Rough Read

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As a Christian this was hard to read also a really good book. It is based in the time that Christianity was banned in Japan.
Father Martinez was from Portugal but left the country as he had killed a man, saying in self defence but he then devoted himself to God and spreading the word of the Lord, he had been doing that for 20 years.
The Shogun ruled that all Christians should be put to death and Japan became a very dangerous place for them, some of the villagers decided to help them hide or to get safely away but with the rising cost of taxes payable with rice it was a really hard time for the villagers.
This book makes you really think how far you would go to save and help someone while all the time putting yourself in danger