BROOKS, GERALDINE

People of the Book

New York, Viking Press. 2008, 1st US Edition. (ISBN: 067001821X) Hardcover. Book, Inspired by a true story this books traces the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna, a caustic loner with a passion for her work, discovers a series of tiny artifacts in its ancient binding, an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hair?she begins to unlock the book?s mysteries. The reader is ushered into an exquisitely detailed and atmospheric past, tracing the book?s journey from its salvation back to its creation.In Bosnia during World War II, a Muslim risks his life to protect it from the Nazis. In the hedonistic salons of fin-de-si?cle Vienna, the book becomes a pawn in the struggle against the city?s rising anti-Semitism. In inquisition-era Venice, a Catholic priest saves it from burning. In Barcelona in 1492, the scribe who wrote the text sees his family destroyed by the agonies of enforced exile. And in Seville in 1480, the reason for the Haggadah?s extraordinary illuminations is finally disclosed. Hanna?s investigation unexpectedly plunges her into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultra-nationalist fanatics. Her experiences will test her belief in herself and the man she has come to love. As New/As New.

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Book number: 044010

Catalogue: Bibliomysteries

Keywords: 067001821x Fiction Sarajevo Haggadah Books Hrebrew Manuscripts Biblimysteries Qq Sarajevo

PORTER, ANNA

The Bookfair Murders

Toronto, Little, Brown & Company. 1997, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0316713996) Hardcover. Book, At the biggest and most prestigious party at the Frankfurt International Bookfair, where the leading lights of the book world gather annually to trade tales and buy and sell books, Marsha Hillier realizes the famous literary agent she is chatting up is in fact sitting in his wing-chair quite dead. As the mystery unfolds, it becomes clear that Agent Andrew Myles was well-hated by most of his peers, and everyone at the party, including Marsha, are under suspicion. The Bookfair Murders is filled with intrigue and plenty of mysterious twists and turns. Mystery buffs will adore this sexy and hilarious romp through the world of publishing. As New/As New.

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Book number: 043789

Catalogue: Bibliomysteries

Keywords: 0316713996 Mystery Fiction Publishing Frankfurt Book Fair