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The bestselling novel that follows a rare manuscript through centuries of exile and war, from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Inspired by a true story, People of the Book is a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity by an acclaimed and beloved author. Called “a tour de force” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this ambitious, electrifying work traces the harrowing journey of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illuminated Hebrew manuscript created in fifteenth-century Spain. When it falls to Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, to conserve this priceless work, the series of tiny artifacts she discovers in its ancient binding—an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hair—only begin to unlock its deep mysteries and unexpectedly plunges Hanna into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultranationalist fanatics.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Penguin Books; Reprint edition (December 30, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 372 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143115006
ISBN-13 : 978-0143115007
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.05 x 0.73 x 7.72 inches
Customers say
Customers find the characters rich, colorful, and well-developed. They also say the book keeps them enthralled with its fastidious research and attention to detail. Readers describe the plot as beautiful, well-crafted, and connected by powerful threads. Opinions are mixed on the emotional tone, with some finding it emotional and thought-provoking, while others say it’s stilted and evokes no empathy with the characters.
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