Enjoying reading "The Hand of Fatima" by Ildefonso Falcones. Follows life of Hernando, a young man of mixed heritage. Mother a Muslim, father a Christian priest. Born after the Morisco rebellion in the Alpujarras mountains, Hernando grows up caught between two worlds, facing discrimination & violence from both sides. The Moriscos (Muslims forced to convert to Christianity) are oppressed by the Christian rulers. Hernando becomes a symbol of the struggle for identity & survival.