Incantation by Alice Hoffman

I'm not sure how to describe this book. I enjoyed learning from the historical aspects of the book, but it was a little too mystical for my tastes.

The book gives you a glimpse into life during the Spanish Inquisition in Spain during the early 1500s. At that time in Spain, if you were not Catholic, you often faced imprisonment or even death. The Jews in this story were involved in a mystical variation of Judaism.

Genre: historical fiction

Topics: Spanish Inquisition, prejudice, Marranos, friends, religious views, family, love, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, mysticism, Kabbalah

Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 2.5 of 5 (For readers who like poetic/expresive books, you'll likely enjoy it...it has been given very high reviews by many reviewers and is on several Best Books lists.)

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