by Toti Martínez de Lezea · Erein Argitaletxea, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491097563
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The Jewish presence in our lands for centuries is a real fact, often ignored, of which hardly any traces remain. The unjust expulsion of the Sephardic communities in 1492 erased the memory of their existence among us, as well as their scientific, economic, and cultural contribution. Even so, more remained in their places of birth than those who left for exile. This novel tells the story of two families, one Jewish and the other Christian, related to each other and with a common past. The physician David and his children, also doctors, Jonas and Pedro, wives, children, grandchildren, friends, and enemies recreate the fresco of a harsh era that led many to a conversion, forced or not, and that deeply marks the lives of the Sahadia and the Sanchez de Bilbao families in 15th-century Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Esperanza Martínez de Lezea García is a Spanish writer who writes both in Spanish and Basque. She is a certified translator in French, English and German. She is also a television presenter and actor; she is one of the founders of the Kukubiltxo theatre company.
