{"product_id":"the-weight-of-ink-isbn-9781328915788","title":"The Weight Of Ink","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion.\"—Toni Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Helen is summoned by a former student to view a cache of newly discovered seventeenth-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.\"\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Electrifying and ambitious, \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e 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.   | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller  Winner of a National Jewish Book Award  Winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries Jewish Fiction Award   An Amazon Best Book of the Year  Winner of the Boston Authors Club Award for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e's \"Bookmark\" Titles  One of \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Exponent\u003c\/em\u003e's \"2017's Top Reads\"\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Toni Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Rachel Kadish’s \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e is like A.S. Byatt's \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e, but with more seventeenth-century Judaism...A deeply moving novel.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “I gasped out loud…[Kadish has a ] mastery of language…[\u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e] was so powerful and visceral…Incredible…I haven’t been able to read a book since.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Rose McGowan, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Podcast  \u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Rachel Kadish’s novel \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink \u003c\/em\u003eis my top Jewish feminist literary pick. Kadish’s novel weaves a web of connections between Ester Velasquez, a Portuguese Jewish female scribe and philosopher living in London in the 1660s, and Helen Watt, a present-day aging historian who’s trying to preserve Ester’s voice even as she revisits her own repressed romantic plot.  Both Ester and Helen are part of a long literary line of what writer Rebecca Goldstein has termed 'mind-proud women.'\"  \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLilith\u003c\/em\u003e, \"7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2017\"\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"This book is historical fiction with a side of philosophy set in London, and it explores choices for women in different time periods. What impacts your choices? Do you have candles to read by? Do you have access to books, mentorship and education? What will it take to bring your passions to life? You’ll think about all that and more as you read this novel.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Feminist Fiction Books to Curl Up With for the Holidays\"\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"So many historical novels play with the 'across worlds and centuries trope,' but this one really delivers, tying characters and manuscripts together with deep assurance. A book to get lost in this summer.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Bethanne Patrick, \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"A page-turner. Kadish moves back and forth in time (including an excursion to Israel in the 1950s) with great skill. She knows how to generate suspense – and sympathy for her large cast of characters...packed with fascinating details...\u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to its women...Kadish’s most impressive achievement, it seems to me, lies in getting readers to think that maybe, just maybe, a woman like Esther could have existed in the Jewish diaspora circa 1660.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerusalem Post    \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"An amazing feat...A great literary and intellectual mystery...you feel as if you're sifting through these letters yourself...a very immersive summer read.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Megan Marshall, \"Authors on Authors\" for Radio Boston\u003c\/strong\u003e    \"A superb and wonderfully imaginative reconstruction of the intellectual life of a Jewish woman in London during the time of the Great Plague.\"  \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Higher Education \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"An impressive achievement...The book offers a surprisingly taut and gripping storyline...\u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e has the brains of a scholar, the drive of a sleuth, and the soul of a lover.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eHistorical Novel Society \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Deeply satisfying to anyone who enjoyed Geraldine Brooks’ \u003cem\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/em\u003e...[\u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e is a] historical epic that transports readers back to the days of Shakespeare, Spinoza and the Great Plague, uncovering some rich details of Jewish life in the 1600s along the way.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eJewish World News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Kadish knows how to create a propulsive plot peopled with distinctive characters. \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e has enough mysteries to keep readers turning pages, and a fair amount of thematic and intellectual heft...Rewarding.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"This astonishing third novel from Kadish introduces readers to the 17th-century Anglo-Jewish world with not only excellent scholarship but also fine storytelling. The riveting narrative and well-honed characters will earn a place in readers' hearts.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Like A.S. Byatt’s \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e and Tom Stoppard’s \u003cem\u003eArcadia\u003c\/em\u003e, this emotionally rewarding novel follows […] present-day academics trying to make sense of a mystery from the past…Vivid and memorable.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP\u003c\/strong\u003eublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"A mysterious collection of papers hidden in a historic London home sends two scholars of Jewish history on an unforgettable quest....Kadish's characters are memorable, and we're treated to a host of them: pious rabbis and ribald actors, socialites and troubled young men, Mossad agents and rule-worshipping archivists. From Shakespeare's Dark Lady to Spinoza's philosophical heresies, Kadish leaves no stone unturned in this moving historical epic. Chock-full of rich detail and literary intrigue.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Kadish positions two women born centuries apart yet united by a thirst for knowledge at the core of \u003cstrong\u003ea richly textured, addictive novel\u003c\/strong\u003e stretching back and forth through time, from contemporary London to the late seventeenth century....Kadish has fashioned a suspenseful literary tale that serves as a compelling tribute to women across the centuries committed to living, breathing, and celebrating the life of the mind.\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"\u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e hooked me so deeply...Kadish, with storytelling genius, mirrors events and eureka moments across the centuries, binding the characters to one another. And an enormously satisfying ending wraps everything up while leaving enough rough edges to mimic the loose ends of real life.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Adrian Liang,\u003cem\u003e The Amazon Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cem\u003e“The Weight of Ink\u003c\/em\u003e is the best kind of quest novel—full of suspense, surprises and characters we care passionately about.  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.  A beautiful, intelligent and utterly absorbing novel.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Margot Livesey, author of \u003cem\u003eMercury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"Rachel Kadish draws us deep inside the vivid, rarely-seen world of 17th century Jewish London, conjuring the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman with an insatiable hunger for knowledge and education. 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