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Book Synopsis: 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.
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Discover the captivating journey of a rare manuscript in the bestselling novel, People of the Book. Written by an award-winning author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this compelling tale weaves historical grandeur and emotional intensity effortlessly. Dive into the world of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illuminated Hebrew manuscript, as it travels through centuries of exile and war.
Immerse yourself in the richly detailed narrative as Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, unravels the secrets hidden within this priceless work. As she meticulously conserves the manuscript, Hanna stumbles upon a series of tiny artifacts concealed in its ancient binding. Each discovery, from insect wing fragments and wine stains to salt crystals and a single white hair, leads her towards unlocking its deeply enthralling mysteries.
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