Horn, Dara

A moving, meditative, well-written book that will be of profound interest to anyone concerned with Jewry and Jewish literature. Horn’s writing is personable and engaging from start to finish

This powerful book is highly recommended for the fantasy and Judaic collections of public libraries. ["Both heady time travel and a thoughtful meditation on the meaning of life; highly recommended": LJ 11/15/17 starred review of the Norton hc.]

Ever since she made a spiritual bargain to spare her first son in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, Rachel cannot die, and she's been through dozens of marriages and hundreds of children since then...

Readers will be taken in by this literary thriller's fast-paced plot and complicated but well-imaged characters. Recommendations for readers interested in learning more about the Cairo Genizah include Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole's Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Genizah or Mark S. Glickman's Sacred Treasure: The Cairo Genizah; The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten Jewish History in an Egyptian Synagogue Attic. [See Prepub Alert, 3/18/13.]