Carme Riera's new novel gets rounded-up with other historical fiction in today's USA TODAY!
"Set on the island of Majorca in Spain during the 17th century, this novel draws on a historical tragedy. Thirty-seven Jews were burned to death in the Spanish Inquisition after they attempted to flee by boat. Written by a professor of Spanish literature, In the Last Blue does an adequate job describing the various groups in conflict: the priests, the aristocrats, the informers, the government officials and the besieged, bewildered Jew who had been forced to convert to Catholicism. "
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