{"product_id":"the-forgetting-river-a-modern-tale-of-survival-identity-and-the-inquisition-paperback","title":"The Forgetting River: A Modern Tale of Survival, Identity, and the Inquisition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoreen Carvajal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unexpected and moving story of an American journalist who works to uncover her family's long-buried Jewish ancestry in Spain. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised a Catholic in California, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist Doreen Carvajal is shocked when she discovers that her background may actually be connected to \u003ci\u003econversos \u003c\/i\u003efrom Inquisition-era Spain: Jews who were forced to renounce their faith and convert to Christianity or face torture and death. With vivid childhood memories of Sunday sermons, catechism, and the rosary, Carvajal travels to the centuries-old Andalucian town of Arcos de la Frontera, to investigate her lineage and recover her family's original religious heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Arcos, Carvajal comes to realize that fear remains a legacy of the Inquisition along with the cryptic messages left by its victims. Back at her childhood home in California, she uncovers papers documenting a family of Carvajals who were burned at the stake in the 16th-century territory of Mexico. Could the author's family history be linked to the hidden history of Arcos? And could the unfortunate Carvajals have been her ancestors? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she strives to find proof that her family had been forced to convert to Christianity six hundred years ago, Carvajal comes to understand that the past flows like a river through time--and that while the truth might be submerged, it is never truly lost.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoreen Carvajal\u003c\/b\u003e is a Paris-based reporter for the\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a senior writer for the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e covering European issues. She has more than 25 years of journalism experience covering a broad range of subjects, from politics and immigration to book publishing and the media. She lives with her family near Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633633161523,"sku":"9781594631528","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iKawx_t6-A9781594631528.webp?v=1762228457","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-forgetting-river-a-modern-tale-of-survival-identity-and-the-inquisition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}