People of the Book

The author transported me back into the ancient world in a style that I loved - rich, evocative, and lively.

Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks spins a tale spanning continents and centuries as she fictionalizes the real history of the ancient Sarajevo Haggadah.

I found her writing gripping, and the story of rare book experts, intrigue, and treachery was fascinating. I loved seeing it through the eyes of her young protagonist, master art restorer Hanna Heath.

This era-spanning novel begins today and returns to today, traversing unexpected and enlightening yesterdays. Geraldine Brooks’s tale follows a clever structure as it traces the long history of an illuminated manuscript from the modern day back to its unrecorded origins. As she traverses from the present to multiple periods in the past, she tells dynamic, character-driven stories. Compelling and beautifully written, People was a book I could not put down, and that I recommend to every reader I know.