{"product_id":"what-they-said-about-luisa-paperback","title":"What They Said about Luisa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Rummel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting tale of the complex and fascinating life of Luisa Abrego of Seville, an emancipated woman who forges a new future for herself in colonial Mexico and gets caught in the Spanish Inquisition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuisa Abrego, an enslaved woman in Seville, is impregnated by her master, then set free upon his death. With limited options for her future, Luisa agrees to marry a white man who wants to take her with him to Mexico, even though it means leaving her infant son behind in the care of nuns. The couple set off on a dangerous sea voyage and a perilous trek across unconquered territory, and when the settlers' caravan is attacked by Indigenous warriors, Luisa is forced to kill a man in self-defence. Years later, still wracked with guilt and convinced she must atone for her sin, Luisa confesses to having made a promise of marriage to another man long before, in Spain. By the laws of the church this makes her a bigamist, a criminal who must be tried by the fearsome Inquisition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on sixteenth-century trial records of the real Luisa, this novel is not just one woman's life in fragments but a carefully researched imagining, told in the vivid, distinct voices of the Europeans who came into contact with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErika Rummel\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto. She has published numerous books on Renaissance history and is the author of nine historical novels. A recipient of the prestigious Getty fellowship and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Renaissance Society of America, she divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694207144032,"sku":"9781459752771","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/e5d2f38419c040ea17b040ed3b2f5ff8.webp?v=1775825498","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/what-they-said-about-luisa-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}