Irina by Philip Warren
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Overview: Irina’s story begins in what should have been a quiet period in Europe’s turbulent history, but in 1378’s Poznan, Poland, her life turns upside down when her family disowns her because of an unexpected pregnancy by the son of a wealthy Jewish merchant where Irina had been sent to work as a servant. The Joselewicz family, including their son who loved her, could not welcome Irina because as Jews, they were blamed for the latest visitation of the Black Death, and burned alive for their faith–and their wealth.
Completely alone, this young peasant girl must find her way in a world ruled by the church and dominated by men. In saving herself, she makes unyielding enemies willing to do everything possible to expose her secret, even to the point of murdering her and her unborn child.
How Irina escapes the plague on a journey across Europe, how she comes to understand the God she believed let her down, and how she becomes a member of French nobility is what she recalls as she nears life’s end. Despite a life of success, guilt makes her wonder how, in the ledgers of heaven, she will fare at the final accounting.
Yet, as she considers the men in her life who’d come and gone, who’d loved and hated her, another question remains. The only son for whom she’d devoted her life has gone, and she’s heard nothing. Will she see him again?
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
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