Prisoner of the Inquisition

A thrilling adventure set during the Inquisition. Zarita is the daughter of a Spanish town magistrate and Saulo, the son of a beggar. Their fates intertwine irreversibly the day Zarita's mother dies giving birth to her brother and Saulo's father is unjustly killed due to the magistrate's poor judgment. Saulo, vowing revenge, becomes a seafarer, while Zarita must deal with her father's new wife – who will do anything to become the most powerful woman in the town. As their lives undergo severe changes, their conflicts are exacerbated by the presence of the Holy Inquisition, which threatens to cast a pall of torture and brutality over all of Spain. A plot filled with intrigue and betrayal amid the courts of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, and the rise of a sailor who would change world history: Christopher Columbus. • Theresa Breslin is also the author of The Medici Seal and The Nostradamus Prophecy, both published by Galera. • Theresa Breslin is a Carnegie Medal winner.