Incantation

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About this book

Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences.Infused with the rich context of history and faith, in her most profoundly moving work to date, Alice Hoffman's first historical novel is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance.

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3.9/5 · 9337 readers · 166 pages · ≈ 3 h 04 m · Easy

How long does it take to read Incantation?

About ≈ 3 h 04 m — 166 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mIncantation~3 h 04 m

How many pages is Incantation?

166 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Incantation166

What genre is Incantation?

It sits on the Young Adult, Fiction shelves.

Is Incantation in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Incantation?

Alice Hoffman (1952–0).

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