The ghost of Hannah Mendes
Subtitle: a novel
By: Naomi Ragen.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Nasi, Gracia, ca. 1510-1569 -- Family -- Fiction.; Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.; Grandparent and child -- Fiction.; Americans -- Europe -- Fiction.; Jewish families -- Fiction.; Terminally ill -- Fiction.; Sephardim -- Fiction.; Europe -- Fiction.
Description: A novel on 16th century Jews who escaped the Spanish Inquisition by converting to Christianity. It is told through the eyes of two New York sisters, researching their roots in Europe to please their dying grandmother. In the process, the women discover their heritage and each finds love with a man.