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Juana la Maliciosa
Two years ago, David Bowman was on holiday on Ibiza when he met a unique character who told him an impressive story. Months later, back on Ibiza, Professor Bowman discovered a newspaper cutting that described the disappearance of that man, who was very well known on the island. An experienced sailor, he had left with the aim of sailing round the world, then disappeared without a trace. Affected by the news, David Bowman transcribed in over five hundred pages the story of the meeting he had had with him over more than twelve hours. The entire conversation revolved around an enigmatic figure, the Juana who gives the book its title, who had been his lover for seven years. Juana the Wicked is the desperate and sad story of a failed love full of amazing plot twists.