by Brooks, Geraldine
Australian, Hanna Heath, rare book conservator, goes to war-torn Sarajevo after the Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illustrated book of painted miniatures thought to have been destroyed, dramatically turns up during a seder . Hanna documents, stabilizes the rare text, and discovers clues in the binding that she hopes will illuminate the book?s history. As the artifacts are tested through Hanna?s professional network, the book?s remarkable survival and the reason for its unusual illustrations unfolds through vignettes. The book?s history, vividly painted like the miniatures, overpowers the character of Hanna, until an emergency recalls Hanna to her estranged mother and she discovers what has been hidden in her own life. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is a marvelous and provocative mystery for both bibliophiles and casual readers alike.
- reviewed by Vera, North County Regional, PLCMC

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by Brooks, Geraldine
Australian, Hanna Heath, rare book conservator, goes to war-torn Sarajevo after the Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illustrated book of painted miniatures thought to have been destroyed, dramatically turns up during a seder . Hanna documents, stabilizes the rare text, and discovers clues in the binding that she hopes will illuminate the book?s history. As the artifacts are tested through Hanna?s professional network, the book?s remarkable survival and the reason for its unusual illustrations unfolds through vignettes. The book?s history, vividly painted like the miniatures, overpowers the character of Hanna, until an emergency recalls Hanna to her estranged mother and she discovers what has been hidden in her own life. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is a marvelous and provocative mystery for both bibliophiles and casual readers alike.
- reviewed by Vera, North County Regional, PLCMC

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