Days of Awe

By Achy Obejas

Subjects: Amerikanisches Englisch, Fiction, sagas, Large type books, Criticism and interpretation, Cuban American families, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, Roman, Fiction, Cuban Americans, Cuban American women, Lesbians, LGBTQ novels, Cuban americans, fiction

Description: Growing up in Chicago, Alejandra San Jose, a Cuban refugee, becomes an interpreter and travels back to Cuba where she discovers that her family is actually conversos, Jews who converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition, and embarks on a remarkable journey to the past to discover the truth about her ancestors. 25,000 first printing.