Spain had been one of the worlds most tolerant societies for eight hundred years, but that way of life was wiped out by the Inquisition. Isabels family feels safe from the terrors, torture, and burnings. After all, her father is a respected physician in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. Isabel was raised as a Catholic and doesnt know that her familys Jewish roots may be a death sentence. When her father is arrested by Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, she makes a desperate plan to save his life and her own.Once again, master storyteller Eva Wiseman brings history to life in this riveting and tragic novel.

 

This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Sydney Taylor Book Award. It was recognised in the YA category by the Young Adult Canadian Book Award.

There are 228 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Tundra Books .