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The Forgetting River

The Forgetting River

Author(s): Doreen Carvajal

Location(s): Arcos de la Frontera

Genre(s): Biography

Era(s): Modern looking back

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The Forgetting River chronicles Carvajal’s quest to find out the truth about her family’s history. A practising Catholic the author had a sense there was a more complex element to the life of her family. She discovered her Jewish lineage and how some members continued to the present day to practise their faith covertly. In her quest to find out more she relocated to Andalucia, a series of related articles that build into a full picture.

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Just gorgeous descriptions of places and the people, and combine it with the research and writing, this is just a wonderful book – Sara X –

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