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BookBrowse Reviews People of the Book: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war

People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
Paperback, Jan 2009,
672 pages.
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The latest novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March is ambitious yet succeeds in captivating its audience. With themes of art, conservation, religious persecution, and history that span over 500 years, this book could be intimidating to some. But any fears are immediately set to rest with the introduction of the first-person narrator, Hanna Heath, whose casual delivery and humor make for easy reading. Here's Hanna as she prepares to be the first person to touch the manuscript in a century:

"As many times as I've worked on rare, beautiful things, that first touch is always a strange and powerful sensation. It's a combination between...

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  • People of the Book is a work of fiction inspired by the Sarajevo Haggadah - all the characters are imaginary, as are most of the events.

    Extensive photographs and a brief description of what is known of the Sarajevo Haggadah's history are available at Sarajevo.net/haggadah.

  • A Haggadah contains the order of the Passover Seder (a ritual feast held during Passover). Haggadah,...
This review was originally published in January 2008, and has been updated for the January 2009 paperback release. Click here to go to this issue.
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