Fire of Love: A Historical Novel about Saint John of the Cross

by José Luis Olaizola and Stephen Caro

Born into an upper class family in Castile, Spain, Gonzalo de Yepes had good prospects - that is, until his father was ruined in a speculative venture. After his father died a pauper, Gonzalo was welcomed into the home of a rich uncle, who intended him to marry one of his younger daughters. The young man would have been set up for life, but he fell in love with Catalina Alvarez, the ward of a poor weaver, and insisted on marrying her despite his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586174061
• ISBN13: 9781586174064
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"