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The Queen's Prophet

De: Dawn Patitucci
Narrado por: Justine Eyre
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Inspired by Velázquez's baroque masterpiece, Las Meninas, The Queen's Prophet is an imagined account of the dwarfess Maribarbola of Spain (featured prominently in Velázquez's painting) and her struggle for survival and self-determination at a time when dwarfs were kept by aristocracy as pets, prophets, and good-luck charms.

When the Countess of Walther dies at her German estate, her loyal dwarfess Maria-Barbara is forced to work as a prophet for a traveling magician, who betrays her by selling her to the queen of Spain. At the royal court in Madrid, Mari finds herself in a bizarre, enchanted world, a society culturally splendid but intellectually isolated. There she becomes Maribarbola, prophet to the queen, and, her survival at stake, endeavors to outsmart the Spaniards.

Mari's wits and loyalties are tested as she becomes embroiled in palace intrigue alongside the politically embattled queen. When Mari's carefully schemed prophecies dazzle all of Spain, she and the queen climb to dizzying heights of power, a place as intoxicating as it is dangerous. But even as Mari survives and thrives at the Spanish court, the loss of identity she suffers from living a lie makes her question whether she is really surviving at all.

©2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2017 Dawn Patitucci Ficción Ficción Histórica Ficción Literaria Género Ficción Realeza Supervivencia

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Although the writing style could find itself to be a bit bland leaving my mind to wander, I still very much enjoyed this story. The perspective of the dwarfess was delivered so well and the story moved at a good pace.

Intriguing

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I remember seeing Velasquez' Las Meninas in a college art appreciation class 50 years ago. The dwarf lady always fascinated me. Mari's rival, the midget? Nicholitos (sp.), was equally as fascinating as Mari. He is supposedly the midget in the same painting. This book makes me want to learn more about Spanish history at that time. Best book I've listened to in a long time. This book held my interest throughout and Justine Eyre did a wonderful job.

Finally a story to go with the painting

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