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April 9, 2025
This book felt quite dense at times, as did I for wanting a simpler format / diagrams to illustrate the key players across the different timelines / changing zones within Granada. Written excerpts from different contemporary sources bring the book alive. The epilogue brought the main points together in a pleasing conclusion.
December 28, 2023
Read another if her book (The Moors Last Stand) and loved both of them.
May 3, 2024
A solid and enjoyable read. In essence it consists of a series of case studies to illustrate its author's view that whilst Granada has had troubles bringing together its Islamic and Christian pasts, its physical space (as embodied by the Alhambra) allows it to flourish.
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August 21, 2024
This was a book packed with information about Granada and its history. It’s well written and researched. I want to read her other book on the Lead Books. She gives a summary of the situation in Lost Paradise. I had heard about them in a class I took in Granada several years ago but I had forgotten about it and at that time it wasn’t explained in detail. This is not a guide book—it is a good read but much more profound. I enjoyed every word of it and it has enlightened me about the Civil War in Granada, the moriscos and the Lead Books and Muslim royal and noblewomen’s property rights during the Islamic reign.
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