People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

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Title: People of the Book
Author: Geraldine Brooks
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 10/10
# pages: 372
Date read: August, 2008

Summary: In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna, a caustic loner with a passion for her work, discovers a series of tiny artifacts in its ancient binding--an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hair--she begins to unlock the book's mysteries. The reader is ushered into an exquisitely detailed and atmospheric past, tracing the book's journey from its salvation back to its creation.

Review: This is one of those books that I loved without being able to say exactly why. It flowed nicely, and I had a very hard time putting it down. Most importantly, though the focus changed for every chapter, I was disappointed every time a chapter ended, because I got equally wrapped up in the story no matter who the main character was. Wonderful book that I highly recommend :)

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