enjoyed her writing style--she has the ability to place the reader in the setting and surround him with the plot. So when Lisa passed along People of the Book to me recently--I knew this would be a story that I'd enjoy. Lisa's review of it was, "I couldn't put it down!" This story combines science and history in a unique plot (with a few love stories thrown in for good measure) based on a true story. To quote from the author's website: (It) traces the journey of a rare illuminated Hebrew manuscript from convivencia Spain to the ruins of Sarajevo, from the Silver Age of Venice to the sunburned rock faces of northern Australia.The "finds" by rare book expert, Hanna Heath, reveal the story and journey of the book--the fragment of an insect wing, a wine stain, a salt crystal, and a white hair. You can find out more about the book and the real story at Brooks' website: http://www.geraldinebrooks.com/people.html Very interesting story---highly recommend it. On a sidenote here, Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2006 for her book, March, the absent father character from Alcott's Little Women. I haven't read it, but as a fan of Little Women, I'll be looking for it. 
Charles Finch is a newly published British author and The September Society is his 2nd book in his Charles Lenox Mysteries series. I make it a habit to never read books out of order, but I wasn't aware this was the 2nd book until after I'd started it. There hasn't been a sense of having missed anything crucial to the characters, so I've continued on, but I will look for the first one in the series.
Anyone who enjoys the Victorian period set in England and Sherlock Holmes will probably enjoy this book. It's fast paced with an intriguing plot surrounding a missing Oxford student, a murdered cat, and a group called The September Society. There is a sweet love story as part of a side-plot--you'll find yourself rooting for Lenox to work up the courage to propose. For anyone who likes this genre, I recommend it--it's light, enjoyable, escapist reading.
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The September Society sounds cool...
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