and prepare to be transported.' Kate Morton

María Dueñas holds a PhD in English Philology and is currently a professor at the University of Murcia. She has also taught at American universities, is the author of several academic articles, and has participated in various educational, cultural and editorial projects. She is currently writing her second novel.