{"product_id":"against-the-inquisition-marcos-aguinis-9781503949263","title":"Against the Inquisition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] stirring song of freedom.\" --Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man's faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Perú, the City of Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Francisco's epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his father's indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcos Aguinis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503949265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503949263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 82","brand":"Marcos Aguinis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611759853823,"sku":"9781503949263","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5366ee5b-d882-4ed3-ac28-289bd49ed9d0.jpg?v=1764515890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/against-the-inquisition-marcos-aguinis-9781503949263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}