In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews, at a time when the Jews are being expelled from the country and when the Inquisition is diligently searching for religious heretics.
In 1492 thousands of people of the Jewish faith were leaving Spain.Inquisitors sought out anyone who might not be Catholic. Those accusedcould be tortured and burned at the stake.In this time of uncertainty and terror, fourteen-year-old Maria finds herselfalone and homeless. The Church offers Maria the opportunity towork for a wealthy Converso family. But the church also asks somethingof her in return.Secrets in the House of Delgado confronts issues of faith and bigotry, loyaltyand betrayal, and the secrets that may lie in every human heart.
