The Book of Esther: A Novel

The Book of Esther: A Novel
ISBN-10
1101904097
ISBN-13
9781101904091
Series
The Book of Esther
Category
Fiction
Pages
418
Language
English
Published
2016
Author
Emily Barton

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"In a counterfactual world resembling the 1930s, the state of Khazaria, an isolated nation of warriors Jews, is under attack by the Germanii. Esther, the precocious daughter of Khazaria's chief policy advisor, sets out on a quest to ensure the survival of her homeland"--

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