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Juanita La Larga: Modern English Translation
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 31 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a sun-drenched Andalusian village, beauty and desire collide with tradition and ambition.
Juanita is the most captivating woman in her small Spanish town-graceful, intelligent, and keenly aware of the power her beauty holds. The daughter of a widowed tavern keeper, she has risen above her humble origins through wit and determination, becoming the confidante of the village's most influential families.
But Juanita's heart belongs to no one-until the dashing Don Luis arrives home from his studies, heir to wealth and position. Their attraction is instant and undeniable, yet the rigid social hierarchy of 1870s Spain stands between them. As gossip swirls through the village squares and drawing rooms, Juanita must navigate a world where one misstep could ruin her reputation forever.
With his characteristic psychological insight and gentle irony, Juan Valera crafts a luminous portrait of a remarkable woman whose intelligence rivals her beauty. Juanita la Larga is a timeless tale of love, class, and the courage required to forge one's own destiny in a society bound by convention.
A masterwork of Spanish Realism from one of nineteenth-century Spain's most celebrated novelists.
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