Out of Granada

by Ben Fine

Overview

The year is 1560, the Inquisition in Madrid has turned on the conversos in Al-Andalus, and the Benzions must flee to their holdings in Palermo.
Don Miguel Benzion, a former Captain in the employ of the Duke of Sienna, and the son of a wealthy converso family in Granada, Spain must sell the family business before he is trapped by the inquisition and is forced to flee to Cuba.
On the voyage to Cuba, Don Miguel meets the lovely and vivacious Senorita Imelda, who tames this famous swordsman and becomes the love of his life. Once in Cuba, they are forced once again to flee, this time to Mexico. In the Gulf of Mexico, they are captured by pirates, led by the madman Jerusalem, who’s ultimate goal is to recapture Palestine.
To save his friends, his family, and his love, Miguel throws his lot in with the pirates. While the pirates end up defeated by the Spanish on the southern coast of Sicily, Don Miguel manages to escape.
Can Don Miguel make it to Palermo to reunite with his family? Will the local mafiosi be sympathetic to his plight or will they be yet another obstacle? Will Miguel ever find his Imelda, or will he be too late?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154472811
Publisher:	Zimbell House Publishing
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	731 KB

About the Author

Dr. Ben Fine is a mathematician and professor at Fairfield University in Connecticut in the United States. He is a graduate of the MFA program at Fairfield University and is the author of ten books (eight in mathematics, one on chess, one a political thriller) as well over 130 research articles. He has completed a memoir told in interwoven stories called Tales from Brighton Beach: A Boy Grow in Brooklyn. The stories detail his growing up in Brighton Beach, a seaside neighborhood on the southern tip of Brooklyn, during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Brighton Beach was unique and set apart from the rest of New York City both in character and in time. Ben is a lover of animals and many of his tales involve his pets.

Table of Contents

Granada al-Ándalus 1560

One

Two

The Italian Years 1554-1557

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Leaving al- Ándalus 1560

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

The Mad Pirate Jerusalem

Thirteen

Fourteen

Fifteen

Sixteen

On the Sea with Pirates

Seventeen

Eighteen

Nineteen

Twenty

Into the Mediterranean

Twenty-One

Twenty-Two

The Quest for Palermo

Twenty-Three

Twenty-Four

Twenty-Five

Twenty-Six

Twenty-Seven

About the Author

Reader’s Guide

Editorial Reviews

"Enjoyed the book.

Out of Granada, new author Ben Fine’s leap into historical fiction is a rollicking good ride into a venue that few of us have known. Fine masterfully weaves the historical events of 16th century Spain and the expulsion of the Moors from their centuries long dominance in Spain with the fictional Jewish Benzoin family and their heroic son Miguel who are also being evicted by the newly dominant Spanish Inquisition..." -Reviewed by Charles Robertson, Author of The Elijah Conspiracy, The Children, The Omega Deception, Red Chameleon, Directive Sixteen, and Strike Zone

"Readers interested in an immersive experience fleeing the Spanish Inquisition in the 1500’s will enjoy this accessible novel. " -Amy/Goodreads Reviewer

"In Out of Granada, Ben Fine demonstrates his abilities as a master storyteller, spinning the tale of the handsome Granadian commander, Don Miguel Benzion, as he flees from the Inquisition in Spain only to be captured by pirates in Cuba who force him to fight his way back to Europe to reunite with his family..."-Lynne Heinzmann, Author of Frozen Voices (New Rivers Press, 2016)

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