Today I’d like to share a few sections that didn’t make the final cut in By Light of Hidden Candles. Food and drink are an important symbol in the book, signifying both heritage and tradition (as with traditional foods mentioned and the wine Abraham provides to the conversos), and nurturing and connection (the porridge Tomás cooks […]
Alternate Opening to Míriam’s Story in Hidden Candles (Deleted Scene)
Remember how I mentioned that I originally wanted to set the historical story in Málaga? Below is an early draft of the historical story before I chose Lorca as the location. You’ll notice that in this version, Míriam has two brothers and the background is a little different from the Lorca version. I actually quite […]
