The Hand of Fatima by Ildefonso Falcones

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. The Hand of Fatima Author/Guide: Ildefonso Falcones Why a Booktrail 1564: After years of Christian oppression, the Moors of Granada want revenge ISBN: 978-0552776462 Genre: Fiction, Historical Comment Share this: What you need to know before your trail 1564, the Kingdom of Granada. Ildefonso Falcones is a lawyer and internationally bestselling and award-winning author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Hand of Fatima. But his stepfather accuses Hernando of Christian sympathies and condemns him to slavery.

In despair, he embarks on a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity.Ī breath-taking epic of good and evil, of love and hate, of dreams dashed and hopes regained, Ildefonso Falcones' story of the Arab-Christian conflict brims with historical detail and unforgettable characters and reflects the author's celebrated passion for rich historical detail and his flair for story-telling. When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. Then news reaches Hernando that Fatima has been murdered. When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. Despised by the townsfolk and by his own stepfather for his 'tainted' heritage, he is banished to live in the stables and becomes an expert muleteer. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms against their masters and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.Ĭaught in the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman who was raped by a Christian priest.

La historia de un joven atrapado entre dos religiones y dos amores, en busca de su libertad y la. Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose.ġ564, the Kingdom of Granada. En la opulenta Córdoba de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, un joven morisco, desgarrado entre dos culturas y dos amores, inicia una ardiente lucha por la tolerancia religiosa y los derechos de su pueblo.

The Hand of Fatima by Ildefonso Falcones