The Cuckoo and the Cuckquean

<p><span>Six unique women - One common goal.</span></p><p></p><p>The troubled lives of six Spanish women coincide collide and intersect. Pedro and Maria are trapped in a loveless marriage unable to divorce because of the teachings of the catholic church. Pedro meets Rosa a naïve girl half his age falls in love and builds her a home. But their world is doomed from the start. Pedro cannot sustain two households; Maria faces the disapproval of her beloved church and Rosa becomes pregnant. </p><p>When Pepa; a radical feminist enters their lives grievances and resentments are put aside and the women form an unlikely alliance campaigning for the Spanish suffragettes.</p><p>The novel is a tribute to the human spirit; how resentment can turn into empathy and love can emerge out of hate.                                                                                                              </p>