Queen of four parts of the world
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Not everyone has the courage to leave the familiar shore and sail through the vast seas to the lands not applied to the map. In the 16th century, the dashing Spanish conquistadors went to the Pacific Ocean. There was a belief that somewhere in its southern waters lies a huge unexplored mainland, Australia. But who runs to get there?
This book tells about the fate of the fearless "Peruvka" Donya Isabelle Barreto - the only woman awarded the title of Admiral of the Spanish Fleet. With amazing historical reliability and remarkable artistic skill, Alexander Lapierre reproduces on the pages of the novel the events of the era of great geographical discoveries.
In 2013, the book was awarded several French literary awards as the best historical and best sea novel and translated into a number of European languages
This book tells about the fate of the fearless "Peruvka" Donya Isabelle Barreto - the only woman awarded the title of Admiral of the Spanish Fleet. With amazing historical reliability and remarkable artistic skill, Alexander Lapierre reproduces on the pages of the novel the events of the era of great geographical discoveries.
In 2013, the book was awarded several French literary awards as the best historical and best sea novel and translated into a number of European languages