The Toby Press: Tamar Yellin

Tamar Yellin
*The Genizah at the House of Shepher* Shulamit, a biblical scholar from England, returns to her grandparents’ home in Jerusalem for a visit, after an absence of many years. Almost immediately she becomes embroiled in a family feud over possession of the so-called Shepher Codex, a mysterious and valuable manuscript which has been discovered in the attic. In tracing the origins of the Codex she uncovers the history of the Shepher family itself: of her great-grandfather, who traveled to Babylon in search of the ten lost tribes; of her grandfather, a dreamer whose Zionist ideals brought him into confl ict with his religion; of her parents, and their tormented love affair; and of her own orphaned and unhappy past. At the same time, she struggles to find answers to pressing questions: what is the significance of the Codex and where does it come from? Hardcover: ISBN: 1-59264-085-0, Pages: c.550, 8ľ"x5ľ" US$19.95 Publication date: April 2005 More Info...
*Kafka in Bronteland and Other Stories* Thirteen stories by the author of the critically acclaimed The Genizah at the House of Shepher address universal themes of yearning and displacement, love, loss and the struggle to belong... Paperback: ISBN: 1592641539 Pages: c.250 US$14.95 UK£9.99 Publication date: February 2006 More Info...