Description
Spanning over five hundred years, Pura Belpr? Award winner Ruth Behars epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life.
In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition, Benvenida and her family are banished from Spain for being Jewish. They journey by foot and by sea, eventually settling in Istanbul. Over four centuries later, in 1923, shortly after the Turkish war of independence, Reinas father disowns her for a small act of disobedience. He ships her away to live with an aunt in Cuba. In 1961, Reinas daughter, Alegra, is proud to be a brigadista, teaching literacy in the countryside. But soon Fidel Castros crackdowns force her to flee to Miami, leaving her parents behind. In 2003, Alegras daughter, Paloma, is fascinated by all the journeys that had to happen before she could be born. A keeper of memories, shes thrilled to learn more about her heritage on a trip to Spain, where she makes a momentous discovery.
Though many years and many seas separate these girls, they are united by their desire to belong and to matter, and by the haunting beauty they find in sad Spanish songsand each is lucky to stand on the shoulders of her courageous ancestors.
Author: Ruth Behar
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 05/20/2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.25lbs
ISBN: 9780593323427
Language: English
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