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The Forgetting River: A Modern Tale Of Survival, Identity, And The Inquisition (2012)

by Doreen Carvajal(Favorite Author)

3.21 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1594487391 (ISBN13: 9781594487392)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Riverhead

review 1: I was very excited when a friend mentioned this book about "hidden Jews". However, I couldn't enjoy the book because it needs a lot of editing. In addition, there was hardly any mention of how the author found out about her roots. On the other hand, too much about the town of Arcos in Spain, where her family was originally from (present day Arcos) and too much scattered information that did not seem to be relevant.
review 2: I was mildly disappointed in this book. Having read the great reviews, I was expecting much more. The premise is that the author suspects she may be the descendent of converso Jews and I was expecting a much deeper exploration of who the converso Jews were and their place in history. There are long descriptions of the residents of the Spani... moresh village where the author has a summer home and not that much on her quest for her converso Jew roots. less

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