La ltima Sultana / The Last Sultana

LA DESCONOCIDA HISTORIA DE LA LTIMA GRAN MUJER DE AL-NDALUS

UNA NOVELA QUE NOS DESCUBRE EL PODER DE LAS SULTANAS

Morayma, hija del alcaide de Loja y primer mayordomo de la Alhambra, fue esposa de Boabdil, el ltimo sultn del reino nazar de Granada. Su vida, marcada por su belleza y por la tragedia, es la historia de quien naci sin estirpe y lleg a convertirse en la mujer ms poderosa de la dinasta musulmana en uno de los periodos ms convulsos.

UN RELATO DE AMOR EN EL OCASO DE UNA POCA

A travs de las luces de una celosa, los ojos del sultn descubren a Morayma y, pocos das despus, ambos se prometen aunque ella solo tiene quince aos. Sin embargo la felicidad durar poco. El asedio de Granada por parte de Fernando el Catlico va ms all del campo de batalla y las intrigas polticas llaman a la puerta del palacio. para caer en manos de ella y de otras mujeres. Ser entonces cuando comience la desgracia que la alejar de su marido y de su primer hijo, del que deber despedirse en favor de su reino.

LA SANGRE Y LAS LGRIMAS NO SOLO SE DERRAMAN EN LAS BATALLAS

Escrita con un potente pulso narrativo y un preciso rigor histrico, esta novela retrata un aspecto de la Reconquista jams contado. Andrea D. Morales recupera el desconocido personaje de Morayma para convertirla en la protagonista de este relato y mostrarnos los juegos de poder, amor y pasin que realmente llevan a ganar o a perder para siempre un reino.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

THE UNKNOWN STORY OF THE LAST GREAT WOMAN OF AL-ANDALUS

A NOVEL THAT UNVEILS THE POWER OF THE SULTANAS

Morayma, daughter of the mayor of Loja and first guardian of the Alhambra, was the wife of Boabdil, the last sultan of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada. Her life, marked by her beauty and her tragedy, is the story of the one who was born without lineage and became the most powerful woman of the Muslim dynasty during one of its most violent times.

A STORY OF LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT OF AN ERA

Through the lights of a latticework, the sultan first lays eyes on Morayma and, just a few days later, they both get engaged even though she is only fifteen years old. However, their happiness will be short-lived. The siege of Granada by Ferdinand the Catholic goes beyond the battlefield and political intrigues, and soon knocks on the palace doors. It will be then when her misfortune begins, one that will take her away from her husband and her first child, whom she must say goodbye to in favor of her kingdom.

BLOOD AND TEARS ARE NOT ONLY SHED IN BATTLES

Written with a powerful narrative beat and precise historical rigor, this novel portrays an aspect of the Reconquista that has never been told before. Andrea D. Morales retrieves the unknown character of Morayma to make her the protagonist of this great story. Through her and her story, Morales narrates the games of power, love, and passion that lead to either winning or losing a kingdom forever.