United States, Contemporary, Literary, Books--Conservation and restoration, Judaism--Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Hebrew, Judaism, Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo, Manners and customs, Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts 

A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator hired to restore the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, finds and pursues clues to crucial moments in the book's history. 

Genre/Form: Fiction
Historical fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Geraldine Brooks
ISBN: 9780670018215 067001821X 9781439598689 1439598681 9780143115007 0143115006
OCLC Number: 123912702
Notes: Map on lining papers.
Awards: Winner of Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) (Fiction) 2009
Commended for National Jewish Book Award (Fiction) 2008
Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards (Fiction) 2009
Description: 372 pages : map ; 25 cm
Contents: Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 --
An insect's wings, Sarajevo, 1940 --
Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 --
Feathers and a rose: Vienna, 1894 --
Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 --
Wine stains: Venice, 1609 --
Hanna: Boston, spring 1996 --
Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492 --
Hanna: London, spring 1996 --
A white hair: Seville, 1480 --
Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 --
Hanna: Arnhem land, Gunumeleng, 2002.
Responsibility: Geraldine Brooks.