{"product_id":"a-daughters-place-9781487011864","title":"A Daughter's Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMadrid, 1599. Following her mother's sudden death, fifteen-year-old Isabel goes to live in the family home of her father, the poet and war hero Miguel de Cervantes, a man she has never met. Forced to pose as a maid to conceal her illegitimate status, Isabel must adapt to a new way of life with her jealous cousin and protective aunts while she waits for her father to return from Seville. Meanwhile, in the nearby town of Esquivias, Miguel's pious and faithful wife Catalina similarly awaits his return, blissfully unaware of Isabel's existence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Miguel works on the manuscript that will become his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e, the years pass and Isabel grows into womanhood, falling in and out love, uncovering family secrets, and yearning for the legitimacy denied her by a rigid and callous society. Capturing two tumultuous decades of Golden Age Spain in rich historical detail, Martha B?tiz paints a compassionate portrait of a family on the precipice of great change--and the fiercely independent woman at its centre striving to make a life of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB?tiz, Martha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARTHA B?TIZ\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer, translator, and professor of creative writing and Spanish language and literature. She is the author of five books, including the short story collections \u003cem\u003eNo Stars in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlaza Requiem\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of an International Latino Book Award), as well as the novella \u003cem\u003eBoca de lobo \/ Damiana's Reprieve\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Casa de Teatro Prize). Born and raised in Mexico City, she now lives in Toronto. A Daughter's Place is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276826411282,"sku":"9781487011864","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72c92be9-9b86-465a-a197-a9426f724aa4.jpg?v=1747141200","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-daughters-place-9781487011864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}