Spain, 1936 and the brink of civil war. Young, poor Sira Quiroga is swept up in a whirlwind romance with her wily love Ramiro. Fleeing Madrid together for Morocco, her love blinds her to his real failings. Soon abandoned, left penniless and in debt to the authorities, she has to rely on the one skill she still possesses: sewing.

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