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    Golden Earrings: The beautiful romantic epic historical fiction novel from a bestselling author, for readers of Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh and Lucinda Riley
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    Golden Earrings: The beautiful romantic epic historical fiction novel from a bestselling author, for readers of Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh and Lucinda Riley
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    Golden Earrings: The beautiful romantic epic historical fiction novel from a bestselling author, for readers of Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh and Lucinda Riley

    By Belinda Alexandra

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    A powerful saga of family, love, honour and betrayal from the bestselling author of The Mystery Woman and The French Agent.

    'You who judge me: come! Let me tell you a story ...'

    Paloma Batton is the granddaughter of Spanish refugees who fled Barcelona after the Civil War. A disciplined student with the School of the Paris Opera Ballet, Paloma lets little get in the way of her career until she receives a mysterious pair of golden earrings. She begins exploring her Spanish heritage and becomes fascinated by 'la Rusa', a woman who rose frompoverty to become one of the great flamenco dancers of modern times before committing suicide. As Paloma begins to unravel the secrets of the past, she discovers more than one person who had good reason for wanting la Rusa dead, including Paloma's own grandmother.

    Golden Earrings is a story that moves between two great cities: Barcelona in the lead-up to the Civil War and Paris in the 1970s. It is the story of two women and the extremes to which they are willing to go for love. It is a story of great passions - and great betrayals - where nothing is quite as it seems.

    'Totally enthralling' Herald Sun

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateOct 1, 2011
    ISBN9780730497769
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    Golden Earrings: The beautiful romantic epic historical fiction novel from a bestselling author, for readers of Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh and Lucinda Riley
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    Belinda Alexandra

    Belinda Alexandra has been published to wide acclaim in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Norway, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Hungary and the United States. She is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Australian father and has been an intrepid traveller since her youth. Her love of other cultures is matched by her passion for her home country, Australia, where she is a volunteer rescuer and carer for the NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES). An animal lover, Belinda is also the patron of the World League for the Protection of Animals (Australia). Find out more at: www.belinda-alexandra.com Twitter: belinda_alexandra_author Instagram: belinda_alexandra_author Author photograph by Elizabeth Allnutt

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    • 3/5
      If you are interested in Spanish history (20 th century) this may interest you. But be warned, as an audio book this was difficult to follow as Caroline Lee's voice did not provide enough contrast between characters. Add to this Ms. Alexandra's penchant for detail and you have a recipe for a long winded and at times boring book; which is a pity as my first Alexanra read was 'Tuscan Rose' and the reason for listening to Golden Earrings.
    • 4/5
      Very nice story and an excellent lesson in Spanish history. Maybe just a bit longer than it needed to be. I was ready to wrap it up near the end. I thought the narration was well done.
    • 4/5
      This differs somewhat from earlier Alexandra novels in that the title does not include a flower, and that it is written in two different time periods - more reminescent of Kate Morton (another fine Australian author). How it does not differ is that it is an engrossing, sometimes heart-breaking novel about a woman (well, two women, actually) during a traumatic time in European history - in this case the Spanish Civil war. Whilst some of the plot twists may seem a little predictable, it was a highly compelling read and a fine edition to Belinda Alexandra's repoirtre. Contains obligatory reference to Australia too - of course.