In her novel, People of the Book; a white hair, an insect wing, missing clasps, a drop of salt, and a wine stain lead an Australian, rare book conservator throughout the world and backward in time in an intriguing forensic adventure. Great summer reading.
Abstract:
When Hanna 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 war-torn 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 Hanna's orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book. | |
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