Graciela Otranto was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has a BA in theology, specializing in education. She has dedicated a large part of her life to writing for children and young adults, and her books have impacted the lives of readers of all ages.
Sofie of Sangendrup
and the Castle of Shadows
Graciela Otranto
What would you do if God put the fate of your people into your hands?
Sofie of Sangendrup and the Castle of Shadows is a fascinating young-adult novel that combines adventure, courage, love, and faith.
Written in a romantic, sincere and lively style, the characters come to life in an ingenious plot full of tenderness.
Sofie must unmask lies, deceit and false spirituality. She wakes up the cold hearts of the Sangendrup society and shakes the foundations of a church that needs to live out what it preaches.
Sofie has become just such a woman, committed to remaking the way which, for many years, she herself destroyed.
Young and misguided, she made too many mistakes she now deeply regrets. She won the contempt of her people and the indifference of the man she loves.
Sangendrup, a village in Denmark, and the Second Schleswig War (1864) are the backdrop of this captivating story of adventure, faith, love and courage.
To revive failed relationships and lost affections, Sofie must go to extraordinary lengths with ingenious strategies that require utmost courage. The people she is dealing with never forgive and forget; they are always ready to turn a deaf ear and put up blatant, heartless resistance.
There is war in Denmark, but Sophie’s “war” is against her past and the prejudice, suspicion, and rejection of her bitterest enemies.
But Sophie rises up as an example of how faith keeps us going in difficult times, when people turn their backs and leave us all alone.
A sinister character lurks in the Castle of Shadows, trying to take advantage of the situation and make off with the lands of Sangendrup and everything the villagers have. This unscrupulous fiend will stop at nothing and resorts to force, deception and lies.
When Sofie thinks she has tried everything and has no strength left, God takes her by surprise. He has saved the golden pages of her story for her, the pages only his hand can write—the Sovereign, the Omnipotent, the Almighty God in whom she has decided to trust.
This is the unforgettable story of Sofie, Duchess of Sangendrup, an audacious young woman whose sole ambition is “To give it all, no matter what.”
Pages. 433
