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Incantation - Alice Hoffman
Incantation
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Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When... show more
Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences.Infused with the rich context of history and faith, in her most profoundly moving work to date, Alice Hoffman's first historical novel is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780316154284 (0316154288)
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
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BubblegumBooks
BubblegumBooks rated it
4.0 Incantation by Alice Hoffman
This is a magical piece of historical-fiction. This is the story of Estrella, a normal-in-every-way Spanish teenager in the 1500's. Her world shatters quite suddenly when the inquisition starts, and she learns that she is a Marrano- She comes from a family of Jews who converted to Christianity and p...
Joanne12
Joanne12 rated it
3.0 Incantation
Incantation is a quick read about the Spanish Inquisition in Spain. I enjoy and dislike reading books like this. I enjoy the history that is told in the book, the characters and how they overcome such horrible times. I dislike the evil of the people in charge. When I read about how they tortured and...
madbkwm
madbkwm rated it
So I wasn't convinced this was the Spanish Inquisition. I mean, clearly, that is when it is supposed to be set, but something about the language and the freedom enjoyed by Estrella and Catalina just didn't feel like 1500s to me. The language was also just too flippant.That said, it was certainly a...
A Book Lover's Ramblings
A Book Lover's Ramblings rated it
4.0
This book was really good. Will post a full review later.
ACrazyNightOwl
ACrazyNightOwl rated it
3.0 Incantation
a nice book about backstabbing friends
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