Dulcinea: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “This is a beautiful book about art and love, and the passions that ignite them both.”

  — Sarah Blake, award-winning author of Naamah and Clean Air

• “Dulcinea is full of fervor and adventure, and Ana Veciana-Suarez writes with assurance and an eye for detail. The feminist reimagining we’ve always needed!”

  — Gabriela Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Of Women and Salt

• “Dulcinea is a marvel—richly imagined, luminously written, and deftly textured. With meticulous attention to detail and a cast of characters flawed, fascinating, and indelible, Ana Veciana-Suarez recreates a lost world and invites us in.”

  — Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer Prize–winning commentator and author of The Last Thing You Surrender

• “Dulcinea is a brilliant approach to Don Quixote from the point of view of ‘the other woman.’ Ana Veciana-Suarez reimagines the world of Cervantes and the streets of old Barcelona through conflicts that are contemporary to us. The pages fly by. The reader is in the hands of a woman in search of her truth. A love story without parallels.” 

  — Armando Lucas Correa, author of the international bestsellers The German Girl and The Night Travelers

• “A feminist reclamation of Don Quixote’s Dulcinea that explores what happens when the woman who inspired the character is able to confront the writer.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “An exquisite brocade of history and imagination, Dulcinea tells the story of Cervantes’s fictional muse, Dolca Llull Prat. Set in Spain during the height of the Inquisition, Dulcinea weaves a captivating tale of passion, betrayal, and adventure. Readers will be enthralled by Ana Veciana-Suarez’s fresh feminist perspective on the classic hero’s journey. A must-read.”

  — Diana Abu-Jaber, award-winning author of Fencing with the King

• “In Dulcinea, Ana Veciana-Suarez takes the reader on a journey of all the passionate and oftentimes contradictory emotions that comprise a life. Heartfelt and moving, this book pulses with the same lively energy as its memorable heroine.”

  — Katherine J. Chen, author of Joan

• “Ana Veciana-Suarez’s Dulcinea, an impressive historical novel, imaginatively answers the question: Who was Cervantes’ muse? With potently lyrical prose, rich historical detail, and a cast of compelling characters, readers will be utterly transported to a time in Spanish history that is contradictory, complex, and surprisingly similar to the modern world.”

  — Chantel Acevedo, author of The Living Infinite and The Distant Marvels

• “A treat for aficionados of Catalonia and Spain, Dulcinea transports the reader with lush language and exquisite historical detail in a spirited tale of love, betrayal, and remorse. Readers will delight in seeing Dulcinea liberated from her previous minor role in one of literature’s most influential novels, allowed to lead her own rollicking adventure and tell her own passionate story.”

  — Andromeda Romano-Lax, author of The Spanish Bow

• “For fans of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet and Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks, Dulcinea is an immersive and beautiful novel that hooks readers with the question: Will she reach him before it’s too late?”

  — Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)