A review by orrantw
Granada by Radwa Ashour

4.0

Ashour gives a stunning account of several Muslim characters during the Spanish Inquisition in Granada. The city Granada is reflected in this historical fiction through the eyes of those who were forced to either convert or leave. Each of the characters is based on important historical situations at the time and become methods of personalising a historical narrative through their individual experiences. Many of the other reviews have mentioned the lack of general plot, disturbing situations or flat characters, but Ashour continues this series as a trilogy that reflects more on how politics can affect communities of people. Originally, the author was inspired to write the story through the events of the Gulf War and how those political policies changed the lives of many Muslims. This redefinition of an entire community of people is something that can be found through the history of Granada.

The book is short, and the other two versions haven't been published in English as of yet, but with history repeating itself in the form of political policies on an ever-increasing basis, it might be interesting to see the entire trilogy and how a modern public reacts to these books.