Maggie Anton

Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France (2009)

While Ms Anton's books are well researched, at times I just skimmed over a lot of the "Talmud" sections included in all her books. I suppose I cared more about the women than the Talmud that they were learning. And I think if I had not tried to read this triology one right after the other, I migh...

Joheved (2005)

Usually I'm not a huge historical fiction person. I often find my my purist tendencies get in the way of my enjoyment of historical fiction. Rashi's Daughters came highly recommended to me by a close friend from my synagogue. It shared a lot of similarities, at least in voice, to Anita Diamant's...

Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France (2007)