: The book vividly recreates 19th-century life in Logroño and Bilbao, featuring cameos from historical figures like General Espartero and the Marquis of Murrieta.
Critics at Babelio and Lecturapolis have praised the novel's elegant prose and the author's ability to balance documentary data with fluid storytelling. Information Félix G. Modroño Publisher Erein Argitaletxea Publication Date March 2019 Pages ISBN 978-84-9109-446-3 Modroño, such as his celebrated Doctor Zúñiga series? La_fuente_de_los_siete_valles_Felix_G_Modrono.epub
The story follows , a priest who returns to his native Logroño after seventeen years serving in the Vatican Secret Archives . He is tasked by the Bishop of Calahorra with a sensitive mission: to recover rare books and codices that vanished from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla following the Spanish confiscations (desamortización). : The book vividly recreates 19th-century life in
: While primarily historical, the latter half of the book introduces elements of fantasy and alchemy, focusing on the legend of the "philosopher's stone" and the titular "fountain of the seven valleys". Reception and Technical Details : While primarily historical, the latter half of
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