La dama errante

Madrid, 1906. Following the anarchist assassination attempt against Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia, Dr. Aracil and his daughter María are drawn, almost by chance, into a dangerous political persecution that forces them to flee Spain. Thus begins a flight that takes them across roads, inns, villages, and borders, from the rugged Extremadura to Portugal, a journey that will eventually lead them to England and a Europe that promises a different future. However, the true heart of the novel is María Aracil, one of the most fascinating characters not only in all of Baroja's work, but also of her era. A young woman ahead of her time, with the intelligence, sensitivity, and independence of a heroine, and the drive of someone who, without yet knowing it, is destined to become a truly free woman.