Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France

The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the great Talmud scholar Rashi

Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval Jewish scholar Salomon ben Isaac, or "Rashi." Her father's favorite and adored by her new husband, Eliezer, Rachel's life looks to be one of peaceful scholarship, laughter, and love. But events beyond her control will soon threaten everything she holds dear. Marauders of the First Crusade massacre nearly the entire Jewish population of Germany, and her beloved father suffers a stroke. Eliezer wants their family to move to the safety of Spain, but Rachel is determined to stay in France and help her family save the Troyes yeshiva, the only remnant of the great centers of Jewish learning in Europe.

As she did so effectively in Joheved and Miriam, Maggie Anton vividly brings to life the world of eleventh-century France and a remarkable Jewish woman of dignity, passion, and strength.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/04/2009
ISBN: 9780452295681
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.54w x 0.96d

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 33
Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 56 - Excellent
Multicultural Review 05/01/2010 pg. 43