novel2018
The Rose of Zaragoza
PublisherActes Sud
Pages192
Year2018
ISBN978-2-330-11996-6
Synopsis
Zaragoza, 1485. While Torquemada attempts to establish his reign of terror, a man with crude manners penetrates the milieu of 'conversos' who are urgently seeking to flee. Angel de la Cruz, a 'familiar' (informant for the highest bidder) and artist, crosses paths with Léa, daughter of noble Ménassé de Montesa. In the darkness that the Inquisition casts over Spain, Raphaël Jerusalmy unfolds the shadowy ballet between these two, in a double-bottomed setting where everyone plays for their life.
Excerpt
Zaragoza, 1485. In the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, an unlikely encounter takes place between Angel de la Cruz, a mercenary for hire, and a small group of upper bourgeois converts in danger, including the young Léa.