Purity of Blood Paperback - 2006
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
A desperate father hires Alatriste to rescue his daughter from a convent where a powerful priest is said to be using the girl as his personal concubine. Soon Alatriste discovers that he has become part of a religious and political conspiracy that leads all the way to the highest levels of the Inquisition.
Summary
Captain Alatriste, Madrids most charismatic swashbuckler, returns in Perez-Revertes acclaimed international bestseller. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priests concubine. The girls father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the mans family is not of pure blood and is, in fact, of Jewish descentwhich will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition. A literary thriller that delivers adventure and rich historical detail, Purity of Blood captivates to the final page.
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- Title Purity of Blood
- Author Arturo Perez-Reverte
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-12-01
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780452287983 / 0452287987
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.36 x 0.65 in (20.37 x 13.61 x 1.65 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Thrilling. (Entertainment Weekly)
High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas. (Los Angeles Times Book Review)
Citations
- New York Times, 12/17/2006, Page 28
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