Details for our fifth "Twunch and Talk":

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
12:30PM-1:10PM EDT

We will be reading Mitchell James Kaplan's By Fire, By Water

Publisher's description: Luis de Santángel, chancellor to the court and longtime friend of the lusty King Ferdinand, has had enough of the Spanish Inquisition. As the power of Inquisitor General Tomás de Torquemada grows, so does the brutality of the Spanish church and the suspicion and paranoia it inspires. When a dear friend’s demise brings the violence close to home, Santángel is enraged and takes retribution into his own hands. But he is from a family of conversos, and his Jewish heritage makes him an easy target. As Santángel witnesses the horrific persecution of his loved ones, he begins slowly to reconnect with the Jewish faith his family left behind. Feeding his curiosity about his past is his growing love for Judith Migdal, a clever and beautiful Jewish woman navigating the mounting tensions in Granada. While he struggles to decide what his reputation is worth and what he can sacrifice, one man offers him a chance he thought he’d lost…the chance to hope for a better world. Christopher Columbus has plans to discover a route to paradise, and only Luis de Santángel can help him.
Within the dramatic story lies a subtle, insightful examination of the crisis of faith at the heart of the Spanish Inquisition. Irresolvable conflict rages within the conversos in By Fire, By Water, torn between the religion they left behind and the conversion meant to ensure their safety. In this story of love, God, faith, and torture, fifteenth-century Spain comes to dazzling, engrossing life.

Mitchell James Kaplan will be joining our discussion for this book!

What is a Twitter Book Club?

A twitter book club provides the opportunity for twitter users to engage in real time conversation about a particular, predetermined book. The "Twunch and Talk" aims to provide the tweeple with an opportunity to discuss Jewish interest titles with other interested readers electronically.

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And now the book club part...

So go out and get this month's book club title, read it, and join us for a conversation online! If you have something to say or a question to ask, feel free to jump in, and don't forget to include #JBCBook at the end of any tweet so that other participants can engage with you.

JBC Twitter Book Club Archive

Twitter Book Club #4 Info- Jennifer Gilmore's Something Red June 2, 2010

Twitter Book Club #3 Info- Dara Horn's All Other Nights April 27, 2010

Twitter Book Club #2 Info- Chris Bohjalian's Skeletons at the Feast February 25, 2010

Twitter Book Club #1 Info- Jonathan Tropper's This is Where I Leave You January 13, 2010