The Goldsmith's Daughter

About this book

A bearer of doom or a bringer of change? As the Aztec empire falls one girl defies her destiny. (Age 12 and up) In the golden city of Tenochtitln the people live in awe of Emperor Montezuma and in fear of blood-hungry gods. Under an ill-fated sky a girl is born facing a life of submission and domestic drudgery. But Itacate has a secret passion for goldwork forbidden to women and is forced to disguise her identity to protect herself and her family. When her city is shaken by Cortezs invasion Itacate challenges fate culture and faith by crafting golden statues and pursuing the love of a man who should be her enemy. From the author of I AM APACHE comes a tale of clashing cultures a rich and powerful depiction of Aztec life during the Spanish conquest of Mexico.