num_pages: 352
description: The Washington Post Books to Read Now  Ms. Magazine Reads for the Rest of Us  Bustle Most Anticipated Books  PopSugar Best Books  BiblioLifestyle Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Books  Book Riot Book Recommendations  Finer Things Book Lover Gifts Theyll Actually LoveAs a child in Spain Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father. But its not until his death that she learns of something else shes inheriteda cocoa estate in Vinces Ecuador a town nicknamed Pars Chiquito. Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I she and her husband Cristbal set out across the Atlantic Ocean. But it soon becomes clear someone is angered by Puris claim to the estate When a mercenary sent to murder her aboard the ship accidentally kills Cristbal instead Puri dons her husbands clothes and assumes his identity hoping to stay safe while she searches for the truth of her fathers legacy in Ecuador. Though freed from the rules that women are expected to follow Puri confronts other challenges at the estatenewfound siblings hidden affairs and her fathers dark secrets. Then there are the dangers awakened by her attraction to an enigmatic man as she tries to learn the identity of an enemy who is still at large threatening the future she is determined to claimPerfect for fans of Julia Alvarez and Silvia Moreno-Garcia this exhilarating novel transports you to the lush tropical landscape of 1920s Ecuador blending family drama dangerous mystery and the real-life history of the coastal town known as the birthplace of cacao.
language: English
title: The Spanish Daughter
publisher: Kensington