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The Silver Candlesticks: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition

The Silver Candlesticks: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition

Chavez, Linda

Paperback

General FictionHistorical Fiction

Publisher Price: $22.99

ISBN13: 9798888454978
Publisher: Wicked Son
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.35 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
Guiomar's life and love are upended when she learns her family are secret Jews living in the shadow of the Grand Inquisitor's dungeons.

The Silver Candlesticks is the story of a young woman who learns her family is Jewish just as the Spanish Inquisition grips Sevilla. A new Inquisitor, Padre Ignacio Dominguez, has come to town to ferret out the secret Jews who remain in Spain one hundred years after the Edict of Expulsion forced most to leave or convert.

Guiomar's mother Benita is dying when she reveals the family's secret to her daughter, giving her a pair of Sabbath candlesticks that have been in the family for generations. The news is unwelcome, not just because of the inherent danger, but because it means Guiomar will not be allowed to marry José Marcos Herrera, a man as feckless as he is handsome. Instead, her parents have arranged for her to marry into an Old Catholic family they hope will protect her from the Inquisition--but Guiomar does not love Francisco Armijo, a candlemaker who is beneath her status.

When Francisco leaves on a mission to Mejico after the birth of their second child, Guiomar finds herself friendless and unprotected from the growing suspicions of Padre Dominguez. She leans on her servant Esperanza and her godfather Don Enrique Gomez as the Inquisitor tightens his hold.

At the heart of the novel is a story of budding faith in the shadow of a terrible persecution. It is also a story of love and friendship--Guiomar's growing love for Francisco and her friendship for Esperanza, a woman whose own tragedies and strength in overcoming them guide Guiomar.

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