People Of The Book - Softcover

Brooks, Geraldine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007177429 ISBN 13: 9780007177424

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008

Synopsis

The new novel from the author of ‘March’ and ‘Year of Wonders’ takes place in the aftermath of the Bosnian War, as a young book conservator arrives in Sarajevo to restore a lost treasure.

When Hannah Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime. A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring The Sarajevo Haggadah, a Jewish prayer book – to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival. But the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock Hannah’s orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book.

As meticulously researched as all of Brooks’s previous work, ‘People of the Book’ is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival.

About this title

Review:

'These stories have a raw and visceral power. The book is full of historical detail.'

Book Description:

'Even more compelling than the detective plot is the novel's portrayal of the harrowing lives of its historical characters. Brooks is a compassionate writer. "People of the Book" is a powerful account of individual resistance to intolerance and the precious value of history. It is also a gripping story.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007177429
• ISBN 13: 9780007177424
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400