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Geraldine Brooks

Why we're reading this: This book had a magical quality to it. I was immediately drawn into the characters and the book- it is be…more
[close] This book had a magical quality to it. I was immediately drawn into the characters and the book- it is beautiful what people will do to save the pieces of their history and this book is all about that drive to preserve. Fantastic summer read!

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Oct 08, 2016 Grandpa Jud rated it really liked it

Brooks' books are always well researched to provide authentic settings and backgrounds for her well-devised fictional plots. The "Book" is the Jewish Sarajevo Haggadah which has survived centuries of ethnic purges and wars. The principal character, Hanna Heath, is a rare book expert who was selected to restore the recovered Book. In the process of doing so, she comes across an assortment of clues relating to the Book's past.

Heath can only speculate regarding these clues. But the background stori ...more

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Jul 25, 2016 Karen Nelson rated it really liked it

I did not enjoy a few details of the book - the promiscuity of the main character, and the slightly-developed storyline regarding her relationship with her mother are the things that stand out. However, there was much more to enjoy than not. The individual stories that made up this novel, I found to be wonderful, entertaining, and well-written. I appreciate that I never felt as though the author was trying to impress me with her writing. It was mostly just enough detail, and interesting. I enjoy ...more

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Nov 21, 2011 Martine Taylor rated it it was amazing

This could possibly have been a classic had the ending been more believable. Looking forward to reading more by this author.

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Apr 13, 2016 Maureen Alfieri (Catch Us Reading A Book) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Ok book, the history addressed is very good, can easily see where portions of the book were written in an attempt to keep the reader interested.
Not my favorite read however, makes for a decent Book Club read. Keep this in the Too Be Read pile with the intention to read it when you get through the rest of the Too Be Reads are caught up or need a diversion.

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