Estrella is a young girl living in the time of the Spanish Inquisition, where Spanish Jews were executed and were not tolerated at all. She has been raised in a household that practices Catholicism- at least that is what she believes. She soon finds out that she has been living a double life as a Jew and soon realized that a lot of things that went on in their household followed the jewish traditions. When her families true identity is revealed she feels betrayed and to worsen that, the public finds out. They take her grandfather and mother and kill them both, right in front of her eyes. Despite all that she continues on and realizes that her best friend had told everyone and ruined Estrella's life. Her friendship ended in ashes and her first love burned up and never was revived. She then leaves her hometown and struggles for many years to get back on her feet.
Theme: Trust can be vanquished and betrayal had bitter consequences.
