The ghost of Hannah Mendes

Description:

A novel on 16th century Jews who escaped the Spanish Inquisition by converting to Christianity. It is told through the eyes of two New York sisters, researching their roots in Europe to please their dying grandmother. In the process, the women discover their heritage and each finds love with a man.

subjects: Jews,  Grandparent and child,  Sephardim,  Fiction,  Jewish families,  Terminally ill,  Americans,  Family

People: Gracia Nasi (ca. 1510-1569)

Places: Europe,  New York (State),  New York