What happens when a village in Catalonia wakes up one morning and discovers they are all descended from Jews - Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity during the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition?Do they embrace the news? Deny it? Try to pretend they didn't hear?Welcome to the world of Terra Incognita, where one young man's dream to save his village from oblivion unexpectedly thrusts him on a voyage of discovery that he is totally unprepared to navigate.Terra Incognita is a bittersweet journey of self-discovery which will resonate with anyone who has ever gone on a quest to discover their past, or who has ever lain awake at night wondering where they - and the world - are going. Libi Astaire is the author of the award-winning Jewish Regency Mystery Series, a historical mystery series about Regency London's Jewish community.
Her other books include: Terra Incognita, a novel about Spanish villagers who discover they are descended from Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity during the Middle Ages; The Banished Heart, a novel about Shakespeare's writing of The Merchant of Venice; Day Trips to Jewish History, a volume of essays about some lesser known areas of Jewish history; and several volumes of Chassidic tales. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel.
