The Last Song

Eva Wiseman

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Tundra Books
15 April 2012

Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

Eva Wiseman is an award-winning, critically acclaimed young adult author, whose books are of particular interest to the jewish community.

She writes heart-wrenching stories about the individual experiences of jewish children, whose stories encompass a broader historic context.

Spain had been one of the world's most tolerant societies for eight hundred years, but that way of life was wiped out by the Inquisition. Isabel's family feels safe from the terrors, torture, and burnings. After all, her father is a respected physician in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. Isabel was raised as a Catholic and doesn't know that her family's Jewish roots may be a death sentence. When her father is arrested by Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, she makes a desperate plan to save his life - and her own.

Once again, master storyteller Eva Wiseman brings history to life in this riveting and tragic novel.

By: Eva Wiseman
Imprint: Tundra Books
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 323g
ISBN: 9780887769795
ISBN 10: 0887769799
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 15 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hungarian-born novelist Eva Wiseman has received numerous prizes, including the McNally Robinson Books for Young People Award for My Canary Yellow Star. That novel and A Place Not Home were selected for the New York Public Library's annual Best Books for the Teen Age list. Kanada was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and as the winner of the prestigious Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. Eva Wiseman is the mother of two and lives in Winnipeg with her husband.

Reviews for The Last Song

With spies and informers on all sides, the story builds to a gripping climax... readers will easily be caught by the young girl's personal heartbreak and conflict and will want to find out more. <br>-- Booklist <br><br> The Last Song , is sure to garner the same critical attention as her previous novels for its rhythmic and lyrical prose and lush descriptions of setting that cement the reader in the sights and sounds of Medieval Spain and the harsh brutalities of the Spanish Inquisition.... Isabel is a strong and insightful character whose voice will resonate with readers as she lingers long after one has finished reading. <br>-- Canadian Children's Book News