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Today I’m
super excited to participate in the Fantastic Fiesta Book Giveaway Party by
Hannah Fielding. Hannah Fielding is the author of the amazing Andalucian Nights
Trilogy.
super excited to participate in the Fantastic Fiesta Book Giveaway Party by
Hannah Fielding. Hannah Fielding is the author of the amazing Andalucian Nights
Trilogy.
The
award-winning epic Andalucían Nights Trilogy sweeps the reader from the wild
landscapes of Spain in the 1950s, through a history of dangerous liaisons and
revenge dramas, to a modern world of undercover missions and buried secrets.
Romantic, exotic and deeply compelling, and featuring a memorable cast of
characters, including a passionate young gypsy, a troubled young writer and an
estranged family, The Andalucían Nights Trilogy is a romantic treat waiting to
be discovered.
Check out my review of ‘Masquerade‘. Book two of the Andalucian Nights Trilogy.
Guest Post:
Why
Andalucía is the perfect setting for romance
My debut
novel, Burning Embers, is set in wild and beautiful Kenya; my second
book, The Echoes of Love, is set in a mysterious, wintry Venice. For my
next books, a trilogy, I needed an altogether more vibrant and flamboyant
setting, and for me there was only one choice: Spain.
novel, Burning Embers, is set in wild and beautiful Kenya; my second
book, The Echoes of Love, is set in a mysterious, wintry Venice. For my
next books, a trilogy, I needed an altogether more vibrant and flamboyant
setting, and for me there was only one choice: Spain.
I fell in
love with Andalucía, Spain when I first visited the region in my twenties, and
when I began writing I just knew I had to situate my love stories there,
because it’s the perfect backdrop for epic, sweeping, evocative romance. Here’s
why:
love with Andalucía, Spain when I first visited the region in my twenties, and
when I began writing I just knew I had to situate my love stories there,
because it’s the perfect backdrop for epic, sweeping, evocative romance. Here’s
why:
The
stunning scenery
stunning scenery
From the
opening of Indiscretion, when my heroine Alexandra sees Andalucía for the
first time from the window of a train:
opening of Indiscretion, when my heroine Alexandra sees Andalucía for the
first time from the window of a train:
They were
running over gently undulating ground, which rose and sank in larger billows.
The yellow Guadalquivir followed the train all the way, through a valley that
sometimes widened to the Sierras, blue mountains that walled the horizon, their
bare sharp peaks and rainbow-coloured spears of rock – yellow, orange and
crimson – stabbing the air. In the distance, Alexandra could see towns, very
white, beyond the wheatlands and olive orchards that divided the landscape. One
of these towns nestled brightly at the base of a hill, topped by a Moorish
castle, golden against the blue sky.
running over gently undulating ground, which rose and sank in larger billows.
The yellow Guadalquivir followed the train all the way, through a valley that
sometimes widened to the Sierras, blue mountains that walled the horizon, their
bare sharp peaks and rainbow-coloured spears of rock – yellow, orange and
crimson – stabbing the air. In the distance, Alexandra could see towns, very
white, beyond the wheatlands and olive orchards that divided the landscape. One
of these towns nestled brightly at the base of a hill, topped by a Moorish
castle, golden against the blue sky.
I love the
colours of the landscape especially; Andalucía is known for its pueblos
blancos – white villages – and the sky and sea are so beautifully blue.
colours of the landscape especially; Andalucía is known for its pueblos
blancos – white villages – and the sky and sea are so beautifully blue.
The
historical context
historical context
The
Andalucían Nights trilogy spans a very important time of political and social
change in Spain. Indiscretion is set in the 1950s, when Franco was in
power, and consequently my heroine Alexandra is living in a society where women
have few rights and ‘indiscretions’ are cause for scandal and heartbreak.
Fast-forward to the 1970s and Masquerade, and Spain was undergoing massive
social transformation in the wake of Franco’s death; my heroine Luz is
therefore one of a new generation of women exploring freedom and sexuality.
More recently, in Legacy, Luna comes to an Andalucía that is being transformed
by the galloping pace of progress. But does a more modern heroine have any
easier a time of it when it comes to matters of the heart?
Andalucían Nights trilogy spans a very important time of political and social
change in Spain. Indiscretion is set in the 1950s, when Franco was in
power, and consequently my heroine Alexandra is living in a society where women
have few rights and ‘indiscretions’ are cause for scandal and heartbreak.
Fast-forward to the 1970s and Masquerade, and Spain was undergoing massive
social transformation in the wake of Franco’s death; my heroine Luz is
therefore one of a new generation of women exploring freedom and sexuality.
More recently, in Legacy, Luna comes to an Andalucía that is being transformed
by the galloping pace of progress. But does a more modern heroine have any
easier a time of it when it comes to matters of the heart?
The
art scene
art scene
This is
especially important in Masquerade, in which the heroine is writing a
biography of a famous Surrealist artist. I was deeply inspired by the
Surrealists, whose aim was to explore the line between dream and reality,
especially the artists Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso – and the
writer Federico García Lorca from whose work I quote in the epigraph to Indiscretion: ‘To
burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can
bring on ourselves.’
especially important in Masquerade, in which the heroine is writing a
biography of a famous Surrealist artist. I was deeply inspired by the
Surrealists, whose aim was to explore the line between dream and reality,
especially the artists Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso – and the
writer Federico García Lorca from whose work I quote in the epigraph to Indiscretion: ‘To
burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can
bring on ourselves.’
The
importance of family
importance of family
Family is
an important theme in the Andalucían Nights trilogy (the title Legacy hints
at this), and so where better to situate the story than in a country where
roots are a source of great pride – and, sometimes, friction.
an important theme in the Andalucían Nights trilogy (the title Legacy hints
at this), and so where better to situate the story than in a country where
roots are a source of great pride – and, sometimes, friction.
The
passion
From the
opening of the series: En la sangre hierve España sin fuego. (In
Spain blood boils without fire.) This proverb says it all: Spanish is a land of
deep passions, the perfect setting for fiery, dramatic romance. Olé!
opening of the series: En la sangre hierve España sin fuego. (In
Spain blood boils without fire.) This proverb says it all: Spanish is a land of
deep passions, the perfect setting for fiery, dramatic romance. Olé!
About the Author:
HannahFielding is an incurable romantic. The seeds for her writing career were sown
in early childhood, spent in Egypt, when she came to an agreement with her
governess Zula: for each fairy story Zula told, Hannah would invent and relate
one of her own. Years later – following a degree in French literature, several
years of travelling in Europe, falling in love with an Englishman, the arrival
of two beautiful children and a career in property development – Hannah decided
after so many years of yearning to write that the time was now. Today, she
lives the dream: writing full time at her homes in Kent, England, and the South
of France, where she dreams up romances overlooking breath-taking views of the
Mediterranean.
Hannah is
a multi-award-winning novelist, and to date she has published five novels: Burning
Embers, ‘romance like Hollywood used to make’, set in Kenya; The Echoes of Love,
‘an epic love story that is beautifully told’, set in Italy; and the Andalusian
Nights Trilogy – Indiscretion, Masquerade and Legacy – her fieriest novels yet,
set in sunny, sultry Spain.
a multi-award-winning novelist, and to date she has published five novels: Burning
Embers, ‘romance like Hollywood used to make’, set in Kenya; The Echoes of Love,
‘an epic love story that is beautifully told’, set in Italy; and the Andalusian
Nights Trilogy – Indiscretion, Masquerade and Legacy – her fieriest novels yet,
set in sunny, sultry Spain.
For more
information about Hannah Fielding please visit her website. Or visit her on Twitter, Facebook
and Goodreads.
Giveaway:
This event was organized by the author, Hannah Fielding.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Awesome ^.^
– El @ El's Book Reviews
This is a great series!! 😉
This sounds so interesting! Thanks for sharing it. I love discovering new authors. 🙂 ~Aleen
You're welcome! Hannah Fielding is a great author 😉
Great post here is mine:
https://silvybooksaremylife.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/fan-tastic-fiesta-andalusian-night-trilogy-by-hannah-fielding/
Thanks 😉