The Scroll of Seduction

Posted on 13 September 2018 by Gioconda Belli

Manuel is a man of many talents an art historian and professor, he is also an exquisite storyteller When he meets 16 year old Luc a 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, Luc a 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. New Read The Scroll of Seduction [ Author ] Gioconda Belli [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr La novela desarrolla dos historias parelalas la vida de Juana la Loca y la de Luc a, una estudiante hu rfana en Espa a Si bien la historia de Juana me atrap , siento que la doble narraci n, la historia del presente, le resta fuerza a la de Juana Una Juana la Loca en la Espa a de los sesentas En mi opini n no funciona Adem s, el hecho que un hombre de 40 a os se gane la confianza de una ni a de 17 y as sin m s, la seduzca sin por lo menos intentar enamorarla o ganarse su cari o , tampoco La novela desarrolla dos historias parelalas la vida de Juana la Loca y la de Luc a, una estudiante hu rfana en Espa a Si bien la...I never realized that eroticism and history could mix together and form a very interesting novel If one wants to have that combination, then this should be the book that one should read.So, what is this about This is a book written by Gioconda Belli, one of Central America s great writers This tells the story of Juana La Loca and Philippe the Handsome Juana is the daughter of Queen Isabella of Spain, while Philippe is from Flanders The story begins along the time when Juana was arranged to I never realized that eroticism and history could mix together and form a very interesting novel If one wants to have that combination, then this should be the book that one should read.So, what is this about This is a book written by Gioconda Belli, one of Central America s great writers This tells the story of Juana La Loca and Philippe the Handsome Juana is the daughter of Queen Isabe...I officially give up on this book, after having readthan a third of it I really wanted to finish it, but it is irritating meandas I go on It is made up of two stories one in the present well, sort of, in the 60s and one dealing with Juana la Loca, queen of Spain in the 16th century The first is decidedly creepy I think mostly for the way it s presented, because I have certainly read much creepier things than a relationship between a 17 year old and an older man and it ha I officially give up on this book, after having readthan a third of it I really wanted to finish it, but it is irritating meandas I go on It is made up of two stories one in the present well, sort of, in the 60s and one dealing with Juana la Loca, queen of Spain in the 16th century The first is decidedly creepy I think mostly for the way it s presented, because I have certainly read much creepier things than a relationship between a 17 year old and an older man and it hasn t put me off of the book the second had a lot of potential, but fell kind of flat, at least in the part that I read I think it s meant to be a sort of vindication of Juana, but the whole examining the interiority of the historical figure seemed kind of forced and the narration was plagued with stereotypes After the umpteenth mention of evil, repressive, Catholic Spain ...It seemed to me that this book was divided into two stories There is the medieval story of Juana la loca Juana of Castile and then there is the fictional story of a 17 year old orphan Lucia who is at a boarding school run by Nun s in Spain She meets a 40 something professor Maunel and he seduces her while telling her the story of Juana Belli tries to model Lucia s story after Juana s and tries to draw parallels between the two, but Lucia s story just left me feeling wired ed out.I would It seemed to me that this book was divided into two stories There is the medieval story of Juana la loca Juana of Castile and then there is the fictional story of a 17 year old orphan ...I always considered Juana La Loca as an interesting figure, well in this book she isn t 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, wouldn t have changed a thing The minor and her lecturer are just as boring Young girl with nothing on her mind than mounting an I always considered Juana La Loca as an interesting figure, well in this book she isn t 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 th...The Scroll of Seduction is a very bad story framing a good story For some reason, Belli felt that she needed to tell the story of Juana the Mad by way of a very creepy 40 something man using using the...I adored the story of Queen Juana in this book The historical information about Spain was absolutely amazing The Spanish royalty is very foreign to me, but I do find it fascinating The modern day story of the orphaned student being seduced by an older man and his au...I like historical fiction so reading another book about a figure in history was interesting but I did not care much for the modern story much at all Without the 40 year old man sleeping with the 17 year old girl I think I would have given it a higher rating.Very sensual Great history on Queen Juana the Mad from Spain A tad on the odd side A history professor who s studying Juana meets a 17 year old girl He dresses her up like Juana and tells her the story Lucia tells the professor how she would have felt if she were Juana.El libro me encant Sin embargo, me parece que la historia de Juana de Castilla hubiese necesitado m s p gina para escribirse, muchos apartados fueron descritos de forma acelerada para hacerla cuadrar con l...

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13 September 2018

Gioconda Belli