An Englishman In Madrid - Eduardo Mendoza
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Anthony Whitelands, an English art historian, is invited to Madrid to value the collection of a Spanish duke. At a welcome lunch he encounters José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder and leader of the Falange, a nationalist party whose antics are bringing the country ever closer to civil war. The paintings turn out to be worthless, but before Whitelands can leave for London the duke's daughter Paquita reveals a secret and genuine treasure, held for years in the cellars of her ancestral home. Afraid that the d...
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Paperback, kaft is wat verkleurd, in goede staat. Engelstalig. Text in English.; 2014; First edition; MacLehose Press; 379 pagina's; Titel: An Englishman in Madrid; Ref: 222758 / H24P639
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