About the book: 2018 / Not everyone has the courage to leave the familiar shore and sail across the endless seas to lands not mapped. In the 16th century, the dashing Spanish conquistadors reached the Pacific Ocean. There was a belief that somewhere in its southern waters lay a huge unexplored continent. Australia. But who will dare to get there? This book tells about the fate of the fearless “Peruvian” Dona Isabel Barreto - the only woman awarded the rank of admiral of the Spanish fleet. With amazing historical authenticity and remarkable artistic skill, Alexandra Lapierre reproduces on the pages of the novel the events of the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries. In 2013, the book was awarded several French literary awards as the best historical and best maritime novel and was translated into a number of European languages.