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The Marranos

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THE MARRANOS is a wonderful book that integrates history with a page-turning love story. Through historical fiction, a family struggles to survive in Spain during the Inquisition. The Jews must live in secret and the depth of the secrets seem to go on and on. I would highly recommend it.

This is a book that should still be found on book store shelves! A young woman who always considered herself of the "Old Christian" faith discovers she has Jewish roots. This is a terrible secret to hide in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition in the 17th century. When she falls in love with a man whose goal is to rise to a high position in the Catholic church, she must keep her secret from him in order to continue their relationship, but unbeknownst to her, he is on a secret mission on behalf of the Jews. She herself is working on an underground operation for the Jews as she presents her "Christian" side right within the court of the womanizing King Philip. I was very enmeshed with the intrigue, secrets, romance, and Inquisitional horror of this book. Besides entertaining, it was also very educational.

Oh, this book should be in print. It is a great educator and a great tale...it brings to life medieval spain in general in a way that is absorbing, visceral, and quite well-researched, in addition to highlighting a very important and tragically romantic episode of human life. This book teaches us about who we are as a species and it ought not be lost to future generations. Fun and saucy while historical and very thought provoking.

It is sad that this book is out of print. It is a wonderful tale of love while at the same time suspenseful and educating. It is set in Spain during the Inquisition and tells the fabulous story of a Jewish woman of high profile and a catholic priest who fall in love with each other despite the adverse circumstances.

I wish Liliane Webb had written more books, but as far as I know, this is the only one.

This was an excellent novel concerning the Jews and Muslims in Spain in the 1600's. It details how Jews and Muslims were considerd heretics so they had to keep their religious views completely secret. The penalty was that if discovered they ran the risk of being burnt at the stake. It tells how many of these people were considered new Christians and how they had to go to Church and demonstrate that they were indeed Christians. Included with this was a love story and also it revolves around a family that was wealthy and considered new Christians although they maintained their Jewish identity in secret.
Well recommended.

I was pleased to recieve this book. It came in a timely fashion and in great condition. i would gladly buy from this seller aganin.