People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

Based on true events around the Sarajevo Haggadah, Brooks has woven a tale traced across Europe through six centuries that is fresh, rich, smart, and exciting to read. One story line of the story is told from the first person perspective of the book conservator - Hanna. A woman with mother-issues who is given the opportunity of a lifetime to work on the Sarajevo Haggadah. She is curious about it's history and the people that it has touched in all it's past wanderings. The other story line works backward chronologically through the places where the Haggadah met a crucial turning point and the people and story that followed. You will be stunned, amazed and charmed. I promise. I stayed up all night and couldn't put it down.