Days of Awe

Growing up in Chicago, Alejandra San Jose, a Cuban refugee, becomes an interpreter and travels back to Cuba where she discovers that her family is actually conversos, Jews who converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition, and embarks on a remarkable journey to the past to discover the truth about her ancestors. 25,000 first printing.

First sentence: Revolutions happen, I'm convinced, because intuition tells us we're meant for a greater world.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Editions

1

Pages

400

ISBN

9780345441546

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