Review: The Alhambra Decree- Lilian Gafni



Are you a fan of Spanish fiction ? Love the history of Spain ? . This is also one of the first books for 2012 in the Go Indie RC . The Go Indie RC celebrates those small-published company authors and self-published authors.
Review: The Alhambra Decree - Book #1 Flower from Castile Trilogy - Lilian Gafni - October 2011
Are you looking for a historical adventure read ? One that sets itself apart from all the historical romances that we are bombarded with. Are you a fan of Spain and it's history and culture ?
If you answered YES , then this is the book for you as The Alhambra decree takes us back to July 1453 , then jumps to the main story in April 1491. As learnt from reading The Ahlambra Decree , in the 1400's Spain was under the influence of Catholicism which was interesting as I had no knowledge prior to Spain's history, so reading The Ahlambra Decree was an eye-opener.
The novel surrounds Isabella Obrigon, a rich and beautiful young girl. Born into a world of money, wealth and privilege - she enjoys life and everything handed to her . Unfortunately though, as Isabella gets older she will soon discover that she shouldn't have taken her life for granted when it's discovered that a dark secret surrounds her birth and the truth about her parental line . Soon she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of adventure and danger between two powerful nations, trapped between two faiths and two kinds of people.
In order to survive , Isabella must make a choice - one that will change the course of her life forever- to follow her heart and join the lesser wealthy of the two peoples or to live her life of luxury and wealth and live with the knowledge of lies. The other part of the novel that I enjoyed was the talk of discoverer Christopher Columbus as he was the discoverer of New Zealand we're I live and The Ahlambra Decree featured the builf-up of his dreams and how he achieved the means to discover the world and all the little countries inside it.
The Ahlambra Decree is a nice read that fans of Historical Fiction will enjoy.


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