Summary of People of the Book

People of the Book is a novel by Geraldine Brooks. It follows the adventures of Australian rare book conservator Hanna Heath, who is sent to Sarajevo to inspect a mysterious Hebrew manuscript that survived a long and perilous journey through the centuries. From the monastaries of Catalonia and the courts of Vienna, to the deserts of Oman and the barrancas of the Dominican Republic, Hanna unravels the mysteries of the book's provenance and discovers a series of remarkable stories and characters linked to the book. Using the stories of the book's past owners and readers, Brooks creates a compelling portrait of the diversity and resilience of Jewish culture and identity over the centuries.