Reviews"A beautifully written saga, [...] With strong main characters, a myriad of important secondary players,The Fruit of Her Handsis a gripping, fascinating, and informative narrative of a tragic, yet important historical period."--Romance Reviews Today, "Readers who appreciated Maggie Anton'sRashi's Daughterstrilogy will be entertained."--Library Journal, "The Fruit of Her Handsis equally rich as history and fiction. ...[A] book so rich with wonderful characters, vivid settings, and an absolutely lush and wonderful depiction of the strengths of the medieval Jewish home and community. Cameron is an author I certainly hope to hear more from. This is a first-rate choice for Jewish book clubs."--San Diego Jewish World, "Michelle Cameron deftly gives dramatic voice to the Jewish women of the Middle Ages.The Fruit of Her Handsis suspenseful, soulful, and plain wonderful. It takes us to the heights of scholarship and imagination." -- Ruchama King, author ofSeven Blessings, "Cameron's clean, clear prose clings to the reader's memory long after it's been read, as does her heroine. This novel will appeal to everyone who craves an accurate, arresting novel."--Romantic Times, "With a powerful immediacy, Cameron's meticulously researched historical is told by Shira, an anomalous 13th-century woman raised (and educated) like a son by her widowed father...Readers will drink in the historical detail."--Publishers Weekly, "The Fruit of Her Handslets the reader experience first-hand the tragic end of hundreds of years of Jewish presence in medieval France through the voice of its passionate and learned heroine. This novel shows us that women, too, can bear witness to history." -- Maggie Anton, author ofRashi's Daughters
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisA thirteenth-century historical novel about a rabbi's wife who perseveres amid rising anti-Semitism in Europe.
LC Classification NumberPS3603.A453F78 2009