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By Fire, By Water - A Novel (Paperback, New)
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By Fire, By Water - A Novel (Paperback, New)
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Loot Price R483
Discovery Miles 4 830
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Luis de Santangel, chancellor to the court and longtime friend of
the lusty King Ferdinand, has had enough of the Spanish
Inquisition. As the power of Inquisitor General Tomas de Torquemada
grows, so does the brutality of the Spanish church and the
suspicion and paranoia it inspires. When a dear friend's demise
brings the violence close to home, Santangel is enraged and takes
retribution into his own hands. But he is from a family of
"conversos," and his Jewish heritage makes him an easy target. As
Santangel witnesses the horrific persecution of his loved ones, he
begins slowly to reconnect with the Jewish faith his family left
behind. Feeding his curiosity about his past is his growing love
for Judith Migdal, a clever and beautiful Jewish woman navigating
the mounting tensions in Granada. While he struggles to decide what
his reputation is worth and what he can sacrifice, one man offers
him a chance he thought he'd lost...the chance to hope for a better
world. Christopher Columbus has plans to discover a route to
paradise, and only Luis de Santangel can help him.
Within the dramatic story lies a subtle, insightful examination of
the crisis of faith at the heart of the Spanish Inquisition.
Irresolvable conflict rages within the conversos in "By Fire, By
Water," torn between the religion they left behind and the
conversion meant to ensure their safety. In this story of love,
God, faith, and torture, fifteenth-century Spain comes to dazzling,
engrossing life.
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