A review by rox74
Act of Faith by Kelly Gardiner

3.0

This book is set in Europe during the 1600s. The story starts with the English civil war, then moves to the Amsterdam and Venetian publishing scene, and finally to the Spanish Inquisition. In England, it was the Catholics and their ideas and books that were under attack and on the mainland it was the Protestants who were the enemy. The Jewish people weren’t welcome in either place. This story touches on all of this history in the context of book publishing, in particular those books that were banned by authorities. The story also has a strong feminist view. I quite enjoyed the story, although it was a little weak. I think the major drawcard for me was the interesting subject matter.