Book guide
People of the Book
An ancient manuscript carries centuries of secrets in its binding.
GenresLiteraryHistorical
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryFragmented narrativeHistoricalWar story
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About People of the Book
When Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath conserves the Sarajevo Haggadah, tiny traces hidden in its binding open windows into centuries of exile, war and survival. Inspired by the real manuscript, the novel follows both Hanna’s investigation and the people whose lives touched the book.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- antisemitism
- torture
- war
- rape
- religious bigotry
- violence
- death
- genocide
- slavery
- sexual assault
- child death
- trafficking
