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by Brooks, Geraldine
Published by : Viking (New York, N.Y. ) Physical details: 372 pages map 25 cm ISBN:9780670018215; 9781439598689; 9780143115007.
Subject(s): Sarajevo Haggadah -- Fiction | 2000-2099 | Judaism -- Manuscripts -- Fiction. | Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Fiction. | Books -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction. | Australian fiction -- 21st century. | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction. | Antisemitism -- Fiction. | Manuscripts, Hebrew | Art restorers -- Fiction | Rare books -- Fiction. | Sarajevo Hagggadah -- Fiction. | Fiction. | Thrillers (Fiction) | Historical fiction | Fiction | Australian fiction
Year: 2008
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Map on lining papers.

Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 -- An insect's wings, Sarajevo, 1940 -- Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 -- Feathers and a rose: Vienna, 1894 -- Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 -- Wine stains: Venice, 1609 -- Hanna: Boston, spring 1996 -- Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492 -- Hanna: London, spring 1996 -- A white hair: Seville, 1480 -- Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 -- Hanna: Arnhem land, Gunumeleng, 2002.

A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator hired to restore the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, finds and pursues clues to crucial moments in the book's history.

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