Insolación

Asís, a widowed marchioness and a woman of the world, has her life under control. Until one day, on the feast of Saint Isidore, under the scorching Madrid sun, she makes the foolish decision to accept an invitation from the seductive Diego Pacheco. What begins as an innocent outing turns into a clandestine luncheon, wine that goes to her head, and a night that will change everything. Set in the heart of the 19th century, Emilia Pardo Bazán weaves a powerfully affirmative story about a woman who desires, who doubts, who makes mistakes, and who must face the consequences in a terribly moralistic society. With biting irony and surprising modernity, this novel is a psychological thriller where the protagonist battles her own demons, the gossip of Madrid, and an irresistible man from Cádiz who complicates everything.