Apr 6, 2011
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