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Bezig met laden... By Fire, By Water (2010)door Mitchell James Kaplan
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. [b:By Fire, By Water|7057397|By Fire, By Water|Mitchell James Kaplan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348013296s/7057397.jpg|7308953] contains all the elements of the best historical fiction. It's well-written, well-researched, but more importantly, it has an engaging plot and memorable characters. And I left the novel understanding more about the place, the history, and its human drama than when I had entered. There's political intrigue here, and even a clever touch of religious conspiracy (loved the appearance of the "Toledot Yeshu"!). I highly recommend By Fire, By Water. SRW Santangel, a convert to Christianity, finds his loved ones implicated in a murder. His faith in Judaism is reignited, he falls in love, meets Christopher Columbus who offers S a chance to travel to the new world.Interesting story of insidiousness of fear and bgiotry. Immersive in 15th century Spain, at all levels of society geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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 takes retribution into his own hands, though the risk is great. Santangel is from a family of conversos, and his Jewis heritage makes him an easy target. Soon, he finds himself implicated in the murder of the first Chief Inquisitor of Aragon and in possession of a mysterious text that has spelled death for Jews for centuries. As he 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 Jewis 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. Chistopher Columbus has plans to discover a route to paradise, and only Luis de Santangel can help him. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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[a:Mitchell James Kaplan|4277594|Mitchell James Kaplan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1285335040p2/4277594.jpg] took 6 years to write this book, and the end product deserves praise. For such a weighty subject, the writing flows and the story grabs you by the hand and leads you through the medieval world of what we now consider Spain.
The main protagonist, Luis de Santangel, Chancellor to the court of Isabel and Ferdinand, is a 3rd generation Christian (what the "true" Christians called a converso: one whose family converted from Judaism to Christianity-probably under duress). Luis finds himself, not questioning his faith, but questioning if his faith is only one that should exist. His contacts with Muslim and Jewish citizens lead his family into terrible danger with the Inquisitors. The extremes the Catholic Church went to convert the world is not new information for me, and yet reading of it can still make me tremble and shake my head.
This was not only a study in judgement VS acceptance, but the story of man whose heart fought his brain trying to make sense of it all.
Kaplan is scheduled to publish his new book, Rhapsody( featuring George Gershwin), is scheduled for release later this year. I am looking forward to reading more by him ( )