Books written by Cambria Gordon
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Cambria Gordon’s ‘The Poetry of Secrets’ Explores the Terrors of the Spanish Inquisition Through the Lens of Star-Crossed Lovers
Reviewed By Maria Chance Jun 8th, 2022 2:20 pm
When we begin Cambria Gordon’s The Poetry of Secrets, the year is 1481, and Isabel is the oldest daughter of the Perez family, which consists of her two parents, grandmother and her sister, Beatriz. They reside in Trujillo, Spain where they’re known as conversos, meaning “converted ones,” one of the more civilized terms for Spanish Muslims and Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity during the time of the Spanish Inquisition. At this time, there’s only one option for Jews who refuses to...