Umkhuba UMaria Dueñas bekungukuvela okuphelele kwababhali bezincwadi zamanoveli abazinikele odabeni lwakamuva, phakathi kwekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye noma ngisho nostalgic yekhulu lokuqala lamashumi amabili (anginakulokotha ngithi amashumi amabili-mononic). Kepha lapho eyangempela, isandulela eSpain sakho konke lokho I-epic yakamuva yokhokho bethu yenza intsha yabhekana nezimpi kanye nezinhlekelele eziyinkulungwane, lapho ebuya, kuyanyakaziswa izisekelo zohlobo.
Isikhathi esiphakathi kwemikhumbi kwaba yileso sikhathi sokuqala okwakhukhula yonke into. Ukusuka lapho siphinde sifinyelele kwabanye babalingiswa bayo futhi sizivumele sithathwe yindaba ethokozisayo lapho umcabango wethu wawushiya khona. Ngoba izindaba ezinhle zihlala zikhona lelo khasi lokugcina ememori yabo ...
Indima yokuhola kaSira isivele iyindatshana yabesifazane. Futhi impilo yakhe nomsebenzi wakhe uyisibonelo esiphakeme esisuka eqanjiwe kuye ebuqilini besimangalo sabesifazane kuzo zonke izindlela zokuba khona. Ngoba sihlangene noSira sihlala ezinkingeni zomuntu wesifazane ukufuna ikusasa lakhe ebusweni bayo yonke into.
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Impi enkulu yesibili isiphelile futhi umhlaba usakhiwa kabusha kanzima. Ngokusebenza kwakhe njengomhlanganyeli nezinsizakalo eziyimfihlo zaseBrithani, uSira ubhekene nekusasa ngesifiso sokuthula. Ngeke iphumelele, noma kunjalo. Ukudalelwa kuzoba nebhadi elibi elilungiselelwe yena elizomphoqa ukuthi azibuyise amandla, athathe izintambo zempilo yakhe yedwa futhi alwe ngolaka ukuhola ikusasa.
Phakathi kokuzibophezela, izingqinamba nemicimbi yomlando ezoveza inkathi ethile, iJerusalema, iLondon, iMadrid neTangier kuzoba yizimo ezidlula kuzo. Kuzo uzobhekana nezinyembezi nokuhlangana, ukuzibophezela okuyingozi, imizwa ejulile kanye nesipiliyoni sokuba ngumama. USira Bonnard (owayekade enguSira Quiroga, owayekade engu-Arish Agoriuq) akaseyena umthungi ongenacala owasikhanyisela ngamaphethini nangemiyalezo eyimfihlo, kodwa isikhalazo sakhe asikashintshi. USira ubuyile, unekhono futhi akalibaleki.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi «Sira», kaMaria Dueñas, lapha: