This fascinating, fast-paced book falls in the genre of historical fiction. It tells the real-life story of Haggadah (from the Hebrew root “HGD” = “to tell”), a Jewish book read over the Passover Seder table to relate the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. The story of a real life codex, now stored and on display in Sarajevo, alternates between the present time and historical events. The heroine, Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator, is hired to restore this rare Jewish artifact. She unlocks the mysteries and clues hidden within the codex’s pages, which include various stains and spots
haggadah
Apr 6, 2011