Maria Dueñas © Insituto Cervantes of London

Suddenly left abandoned and penniless in Algiers by her lover, Sira Quiroga forges a new identity. Against all odds she becomes the most sought-after couture designer for the socialite wives of German Nazi officers. But she is soon embroiled in a dangerous political conspiracy as she passes information gleaned from her German Nazi clients’ unguarded gossiping to the British Secret Service through a code stitched into the hems of her dresses…

Source: Instituto Cervantes of London

 
Title: «The Seamtress»
Site: Instituto Cervantes
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 12/17/2012