The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. “Perhaps it's a bit hyperbolic to say that this is one of the best books ever written... but I'm saying it. It's a story that runs on two timelines - today and 1654, when Jews were allowed back into England. Today, scholars are researching a trove of recently discovered Jewish apocrypha and in 1654, that material is being created. Kadish writes in the language of both times in a rich and evocative way. She creates indelible characters who grow in important and revealing ways. And the twist at the end? Did not see it coming.”
