From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, this is the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Religion, History and Culture in a beautiful package:
A wonderful surprise found at my library. I thought it might be just another "chick" book,and was looking for a good yarn to listen to on a long trip. I was pleasantly astounded at the pace and depth of the story. It seems as though I learned something new in each chapter about the origin of paint colors, judiaism and islam, historical bits of the Spanish Inquisition and the Bosnian War. The story is centered around the Sarajevo Haggadah with a full explanation of what it is) and its travels over 500 years... more info
