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Original Title:	El pergamino de la seduccion
ISBN:	0060833122 (ISBN13: 9780060833121)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Joanna of Castile

The Scroll of Seduction Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

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Title	:	The Scroll of Seduction
Author	:	Gioconda Belli
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	September 19th 2006 by Rayo (first published 2005)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Spain. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Romance. Contemporary

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Manuel is a man of many talents; an art historian and professor, he is also an exquisite storyteller. When he meets 16-year-old Lucía on an outing from her boarding school, he offers to narrate a story of dire consequences—that of the Spanish Queen Juana of Castile and her legendary love for her husband, Philippe the Handsome. Promised to Prince Philippe the Handsome to solidify ties between the Flemish and Spanish crowns, Queen Juana immediately fell in love with her betrothed with all the abandon and passion of her fiery personality. Theirs was one of the most tumultuous love stories of all time. But Juana, who was also one of the most learned princesses of the Renaissance, was forced to pay a high price for being headstrong and daring to be herself. Those at court who could not fathom Juana as heir to the throne of the most important empire of its day conspired against her and began to question her sanity. Eventually she came to be known as Juana the Mad. But was she really insane, or just a victim of her impetuosity and unbridled passion? As the novel unfolds, Lucía and Manuel become enmeshed in a complex psychological web that seduces and incites them to relive Juana and Philippe's story, and eventually leads them to a mysterious manuscript that may hold the key to Juana's alleged madness.

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Gioconda Belli has an amazing ability to write poetic prose. The book, though, reads very slowly.The problem lies with the present tense characters: Lucia, a 17 year old girl in a boarding school run by nuns is seduced by an older gentleman, Manuel, by transforming her prey into Juana the Mad, Daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand, of Spain, and wife of Phillipe of Flanders.Their passion for each other is created as Manuel, with the excuse of teaching a history lesson, dresses Lucia in Queen

I love historical fiction. This was a very interesting book, but had an unusual ending. It paralleled the life of a sixteen year old girl in the 60's with the life of a young renaissance princess who becomes a queen. It was intriguing and kept my interest. When I had to put it down, I couldn't wait to pick it back up to learn more about what was happening. It was rich with details and not just with regards to scenery, but with details even in the thought processes of the characters. It is a book

From "Erk" to "Ewwwwww!" in 63 pages. I think that may be a record. This book was a $2 special at Big Lots, so I wasn't expecting phenomenal fiction, but I was expecting some decent historial fiction. Instead, what I got was a framing story about (view spoiler)[a 40 year old man who seduces a 17 year old orphaned convent schoolgirl, dresses her up like his historical obsession, gets her pregnant, imprisons her in his home and eventually dies in a fire after finding out that the aunt with whom he

I liked the perspective on Juana. Interesting take on the pitfalls of power in that timeframe and part of the world. I was not so weirded out by the Lucia story...sort of Lolita-like. I found the parallels or depicted parallels between the two female characters helped to focus on the methods of manipulation used by the men in their lives. Overall, i liked this book a lot and it reminded me that i would like to read more on this time period.

I always considered Juana La Loca as an interesting figure, well in this book she isnt treated like one. She is portrayed as a hysterical, ignorant nymph who only takes pride in being plumbered by her hermosito. Also disappointing is that the historical setting is just that: a mere setting. The characters could also have been on heat in Budapest in the 23. century, wouldnt have changed a thing. The minor and her lecturer are just as boring. Young girl with nothing on her mind than mounting an

First impressions of this book was that the translation from Spanish to English were done incredibly well. I've read some translated novels in the past and they can get a bit choppy in parts but this was done well. There were some misprintings a few times in the book. Towards the first half of the book, when referring the Catalina, Juana's sister, her English name, Catherine is used with a "C" while later in the book when refering to the same person, Katherine is spelled with a "K". Also there's

With how much I love South American poetry, you'd think I'm love novels by South American writers as well. But between this book and Daughter of Fortune, I think I'm going to have to pass on them in the future. Maybe I'm too much of a prude (not that anyone has ever accused me of being that), but I was disturbed by the graphic descriptions of what amounts to statutory rape between a professor and a 17-year-old student. Although I have to admit the subject matter was fascinating, which is what