History in a Flash

(told by my grandmother)

If you think history is boring, it’s because you never asked your grandmother to tell it to you, but don’t worry: that’s what mine is for!

My grandmother will tell you Homo antecessor was quite a catch, that Cleopatra used marketing techniques to stay on the throne, that Queen Joanna I of Castile pretended to be crazy, and that flowers, especially Portuguese ones, have more power than bullets.

“With a few comics and a glass of anisette, I’ll tell you everything in a flash,” says my grandmother. And in the meantime, she’ll you some shredded beef croquettes or knitsa sweater for her neighbor’s poodle.

With the short tales in this book, you will finally realize that history, Spanish and world history, ancient and modern, is truly fascinating.

An illustrated journey through historical events and figures told by a grandmother who can’t hold her tongue.