If you're fascinated by the way historical artifacts can tell sweeping stories that connect lives and cultures across centuries, "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks offers just that kind of journey. The novel explores the tumultuous history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, entwining mystery, art, and romance, and it'll likely captivate you with its profound dive into how objects of beauty survive amidst human chaos. As a conservator uncovers layers of the book's past, you too will feel like a detective piecing together a breathtaking puzzle of humanity.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

• National Jewish Book Award Nominee (2008)
• Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction (2009)
• Prime Minister's Literary Awards Nominee for Fiction (2009)
• Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)
• Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Literary Fiction and for Book of the Year (2008)
• Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work (2009)
• Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2010)

When Hanna Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript that has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of war-torn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime. A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring the Sarajevo Haggadah - a Jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival. But the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock Hanna's orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book. As meticulously researched as all of Brooks' previous work, People of the Book is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.