Critical Praise

“In her hands, Cortés becomes much more than a one-dimensional brute in search of riches….Cortés and his band of conquistadors are brilliantly evoked, and with a good deal of wit. . .The linguistic and narrative riches of the book enhance its moral complexity: Sherwood has refused to settle for the black-and-white thinking that so often mars this sort of historical fiction.”

——Jay Parini, New York Times Book Review

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“Chock-full of page-turning situations… A scene in “Sorrow” set after the conquest is worthy of a García Lorca drama.”

——Gregg Barrios, San Francisco Chronicle

“Topnotch storytelling; hypervivid history.”

——Kirkus Reviews