People of the Book | Brooks, Geraldine | Religion, History and Culture in a beautiful package

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People of the Book

	People of the Book Brooks, Geraldine Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008 - 1 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, this is the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.

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 through war, relisious and political persecution, and the people that use and protect it. This audio version is a masterpiece in the shading and tone of a wide range of characters that the reader, Edwina Wren, gives to each one. Other reviews will give you a sense of the plot and sub-plots. Taken in its entirety, it a book that you will be recommending to your favorite reading friends.

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