Geraldine Brooks is a fantastic craftsman. She allows the reader the opportunity to connect with the many characters lives, in all their intricacies, while we learn of a faith that cannot be undone, and of a people that have endured hardships for eons.
Initially I thought that the "People of the Book" would be about the people IN the Haggadah, but it is more about the people that have protected, preserved and pushed it onward in its journey through the hands of humanity. The book has such a power, an appeal because of its beauty, its fragility and the persecution of the people that revolve around it.
Geraldine Brooks does a wonderful job of giving us an honest look at its path without giving an opinion that could sway the reader in any direction. It is simply a story of a book. It is simply fantastic. It is simply a must read!
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