Shulamit Shepher returns to Jerusalem after a long absence and becomes caught up in a family feud over possession of the Shepher codex, a valuable, mysterious Torah manuscript found in her grandparents' attic, and a quest to discover not only her ancestors's history, but also her own past, present, and future. Winner of the Jewish Book Council's 2007 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.