La Toffana. Premio Primavera de Novela 2025 / La Toffana. Primavera Novel Prize 2025 by Montfort, Vanessa

La Toffana. Premio Primavera de Novela 2025 / La Toffana. Primavera Novel Prize 2025

Una fascinante novela sobre Giulia Toffana: para unos, la primera asesina en serie de la historia; para...
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Author: Vanessa Montfort
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La Toffana. Premio Primavera de Novela 2025 / La Toffana. Primavera Novel Prize 2025 by Montfort, Vanessa

La Toffana. Premio Primavera de Novela 2025 / La Toffana. Primavera Novel Prize 2025

$26.34

La Toffana. Premio Primavera de Novela 2025 / La Toffana. Primavera Novel Prize 2025

$26.34
Author: Vanessa Montfort
Format: Paperback
Language: Spanish

Una fascinante novela sobre Giulia Toffana: para unos, la primera asesina en serie de la historia; para otros, una mujer que hizo justicia.

La historia de tres mujeres en la Roma del siglo XVII cuyo peligroso secreto de familia pasó de generación en generación.

Se han llevado a la Toffana! Libertad para la Toffana! , gritan las mujeres por las calles de la Roma del Papado, Ciudad Eternamente corrupta y en plena revolución artística y galileica. Es febrero de 1658 y Giulia Toffana, boticaria, hija de la alquimista Theophania D'Adamo, su propia hija Gironima Carrozzi, la Astróloga de la Lungara, y su amiga del alma Giovanna De Grandis, antigua prostituta, son escoltadas por la guardia del Santo Oficio para ser interrogadas tras abandonar la protección del convento que las refugiaba.

Stefano Bracchi, un inquisidor joven y profesional, será el encargado de un caso que puede suponer su ascenso en el Vaticano. Por qué este despliegue? Giulia, tras la injusta muerte de su madre, pronunció en su Palermo natal un juramento: dedicaría su vida a ayudar a las jóvenes condenadas a casarse a los catorce con hombres que les triplican la edad y a parir un hijo tras otro hasta la extenuación. La nueva legislación ya no permite a las mujeres tener oficio ni negocio alguno y el abuso sistemático que acaba con ellas en el parto o en accidentes domésticos son sus principales causas de mortalidad. Para cumplir esa promesa, llevó consigo hasta Roma un secreto de familia en un cuaderno de terciopelo: la fórmula del Acqua Toffana, cuya sola mención provocaría terror durante siglos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A fascinating novel about Giulia Toffana: to some, the first serial killer in history; to others, a woman who delivered justice.

The story of three women in 17th-century Rome whose dangerous family secret was passed down through generations.

"They've taken Toffana! Freedom for Toffana!" cry the women in the streets of Papal Rome, a city eternally corrupt and in the midst of artistic and scientific revolution. It's February 1658, and Giulia Toffana, apothecary, daughter of alchemist Theophania D'Adamo, her own daughter Gironima Carrozzi, the Lungara Astrologer, and her soul sister Giovanna De Grandis, a former prostitute, are escorted by the guards of the Holy Office for interrogation after leaving the protection of the convent that had sheltered them.

Stefano Bracchi, a young and ambitious inquisitor, is assigned to a case that could launch his career in the Vatican. Why such a spectacle? After the unjust death of her mother, Giulia made a vow in her native Palermo: she would dedicate her life to helping young girls forced to marry at fourteen to men three times their age and bear child after child until exhaustion. New laws no longer allow women to hold jobs or run businesses, and systematic abuse--ending in childbirth or "domestic accidents"--is the leading cause of female mortality. To fulfill her promise, she carried to Rome a velvet-bound family secret: the formula for Acqua Toffana, whose mere mention would inspire terror for centuries.



Author: Vanessa Montfort
Publisher: Planeta Publishing
Published: 10/28/2025
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9786073931205
Language: Spanish

About the Author
Montfort, Vanessa: -

Vanessa Montfort es novelista y dramaturga, y reside en Madrid. Es autora de una quincena de textos teatrales y ocho novelas presentes en más de veinte países que la han consolidado como una de las voces de la literatura castellana imprescindibles en el panorama internacional.


Su narrativa abarca desde la novela contemporánea, la histórica o el thriller, y cuenta con títulos como El ingrediente secreto (2006); Mitología de Nueva York (Premio Ateneo de Sevilla, 2010); La leyenda de la isla sin voz (Premio a la mejor novela histórica Ciudad de Zaragoza, 2014); Mujeres que compran flores (2016), un fenómeno literario con treinta ediciones en España y que llegará próximamente a la gran pantalla; El sueño de la crisálida (2019); La mujer sin nombre (2020), en la que rescata la figura de María Lejárraga, texto que han incluido como lectura cátedras de literatura española como la Universidad de la Sorbona, y La hermandad de las malas hijas (2023).


Entre sus textos teatrales destacan: La cortesía de los ciegos (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2010); La Regenta (Teatros del Canal, 2012. Primera adaptación teatral de la novela); Firmado Lejárraga (CDN, 2019. Finalista a los Premios MAX a la mejor autoría teatral); El Galgo (Teatro Anfitrione. Roma, 2020); Sirena negra, llevada al cine por Elio Quiroga (Festival de Sitges, 2015); El síndrome del copiloto (Premio José Estruch a la mejor autoría, 2023); Saúl, (BBC, 2022), mediometraje de teatro radiofónico de la premiada serie One five seven years (Best Fiction British Podcast Award y BBC Audio Drama Awards, 2023).






Vanessa Montfort is a novelist and playwright based in Madrid. She is the author of around fifteen theatrical texts and eight novels published in more than twenty countries, establishing her as one of the essential voices of Spanish-language literature on the international stage.


Her narrative spans contemporary fiction, historical novels, and thrillers, with titles such as El ingrediente secreto (2006); Mitología de Nueva York (Ateneo de Sevilla Prize, 2010); La leyenda de la isla sin voz (Best Historical Novel Award, Ciudad de Zaragoza, 2014); Mujeres que compran flores (2016), a literary phenomenon with thirty editions in Spain and soon to be adapted for the big screen; El sueño de la crisálida (2019); La mujer sin nombre (2020), in which she recovers the figure of María Lejárraga, a text included in Spanish literature courses at institutions such as the Sorbonne University; and La hermandad de las malas hijas (2023).


Among her theatrical works are: La cortesía de los ciegos (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2010); La Regenta (Teatros del Canal, 2012. First theatrical adaptation of the novel); Firmado Lejárraga (CDN, 2019. Finalist for the MAX Awards for Best Playwriting); El Galgo (Teatro Anfitrione, Rome, 2020); Sirena negra, adapted for film by Elio Quiroga (Sitges Film Festival, 2015); El síndrome del copiloto (José Estruch Award for Best Playwriting, 2023); Saúl (BBC, 2022), a radio theatre medium-length piece from the award-winning series One five seven years (Best Fiction British Podcast Award and BBC Audio Drama Awards, 2023).



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