Exile of Doubt (Paperback)

Hal Reames

ISBN 10: 1517701295 / ISBN 13: 9781517701291

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

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Paperback. This work of historical fiction begins in the year 1492 when a Jewish navigator, a Muslim soldier, and a Christian winemaker find themselves sharing a prison cell, each charged with a different crime: the Jew as commited heresy by teaching that planets revolve around the sun; Ferdinand and Isabella are expelling Muslims; and to protect his daughter, the Christian vintner has killed a monk, the Grand Inquisitor's squire. To escape the Spanish Inquisition all three accept assignment as crew on a risky search for a western route to the Orient aboard one of Christopher Columbus' ships. But the vintner jumps ship and begins a long trek to rejoin his wife and daughter. The Grand Inquisitor finds himself intrigued by the Navigator's thinking about astronomy and jerks awake one night with suspicions that the vinter may also have been infected by the curiosity and questioning of his Jewish cellmate. He decides to find out. Meanwhile, the non-Christians dare not return to Spain where the Muslim's religion and the Jew's doubts about all beliefs are fatal. Seeking a permanent home in Portugal for himself and his Muslim friend, the navigator manipulates King Joao to renogiate the line that divides the New World between Portugal and Spain. But their welcome in Portugal dies with King Joao, and they must find a home elsewhere, so they hatch a plan to arrange their own banishment to what is now Brazil where they encounter a new culture of belief. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exile of Doubt (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1517701295
• ISBN 13: 9781517701291
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This work of historical fiction begins in the year 1492 when a Jewish navigator, a Muslim soldier, and a Christian winemaker find themselves sharing a prison cell, each charged with a different crime: the Jew as commited heresy by teaching that planets revolve around the sun; Ferdinand and Isabella are expelling Muslims; and to protect his daughter, the Christian vintner has killed a monk, the Grand Inquisitor's squire. To escape the Spanish Inquisition all three accept assignment as crew on a risky search for a western route to the Orient aboard one of Christopher Columbus' ships. But the vintner jumps ship and begins a long trek to rejoin his wife and daughter. The Grand Inquisitor finds himself intrigued by the Navigator's thinking about astronomy and jerks awake one night with suspicions that the vinter may also have been infected by the curiosity and questioning of his Jewish cellmate. He decides to find out. Meanwhile, the non-Christians dare not return to Spain where the Muslim's religion and the Jew's doubts about all beliefs are fatal. Seeking a permanent home in Portugal for himself and his Muslim friend, the navigator manipulates King Joao to renogiate the line that divides the New World between Portugal and Spain. But their welcome in Portugal dies with King Joao, and they must find a home elsewhere, so they hatch a plan to arrange their own banishment to what is now Brazil where they encounter a new culture of belief.

About the Author

A clinical psychologist by training, the author began writing after a three-month trip to China in 1999 ("The Red Dragon Turns to Gold.") He has since written fiction, nonfiction, and fictionalized stories under various names. Having come of age in a nation divided by racism and the Vietnam War, he remains concerned about our national divisions, particularly over racism and wealth ("The Great Divide" and "To Kill the Other Half"). His latest historical novel concerns religious fundamentalism, takes place between the Spanish Inquisition and the settling of Brazil, and is titled "Exile of Doubt." Father to three children and grandfather to four, he and his wife divide their time between Austin, Texas, and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.