Under the Inquisition: An Experience Relived [Paperback]

Linda Tarazi (Author), Jess Stern (Author), Frank DeMarco (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

In the mid-1970s, regression therapist Linda Tarazi was introduced to L.D., who gave a detailed description of her life in Spain during the Inquisition. Casting the account in narrative form, replete with 130 footnotes, Tarazi describes L.D.'s life during that time and captures the woman's emotional state in a story that reads like a steamy romance novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 679 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Pub Co Inc (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571740589
• ISBN-13: 978-1571740588
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,668,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate choice of format, November 20, 2002

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This review is from: Under the Inquisition: An Experience Relived (Paperback)

I sympathize with those who couldn't finish this. It's VERY unfortunate that the author chose the "historical novel" format because it effectively destroys what could have been a serious work by a serious researcher. "Antonia," our heroine, revealed under hypnosis back in the 1970s and 1980s a mass of details concerning a past life during the Spanish Inquisition. The author, who was the second hypnotherapist to work with Antonia, spent years (including trips to Spain) to verify the details. Some of these could be verified only in genuinely obscure, non-English sources and are quite amazing. The effort that the author put into this, and the seriousness of her research, are apparent in the Introduction and the End Notes -- which, unfortunately, are the only parts of the book that I found interesting. She says that she chose the "historical novel" format because the events as described in the hypnosis sessions were disjointed and she didn't want to bore us with a series of verbatim transcripts as in The Search for Bridey Murphy. Unfortunately (I seem to be over-using that word), verbatim transcripts can be RIVETING while this reads like an inane Harlequin Romance (which I'm familiar with only because my wife was hooked on them until I told her I'd set fire to the house if she brought home one more; drastic problems call for drastic solutions). Anyway, if you can force yourself to wade through this, you can be assured that it's based on serious research and could have been a lot better. It reminds me of Mark Twain's comment about composer Richard Wagner: "Wagner's music is really a lot better than it sounds." Unfortunately, ...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance/Action/Adventure/Horror all in one!, October 2, 2008

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RByte (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under the Inquisition: An Experience Relived (Paperback)

I have bought many books off of amazon but have never felt fully compelled to write a review, this is the first case. This book sucked me in from the first chapter and I found it very hard to put down even though it was so late I could barely keep my eyes open. The story feels different to other stories, the attention to detail really makes you feel like you are there, or that the author was actually there witnessing everything that happened to this main character. I must admit that I am a believer myself in past lives and this is one of the most convincing cases that I have ever read! I didn't even need any convincing with the 3 year research that was done to validate all the tiny facts, I believed it just from reading it. With that said though whether you believe in past lives or not that should not deter you from reading this amazing adventure story that will keep you at the edge of your seat, and even having you holding your breath at some points. My only warning is that there is some parts in the story that are not for the faint-hearted and are explained in great detail. Overall, the best way I can summarize this book is that its an epic romantic/action/adventure/horror tale all rolled into one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic tale of the Inquisition, June 15, 2008

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Marianne Lucas "mlucas" (Port Saint Lucie, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under the Inquisition: An Experience Relived (Paperback)

Whether or not you believe in reincarnation, it's a fantastic tale of what life might have been like during the Inquisition. Totally spell-bound by the tale.