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windswept island off the coast of Southern California
has dreams of regaining the great house his grandfather lost in a card game
and deeply moving
Unable to serve on the battlefield
At the height of World War II
The Fencing Master, by Arturo Perez-Reverte windswept island off the coastIt is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity, and honor of his ancient art. His friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaimes obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark
