Dr. Heitor Nunes, a Portuguese Jewish physician, desperately desires to be accepted by the economic and social leadership in London. In order to attain these goals, he is willing to sacrifice the faith of his ancestors and culture by converting to Protestantism. His life story sends a painful message to people of all faiths throughout history. Charles Meyers first work of historical fiction, Escape, was based on the life of a real man, Dr. Heitor Nunes, a Portuguese physician, who flees to England in approximately 1545/6. It depicted the Inquisitional interrogation and journey through an underground network that aided Jews to escape the burning pyres awaiting them. Painful Passage is the second novel in a projected trilogy. Charles Meyers new novel is a frightening depiction of the persecution of Jews in Portugal during the Inquistion. Heitor Nunes, the principal character, is truly an extraordinary man at once terrifying and heroic as he recommits himself to the faith of his ancesters. Dr. Beer Prof Emeritus of History, Kent State University
About the author
Charles Meyers is an Elizabethan Crypto-Jewish historian. He has a B.A. in History, M.A. in Social Science, M.L.S. in Library Science, and two years of doctoral work in European and English History. He co-edited a book of essays with Dr. Norman Simms entitled, Troubled Souls, in 2001. He has written numerous papers on the real life historical character, Dr. Hector Nunes. They have been published in American, European, and Israeli academic journals. His first novel, Escape, was published in 2008. He resides in Bluffton, South Carolina with his wife, Gail.
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