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The Weight of Ink

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The Weight of Ink

WINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

"A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."
     Toni Morrison

Set in London of the 1660s and of the early 21st century, THE WEIGHT OF INK is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. 
 
When Helen is summoned by a former student to view a cache of newly discovered 17th-century Jewish documents, she enlists the help of Aaron Levy, an American graduate student as impatient as he is charming, and embarks on one last project: to determine the identity of the documents' scribe, the elusive "Aleph."
  
Electrifying and ambitious, THE WEIGHT OF INK is about women separated by centuries --- and the choices and sacrifices they must make in order to reconcile the life of the heart and mind.

The Weight of Ink
by Rachel Kadish

  • Publication Date: May 1, 2018
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Mariner Books
  • ISBN-10: 1328915786
  • ISBN-13: 9781328915788