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Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam
by Maggie Anton
from Plume
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Waiting for the 3rd daughter's book 
Couldn't put the first two books down. Shared them with my 93 year old Aunt Bess and now she keeps pestering me for the 3rd daughter's book!
Thank you Maggie.
Mj
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Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam
This book not only came in excellent condition, but also received it before I ever got Rashi's Daughters, Book I. I would definately use this seller again.
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A good read
This book is very good if you enjoy some in depth reading. You must follow along to keep the characters straight. Also I only found the glossary when I was finishing the book, so I spent some time looking up Jewish words. It is really interesting to read about the different time periods and how people lived.
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Dull, derivative historical romance, tarted up with Judaica 
I picked this up at random in the library, not realizing it was the second book in a trilogy (and if the author's comments are accurate, will be also reproduced as bowdlerized children's books). From comments here, I think it is possible that the first book is better, but I can only comment on what I have actually read.
The premise is fascinating: the story of a learned Talmudic scholar, Rashi, in the 11th century, who has 3 daughters and no sons, so he daringly educates his girls far beyond the norms... more info
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