A review by marypboa
Granada by Radwa Ashour

4.0

While visiting Granada, this novel about an Arab family living in the Albaicin district at the time of the Catholic conquest of Granada in 1492 seemed like the perfect read. Very strong on historical detail, it was really shocking to learn how the Muslim families were treated and how politics has always affected whole communities. In Granada the Arabs’ books were burned and they were forced to convert and change their names. The first book in the trilogy had some fantastic characters that one really cared about but sadly I found the later two books less well plotted and rather rambling.