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The Salt Covenants

door Sylvia Bambola

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"Bambola (Rebekah's Treasure) elevates a simple historical take into something transcendent, in this beautifully written novel about a young Jewish noblewoman, Isabel, who flees the Inquisition on Christopher Columbus's second voyage to the New World." Publishers Weekly starred review"But these plans they have laid out for me like an embroidered rug, showing me where my feet must travel, is to me an awful penance for sins I did not commit." IsabelSpain 1493: Isabel has broken her mother's heart by becoming a sincere convert to Christianity. But when she is noticed by Friar Alonso at La Casa Santa, the Holy House, she is forced to flee the Inquisition by entering into a loveless marriage and sailing with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. But all too soon Isabel is forced to struggle alone in her new life and new faith. With all the risks and hardships how is she to survive? And will she ever find love in this strange land? And what of the dangerous Enrique Vivar? Will his hidden agenda cost her her life?"Bambola's gift for storytelling in this work of historical fiction is noting short of remarkable." Sallie Yusko, pastor, founder of Women of Worth and Destiny, conference speaker and writer"In her historical novel, The Salt Covenants, Sylvia Bambola paints a masterpiece with words." Micki Sorbello, artist and free lance writer… (meer)

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The Salt Covenants is a beautiful story. Sylvia Bambola is excellent in her depth of character development and masterful storytelling. The protagonist, Isabel , is a thoughtful heroine, passionate and vivacious. A Jewess by birth and a Christian by conversion, she constantly is faced with persecution and difficulty. Forced to venture into the terrifying new world of America, hers is not an easy life. Her story is painful at times, but is also full of beauty and devotion as she fights to survive in a world that threatens her faith and her life.

Bambola’s storytelling brings clarity to this difficult time in history and the reader gets to see it all up close and personal. The characters’ struggles ring true and from beginning to end, I was hooked. Bambola is truly gifted and I look forward to reading her other books!

I received this book from bookfun.org in exchange for an honest review.

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LoverOfStory | Jul 20, 2016 |

This was a wonderful book that made me laugh and cry. I had not known much about the "converso". I am Catholic and it can be hard to read about how hard and cruel people were during the times of the inquisition. This is a story of a young girl named Isabel who ends up marrying a man she does not love and sailing on the second voyage that Columbus took to the new world. She is one of the only females that is there and that is hard. Here she has to survive and watch as the natives are treated horribly.. There are many secrets that are revealed and many good times and bad times that she must go through. I loved the characters and the story. I received a copy of this through Bookcrash.com for a fair and honest opinion. I hope to read many more by Sylvia Bambola. (

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Virginia51 | Aug 2, 2015 |

If you enjoy historic novels this is a must read. It is set in Spain and the Dominican Republic during the Spanish Inquisition. It tells the story of a Jewish family and things that the Inquisition force them to do. It also shows how faith in God was a must for the main character, Isabel. The story is written with a lot of speech from that time and a lot of unknown, to me, words, but there is a word list in the back of the book. This word list is very helpful and makes this book a great learning experience also. The characters are well developed and the story flows smoothly. It kept my interest and I finished this book faster than most books because I did not want to quit reading. I fell asleep reading this book more than once, not because I was bored but because of the late hour I had stayed up reading. I highly recommend this book. You won't be disappointed. This book was given me in exchange for my honest review. (

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"Bambola (Rebekah's Treasure) elevates a simple historical take into something transcendent, in this beautifully written novel about a young Jewish noblewoman, Isabel, who flees the Inquisition on Christopher Columbus's second voyage to the New World." Publishers Weekly starred review"But these plans they have laid out for me like an embroidered rug, showing me where my feet must travel, is to me an awful penance for sins I did not commit." IsabelSpain 1493: Isabel has broken her mother's heart by becoming a sincere convert to Christianity. But when she is noticed by Friar Alonso at La Casa Santa, the Holy House, she is forced to flee the Inquisition by entering into a loveless marriage and sailing with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. But all too soon Isabel is forced to struggle alone in her new life and new faith. With all the risks and hardships how is she to survive? And will she ever find love in this strange land? And what of the dangerous Enrique Vivar? Will his hidden agenda cost her her life?"Bambola's gift for storytelling in this work of historical fiction is noting short of remarkable." Sallie Yusko, pastor, founder of Women of Worth and Destiny, conference speaker and writer"In her historical novel, The Salt Covenants, Sylvia Bambola paints a masterpiece with words." Micki Sorbello, artist and free lance writer

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