People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Shortlisted for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
When Hanna Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript that has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of war-torn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime.
A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring the Sarajevo Haggadah -- a Jewish prayer book -- to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival. But the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock Hanna’s orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book.
As meticulously researched as all of Brooks’ previous work, People of the Book is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival.
Format: Paperback | 400 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.3 x 2.9 | 616g -
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: 4th Estate
Publication City/Country: Pymble, SYD, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 0732280370
ISBN13: 9780732280376
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks, and some creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.