This engrossing read traces the fictionalized history of a real-life ancient Jewish manuscript found in Sarajevo, Bosnia and the people – Jews, Muslims and Christians – who shaped its destiny, from the 15th century up to the present day. The details about the restoration and conservation of old book...
***Note: this review assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: The contemporary thread of People of the Book was disappointingly melodramatic, and the historical threads had too little depth and feeling for the periods and the personalities. People of the Book tells a fictional...
Greater than the contents contained in a book is the story of a particular book's journey; its 'provenance', if you will. Sprinkled throughout history are perilous rescue or salvage accounts of sacred books. Protected at great expense of life and freedom, these volumes are secreted away, to be kept ...
This is an exceptional story that explores the history of an ancient illuminated manuscript, the Sarajevo Haggadah. When the novel opened with a scene in 1996 Sarajevo, I wondered if it was going to be a good choice for me, but that was just the beginning of an amazing journey through centuries of s...
This book came recommend to me by two people, but I'm unlikely to pass on those recommendations. The People of the Book follows the Sarajevo Haggadah (an illustrated Jewish Passover text) through time. The stories vary between the modern time book conservator Hanna Heath's story, as she attempts to ...
The best parts of this book were the stories of the people connected with the ancient Haggadah. The author brings them to life and immerses you in their world for a brief time, so that the book's history is gradually revealed. It was lovely reading, and I found the historical and religious context b...
I think an alternative title for this book could have been something like Women and Love or What Women Mean When They Talk About Love. Something like that. It was so beautiful in this delicate, fine-art way, and I was so surprised at this book’s beauty, that I feel totally inadequate in trying to ...
This book is extremely dense, but worth the read. Brooks is clearly a bright, thoughtful, talented author. I found her concept intriguing, and relished the historical portions of the book. Frankly, though, I wasn't in love with her main characters. Hanna was clinical and unlikeably cold, and I found...
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