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The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Australian rare book expert Hanna Heath is offered the job of a lifetime when she is asked to conserve and analyse the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued during the Bosnian War. The beautiful, priceless work is one of the earliest illuminated Jewish manuscripts. During her work Hannah discovers tiny artefacts in the ancient binding and she begins to unlock the book's mysteries. Her investigations are interspersed with atmospheric stories of the people connected to the book and traces the journey back from the present to its creation.
Australian rare book expert Hanna Heath is offered the job of a lifetime when she is asked to conserve and analyse the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued during the Bosnian War. The beautiful, priceless work is one of the earliest illuminated Jewish manuscripts. During her work Hannah discovers tiny artefacts in the ancient binding and she begins to unlock the book's mysteries. Her investigations are interspersed with atmospheric stories of the people connected to the book and traces the journey back from the present to its creation.
The Savior by Eugene Drucker
Set in Germany in the final weeks of World War 2, this is the story of Gottfried Keller, a young violinist, exempted from military service by a weak heart. Keller is ordered by an SS officer to play for inmates at a concentration camp, as part of an experiment in reviving hope in Jewish prisoners. Out of fear, he cooperates and compelled by temptation to use his talent to affect others, Keller finds himself playing a series of concerts for prisoners. As he plays, Keller's own questionable past unfolds.
Set in Germany in the final weeks of World War 2, this is the story of Gottfried Keller, a young violinist, exempted from military service by a weak heart. Keller is ordered by an SS officer to play for inmates at a concentration camp, as part of an experiment in reviving hope in Jewish prisoners. Out of fear, he cooperates and compelled by temptation to use his talent to affect others, Keller finds himself playing a series of concerts for prisoners. As he plays, Keller's own questionable past unfolds.
Tree Of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Beginning in 1963 just after the assassination of JFK and set in south-east Asia and the US, this novel spans two decades. It is the story of Skip Sands a CIA spy, who may or may not be engaged in psychological operations against the Viet Cong. It is also about Skip's uncle, the Colonel who is CIA as well. He is either misunderstood or mad and may be the victim of internal politics and power struggles. This is a multi-layered novel describing a world where nearly everyone is lost or looking for something and where war is just another way to self destruction.
Beginning in 1963 just after the assassination of JFK and set in south-east Asia and the US, this novel spans two decades. It is the story of Skip Sands a CIA spy, who may or may not be engaged in psychological operations against the Viet Cong. It is also about Skip's uncle, the Colonel who is CIA as well. He is either misunderstood or mad and may be the victim of internal politics and power struggles. This is a multi-layered novel describing a world where nearly everyone is lost or looking for something and where war is just another way to self destruction.
The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa
Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He first loves her as the teenage 'Lily' in Lima in 1950, when she arrives saying she is from Chile. Then she vanishes when her claim is exposed. He loves her again in Paris where she is 'Comrade Arlette' an activist enroute to Cuba. As the years pass, whatever the guise the bad girl assumes and however she abuses him, Ricardo is doomed to worship her. Will he ever learn who she really is?
Ricardo Somocurcio is in love with a bad girl. He first loves her as the teenage 'Lily' in Lima in 1950, when she arrives saying she is from Chile. Then she vanishes when her claim is exposed. He loves her again in Paris where she is 'Comrade Arlette' an activist enroute to Cuba. As the years pass, whatever the guise the bad girl assumes and however she abuses him, Ricardo is doomed to worship her. Will he ever learn who she really is?
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