Street of Death

by Mary Ann Mitchell

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.

Genres: Spain, Historical Fiction

396 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

As a child, Mary Ann Mitchell wrote short stories, essays, and poetry. When she was twelve she sent her short stories to the night editor of The Journal American, who encouraged her to send more. Her mother intercepted the letters and forbade her from writing. Seems some of the family’s dark secrets were oozing onto Mary Ann’s written pages. Her writing became secret and sporadic. Once she completed graduate school, she became a civil servant. Years later her husband asked her what her dream career would be. She quickly answered that she always wanted to be a novelist.

Reviews

[Edmund Lester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite it's cover and awful title this is not horror, although it is very dark. This is an historical novel set during the Spanish Inquisition and it is quite simply wonderful.

[Tara Chevrestt · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Michelle Breaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

More historical fiction. Less horror novel. But I like both types. I found this to be a jane eyre type novel I enjoyed it

[Crystal Joxertd · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't exactly what I expected. I wanted a haunted house type story and thats what I was told this book was about. Overall, it was alright. I didn't like how abrupt everything was. Character development was nowhere to be found.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

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