| By Light of Hidden Candles Contributor(s): Levy, Daniella (Author) |
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ISBN: 099105847X ISBN-13: 9780991058471 Publisher: Kasva Press LLC OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.97 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fiction. Young Adult. Jewish Studies. In a mud hut in the Jewish Quarter of 16th-century Fez, a dying woman hands her granddaughter a heavy gold ring--and an even heavier secret. Five hundred years later, Alma Ben-Ami journeys to Madrid to fulfill her ancestor's dying wish. She has recruited an unlikely research partner: Manuel Aguilar, a young Catholic Spaniard whose beloved priest always warned him about getting too friendly with Jews. As their quest takes them from Greenwich Village to the windswept mountain fortresses of southern Spain, their friendship deepens and threatens to cross boundaries sacred to them both; and what they finally discover in the Spanish archives will force them to confront the truth about who they are and what their faiths mean to them. At times humorous, at times deeply moving, this beautifully written and meticulously researched book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Inquisition-era Spain, Sephardic Jews, or falling in love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Levy, Daniella: - Daniella Levy is a mother of three, rabbi's wife, writer, translator, self-defense instructor, bridal counselor, black belt in karate, and certified medical clown--and she still can't decide what to be when she grows up. She is the author of Letters to Josep: An Introduction to Judaism, and her articles, short fiction, and poetry have been published in both English and Hebrew in popular and literary magazines such as Writer's Digest, Pnima Magazine, Reckoning, Newfound, Rathalla Review, and the Jewish Literary Journal, as well as online platforms such as Kveller, Aish.com, JWire, Ynet News, and Hevria, and in the international poetry collection Veils, Halos & Shackles. |