Beyond the Ghetto Gates
Paperback 456 pages English April 07, 2020
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When French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona, freeing the city's Jews from their repressive ghetto, it unleashes a whirlwind of progressivism and brutal backlash as two very different cultures collide. Mirelle, a young Jewish maiden, must choose between her duty--an arranged marriage to a wealthy Jewish merchant--and her love for a dashing French Catholic soldier. Meanwhile, Francesca, a devout Catholic, must decide if she will honor her marriage vows to an abusive and murderous husband when he enmeshes their family in the theft of a miracle portrait of the Madonna. Set during the turbulent days of Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaign (1796-97), Beyond the Ghetto Gates is both a cautionary tale for our present moment, with its rising tide of anti-Semitism, and a story of hope--a reminder of a time in history when men and women of conflicting faiths were able to reconcile their prejudices in the face of a rapidly changing world.
- Author:
- Michelle Cameron
- Publisher:
- She Writes Press
- Publication Date:
- April 07, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 456 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1631528505
- ISBN-13:
- 9781631528507