Title : The House of Memory - Lucia Graves - Book
Summary :
The House of Memory depicts a fascinating and crucial moment in our history: in 1492, by royal decree, the Jews of Spain who refused to convert to Catholicism were forced into exile. Lucia Graves recounts the separation thus imposed on two lovers: Vidal Ruben, who belonged to a Jewish family that decided to stay and convert, and Alba de Porta, whose close relatives opted for exile. It is the latter, the main character of the story, who, in the twilight of her life, tells her granddaughter her whole story. "Here you are at last, Alba Simha. Come near me, and listen carefully to what I have to say. I have little time left, but please don't cry. I can't bear it when people cry. And don't try to contradict me, as your mother does: I am over eighty years old, I have had a full life, more blessed than most. Listen to me carefully, Alba Simha. I need to tell my story, and who better to hear it than you? It is not only because you are my granddaughter that you bear my name. Other mysterious affinities bind us, and you are the only one I can trust to repeat my words—if you ever wish to do so—without distorting the truth to suit the opinion of others. [...]. It was the third day of Iyyar in the year 5252, in other words the last day April of the year 1492 of the Christian era. A groundswell was rising, which was about to burst the calm waters of our daily life, and in all the kingdoms of Spain things were being plotted with terrible consequences for all the Jews who lived there. I see all this clearly now, but at the time I did not fully understand it - perhaps I did not want to understand it? At sixteen, it is very difficult to believe in the forces of evil, all the more difficult when one experiences the first dazzling flash of love, and when this love is shared, as was the case for me.
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