Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
by:
Maggie Anton (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B000UCUX2I
Pages no: 388
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Medieval,
Jewish,
Religion,
France,
Judaism,
Judaica
Series: Rashi’s Daughters (#1)
This is as much a book about medieval Jewish scholarship as it is about Rashi's family; his family members seem to circle the Talmud, supporting characters to its central theme(s).This is not to say that it wasn't incredibly fascinating to read regardless! I learned so much about Ashkenazi Jewry as ...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/04/review-rashis-daughters-book-one.html