![]() ![]() ![]() Into this turbulent scene step a unique combination of strong-willed characters, brought to life with stunning realism by award-winning novelist Newton Frohlich.Ĭristoforo Colombo, ingenious sailor and explorer with one foot in the Jewish world and one in the Christian, is determined to reach the East via the West-if only he can find a way to finance his voyage. The Muslim world was struggling to keep the West in an economic vise, the Christian world was fighting back against their control of its trade routes, and the Jews were caught in the middle tortured if they assimilated, expelled or killed if they clung to their heritage. It was the time of the Inquisition a time of torture, betrayal, and unexpected courage. ![]() Fifteenth-century Spain was a terrifying place. ![]()
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