- Mass Market Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Medallion; 1 edition (Oct 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932815848
- ISBN-13: 978-1932815849
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 11.2 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #765,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Set in 15th-century Spain, this tale follows a young woman as she attempts to avoid persecution from the Inquisition, only to be confronted by her past and the danger it brings with it.  Young Teresa had no idea that her grandfather was tortured and killed as Jewish heretic, for right after her birth she was sent to a convent with her mother`s prayer that her Jewish heritage remain hidden forever. A twist of fate soon brings Teresa into the home of a former Jew, whose son not only knows of her past but puts her in a very dangerous position. Accused of being a witch, Teresa soon finds herself questioning her ability to escape her destiny.
About the Author
Mary Ann Mitchell has published many short stories in a number of magazines and anthologies. Her book Drawn to the Grave won an International Horror Guild Award and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. Her other books include In the Name of the Vampire, Siren's Call, and The Witch.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Cracktastic,
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This review is from: Street of Death (Mass Market Paperback)
The horror genre seems to be vastly dominated by paranormal stories involving ghosts, vampires, or sometimes unexplained bumps in the night as well as the classic mystery/thriller. Sometimes both in one book. Street of Death was a nice change of pace, a beautifully gothic tale of a young woman with a knack for unearthing peoples' horrible secrets. If Jane Eyre had been set in the terror of the Spanish Inquisition instead of rural Victorian England, it might have turned out a lot like this.
I have to say, whoever wrote the teaser on the back of the book gets a big FAIL. In eleven sentences, they manage to simultaneously make wrong/misleading statements and give away major plot points close to the end of the book. So kudos to the person who had the creative genius to screw such a brief synopsis up in two completely different ways. If anyone finds themself at all interested in reading this book, do yourself a favour and ignore the back cover, at least until you've finished. Street of Death is not for the faint of heart. I don't think I've used the words "dark" and "gothic" enough to fully describe how well they fit. All the nasty pieces are in here, secrets (mostly) from the past: incest, murder, torture, rape... something for everyone! There's nothing explicit here, but they're all significant plot-wise. And you know what? I absolutely could not put it down. I devoured the thing, eager to find out how all these secrets fit in together. The tone and beautiful phrasing drew me in, and the slow reveal of what exactly had happened (and was still happening, in some cases) in the family had me finally turning the last page at 4am. Morning was painful, but I didn't care, because this book must have been printed on pages made of crack, it was so addictive.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Ugh.,
By Tara - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Street of Death (Mass Market Paperback)
At first, this was decent.. The Spanish Inquistion is going on, Teresa is leaving a convent to care for an elderly man, and tons of sinister characters are introduced. Then it starts going downhill.
The sinister characters are unlikeable and vile. They are all jealous, cruel, vindictive, having sexual relations with their brother or sister, wanting to have sexual relations with their brother or sister, or sexually molesting young girls. Meanwhile, the Inquistion is eyeing this household of sinister people (who I add are constantly bickering with each other) because the head of the household used to be Jewish. All the money in the world could not protect the Jews for long during the Inquistion. And that's that. The only reason it doesn't get a one star is because I was interested in Teresa enough to keep reading. But I didn't like it or the way it turned out. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
insightful look at the Spanish Inquisition,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Street of Death (Mass Market Paperback)
Late in the fifteenth century in Spain everyone fears the Inquisitor, whose Papal direction is to root out heretics and Jews, but never allow blood to flow. Many Jews convert to Christianity to avoid torture, but practice their secret religion inside their homes; if outed they are tortured until they confess. Susana Diego's lover reported to the authorities that her father was still a Jew so he was burned at the stake and though she lived to give birth to a daughter had her skull nailed to her home to warn others from going down the wrong path.
Susana's daughter Teresa, unaware of her Jewish heritage, was born at a convent and raised by the sisters. Considered a healer Teresa is sent to the Velez home on the "STREET OF DEATH" to care for the dying wealthy patriarch Roberto, a converted former Jew. His son Luis does not want her in their home at first, but soon finds himself attracted to her courage. As they fall in love, Luis continues to try to learn the fate of a servant Catrin, taken by the Inquisitor. However, family secrets by their parental generation begins to surface placing both in danger as Teresa is accused of witchcraft and Luis of Jewish heresy. The haunting atmosphere of the Velez home located on the aptly named STREET OF DEATH ironically brings to life the Spanish Inquisition in which loyalty was a commodity not to trust. The family secrets provide fascinating twists that add depth so that the audience fully understands the plights of Jews in fifteenth century Spain; for instance why Luis' mother is buried where she is. Although Luis' conversion from disdain to desire seems a stretch, Mary Ann Mitchell paints a dark picture of what mankind did in medieval times and still does to one another in the name of God. Harriet Klausner |
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