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An engrossing story set in late 15th century Toledo during the Spanish Inquisition. The author does a fine job with historical detail creating a vivid sense of time and place, but the characters could have used a bit more depth and the plot was often predictable.
Sweet and simple story, easy read for a summer night.
[review copy from NetgalleyOriginally published here: http://irisonbooks.com/2012/05/01/the-last-song-by-eva-wiseman/]I have always found Spain at the time of the Reconquista a fascinating subject. There is something so fascinating about a society in which Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived togethe...
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog!2.5 out of 5 When I first came upon Eva Wiseman's novel about 15th century Spain, it sounded like it had everything going for it: an intrepid and conflicted main character, an infamous villain for the ages, an often-ignored but compelling event in history -...
A powerful fictionalized account of the the last "blood libel" trial in Europe. A revealing portrait of anti-Semitism in late 19th century eastern Europe.