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Aug 26, 2016EmilyEm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A young Australian book conservator is tapped to work on a historic prayer book, a Jewish Haggadah, in Sarajevo at the end of the Bosnian conflict. Alternating chapters tell the story of the book’s creation and journeys from 1400s Spain to the time of her work. I’d skipped this book when first published even though Brooks’ work is popular. It just kept coming up on ‘you’ll like’ suggestions. So, I’ve read it. While engaging at times it has the flaws all her work has for me. Is this a story or is it journalism? The ending stretched credibility.