Another great book from Geraldine Brooks. This one is about the Sarajevo Haggadah, a fourteenth century illustrated Sephardic Haggadah. This book exists and some of its history is known. This story fills in the gaps with the life stories of fictional people involved in saving the book from the ravages of real events across Europe through the centuries, including World War II, the Bosnian War and the Spanish Inquisition. It also features fascinating investigative book renovation.
(Ros Cook - bwl 117 Summer 2025 ) |
