El cielo en un infierno cabe

Synopsis of El cielo en un infierno cabe

«El cielo en un infierno cabe» is the historical novel by Cristina López Barrio, published by DEBOLSILLO in paperback (624 pages, in Spanish).

Set in Toledo in 1625, it narrates the inquisitorial trial of a woman accused of witchcraft, who is said to heal or harm with the touch of her hands. The laundress Berenjena, main witness, recalls the arrival of the accused at the hospice as a baby, wrapped in an embroidered blue shawl. Investigating her origins, mysterious deaths and secrets emerge that will condition the verdict, in an era where mysticism coexisted with sensuality and superstition.