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266 pp.
| Delacorte |
October, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-385-32705-6$$15.95
(2)
YA
Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford.
This is a gritty, intense story of a highly charged relationship between Christopher Columbus and sixteen-year-old Esther, a Jewish refugee from the Inquisition who comes aboard the Santa MarÃa disguised as a Christian ship's boy named Pedro. Esther's helpless passion for the older man is convincingly nuanced; the fully realized setting, flavorful dialogue, and multiple intrigues are well executed.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2001