Description Frances Sherwood brings to life the experience of the Jewish community during a period of oppression and rebirth.
At the heart of the novel is Rochel, a bastard seamstress.
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.
Description Frances Sherwood brings to life the experience of the Jewish community during a period of oppression and rebirth