Chock-full of rich detail and literary intrigue."  ฿593.34, ฿331.71 A beautiful, … Please enter manually:","bd_js_keep_typing_to_refine_search_results":"Keep typing to refine the search results","bd_js_top_categories":"Top Categories","bd_price_save":"Save {0}","bd_js_name_only_letters":"Sorry, full name can only contain letters","bd_js_show_more":"show more","bd_js_enter_valid_email_address":"Please enter a valid email address","bd_js_enter_address_manually":"Enter address manually","bd_js_more_categories":"More Categories","bd_js_continue_shopping":"Continue Shopping","bd_js_account_and_help":"Account & Help","bd_js_basket_checkout":"Basket / Checkout","bd_add_to_basket":"Add to basket","bd_js_enter_first_last_name":"Please enter a first and last name","bd_js_please_enter_your":"Please enter your"}, Paperback In today’s interconnected world, with privacy so hard to achieve, is there anything you would write or say if you knew your words would be anonymous? However, the book was too long and at times I found myself wishing it would move along faster. RACHEL KADISH is the award-winning author of the novels.

However, as the author states in her final Note, the 17th century backdrop is real, the philosophers mentioned are real, Rabbi Menasseh ben Israel is real, as is the latter's journey to England and its aftermath. ), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2019.

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Would you be willing to have your most meaningful accomplishments remain anonymous or even be attributed to others?  ฿693.85, ฿277.19 Beautiful prose, gripping characters, seamless mix of fact and fiction, this book is perfect.  ฿618.39, ฿765.24 What sorts of love are on display in unexpected ways in The Weight of Ink? “The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel—full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. In what unexpected ways does love show itself in your own world? In order to write, Ester betrays the rabbi’s trust. Unable to add item to List. Most enjoyable were her scathing portraits of 17th century London Jews, in all their cross-wearing snobbery.  ฿555.77, ฿296.59

 ฿563.28, ฿562.94 This book is not one I could recommend.  ฿579.26, ฿238.15 Can a woman today freely choose to combine love, motherhood, and the life of the mind, without unacceptable sacrifices? Her work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times, Ploughshares, and Tin House. Please try again. Hardcover (6/6/2017)  ฿367.14, ฿497.24 Did the motivations of Ester, Helen, and Aaron change as the novel progressed?  ฿612.17, ฿284.30 The novel opens with a quote from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71:  “Nay, if you read this line, remember not / The hand that writ it”. How thrilling it is to watch the imperious Helen and the scholarly Aaron turn into brilliant literary detectives as they uncover the identity of a woman who lived more than 300 years ago, and how thrilling it is to get to know that woman intimately in her own time. 11. When Helen goes to Israel, she encounters Holocaust survivors struggling with the legacy of their losses and the need to establish safety in their new home. 1045 Lake Street  — Kirkus Reviews "Kadish positions two women born centuries apart yet united by a thirst for knowledge at the core of a richly textured, ... —Adrian Liang, The Amazon Book Review “The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel—full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about. ฿342.81 Did Lizabeta (Constantina’s mother) make the right choice in refusing to play on his pity and beg him to keep her and her daughter in London?  ฿816.77, ฿548.42 I thoroughly enjoyed it, notwithstanding its bulk: actually, I'd have liked more... A scholarly novel, but one I found irritating, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2019, The main story is about two women: one is Helen Watt, a disagreeably crusty, frail, non-Jewish academic with Parkinson’s disease, who had been alerted to a pile of manuscripts, dated from 1657 to 1665 found under a staircase in a 17th century house. It provides a rich tapestry of historical fact intertwined with fictional tales of romance. The Weight of Ink belongs to its women...Kadish’s most impressive achievement, it seems to me, ... — Kirkus Reviews "Kadish positions ... —Adrian Liang, The Amazon Book Review “The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel—full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about. A beautiful, intelligent and … A perfect mix of history and fiction set in a frightening time in European history, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2019.  ฿367.14, ฿327.48 And wouldn’t it be wonderful to think that Kadish’s concept of dialogues with Spinoza really did span time and place and gender? REVIEWS: The Weight of Ink : Kirkus Jewish Book Council Goodreads Book Companion WINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD. Ester’s life is shaped by the wrenching between the life of the mind and the life of the body. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. "The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel--full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about. Please try your request again later. What clues does the author include as to the identity of the true grandfather of the female scribe? Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first 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.

 ฿563.60, ฿301.56 How thrilling it is to watch the imperious Helen and the scholarly Aaron turn into brilliant literary detectives as they uncover the identity of a woman who lived more than 300 years ago, and how thrilling it is to get to know that woman intimately in her own time. RACHEL KADISH is the award-winning author of the novels. Starting May 1st, we will offer free delivery Monday through Friday to the residents of Brookdale, Belmont Village, Oak Park Arms, Oak Park Oasis, Mills Park Tower, The Oaks, and the Ryan Farrelly Apartments. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2018. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Available.  ฿367.14, ฿334.55 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2019. Its measure can be gauged by the fact that I didn’t want to finish it.

Is Ester’s betrayal of the rabbi’s trust forgivable? 16. I loved this book for the history and complexity .  ฿367.14, ฿275.06 But bravo to Ester and Helen for defying social niceties and going their own way. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.  ฿555.77, ฿280.17  ฿367.14, ฿283.83 Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads.  ฿612.17, ฿264.41 Unless one has, as I do , an interest in 17th Century London and it's Jewish community, or are inclined to read the Enlightenment philosophers, or have a strong view about women's rights...I'm not sure that this is a book for you... personally I think this should have been three books. Both Helen and Ester fear love. 2.  ฿367.14, ฿695.18 | 471.74g, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two. I finished reading it 2 weeks ago and I still have it in mind. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Weight of Ink (Kadish) - Book Reviews.  ฿367.14, ฿798.70 An extraordinary book.

Something went wrong.  ฿500.98, ฿270.73  ฿571.33, Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The Weight of Ink belongs to its women...Kadish’s most impressive achievement, ... —Kirkus Reviews "Kadish positions ... —Adrian Liang, The Amazon Book Review “The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel—full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about. Both Kadish’s 17th and 21st protagonists have similar approaches. This is one of the most beautifully writtten books that I have read. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. After months of chafing at the Patricias’ strict stewardship of the rare manuscript room, Aaron has this epiphany: “and as if his own troubles had given him new ears, Aaron understood that her terseness was love—that all of it was love: the Patricias’ world of meticulous conservation and whispering vigilance and endless policing over f-cking pencils.”. How Kadish gets into the minds of 17th century philosophers is miraculous.

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Frankly, it was boring. Describing the impact of his blindness, the rabbi says to Ester, “I came to understand how much of the world was now banned from me—for my hands would never again turn the pages of a book, nor be stained with the sweet, grave weight of ink, a thing I had loved since first memory.”. RACHEL KADISH is the award-winning author of the novels From a Sealed Room and Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story, and the novella I Was Here. 3. We're open! © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Rachel Kadish has produced a masterpiece .

x 203 Is it as powerful today, amid all our forms of media, as it was to the rabbi and to Ester? --Adrian Liang, The Amazon Book Review "The Weight of Ink is the best kind of quest novel--full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about.  ฿367.14, ฿257.54 Awesome book.  ฿612.17, ฿262.59 mail@booktable.net