Frances Sherwood

The Book of Splendor

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Frances Sherwood brings to life the experience of the Jewish community during a period of oppression and rebirth. Set in seventeenth-century Prague, The Book of Splendor is an adventure-filled romance stocked with court intrigue and political tension, including the machinations of the rival Ottoman Empire, the religious controversies of Protestantism, and the constant threat of violence to the Jewish community. At the heart of the novel is Rochel, a bastard seamstress who escapes poverty through an arranged marriage to the tailor Zev, but falls in love with Yossel, the Golem created by Rabbi Loew to protect the Jewish community. Meanwhile, Em… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-32458-7
EAN: 9780393324587
Produktnummer: 9952723
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 368 S.
Masse: H21.4 cm x B16.2 cm x D2.0 cm 372 g
Gewicht: 372

Über den Autor

Frances Sherwood is a teacher in South Bend, Indiana, where she lives with her husband. Her works of fiction include Vindication, Night of Sorrows, and The Book of Splendor.