People of the Book

I've very much enjoyed People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. It is the story of a 600 year old Jewish book which conservator, Hanna Heath, is asked to assess. Within it she finds things that might give clues to its history, but these stories are revealed only to the reader. We learn how the book was created and the stories of many of those who possessed it. In doing so, we also learn something about the history of the Jews in Europe and how they were welcomed then driven out of some countries, including Spain. This book is well-written with wonderful individual stories about periods in the life of the book. 5/5