A sweeping novel of
15th-century Spain explores the forgotten women
of the Spanish Inquisition
In 1492, Amalia Riba sits in an empty room, waiting for
soldiers to take her away. A converso forced to hide
her religion from the outside world, She is the last in a
long line of Jewish mapmakers, whose services to the court
were so valuable that their religion had been tolerated by
Muslims and Christians alike.
But times have changed. When King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella conquer Granada, the last holdout of Muslim rule in
Spain, they issue an order expelling all Jews who refused to
convert to Christianity. As Amalia looks back on her
eventful life, we witness history in the making—the
bustling court of Henry the Navigator, great discoveries in
science and art, the fall of Muslim Granada, the horrors of
the Spanish Inquisition. And we watch as Amalia decides
whether to relinquish what's left of her true self, or risk
her life preserving it.
Exploring an under-published period in history, The
Mapmaker's Daughteris a sweeping saga of
faith, family and identity that shows how the past shapes
our map of life.
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