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The forgetting river a modern tale of survival, identity, and the Inquisition

Traces the author's research into her family story after discovering that her ancestors were forced to renounce their Jewish faith in Inquisition-era Spain, describing her visit to the centuries-old Andalusian down of Arcos de la Frontera, where modern locals remain haunted by memories of past trage...

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Main Author: Carvajal, Doreen
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2012.
Subjects:
Jews > Spain > Arcos de la Frontera.
Crypto-Jews > Spain > Arcos de la Frontera.
Marranos > Spain > Arcos de la Frontera.
Inquisition > Spain.
Arcos de la Frontera (Spain) > Description and travel.
Carvajal, Doreen > Travel.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ancient voices
  • Living on the brink
  • First impressions
  • La crisis
  • The quest
  • The enchantment of fear
  • A faithful Andalusian
  • An unfaithful Catholic
  • Sharp notes
  • Clues in the blood
  • Forbidden tastes
  • Pruning the tree
  • There is a season
  • El call
  • Saving voice
  • Return to the Ottoman Empire
  • A time to speak
  • Decoding defiance
  • Below the roses
  • Synagogue de Notre Dame
  • Between the voices
  • River's end
  • Cry of the stones
  • Final card.

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