Convert

The Convert is a novel by Stefan Hertmans that follows the life of a young Christian noblewoman who abandoned everything for the love of a rabbi's son. It is based on historical sources and recounts her journey full of love, hardship, courage, and hate as she travels towards Jerusalem alone. Hertmans' novel was a finalist for the Jewish National Book Awards 2020.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

A magnificent retelling of an incredible journey across medieval Europe to Egypt, and an untold story of forbidden love.

Enthralling... A spectacular tale told with spectacular accomplishment

Sunday Times ,Books of the Year

In the small village in Provence where Stefan Hertmans has made his home, people have long spoken of an ancient pogrom and hidden treasure.

Then, at the end of the nineteenth century, an extraordinary collection of Jewish documents was found in a synagogue in Cairo.

Hertmans has based The Convert on these historical sources, tracing the life of a young Christian noblewoman who abandoned everything for the love of a rabbi's son.

In this startlingly contemporary novel, Hertmans follows in her footsteps as the lovers flee through France together, pursued by crusading knights, and recounts her dazzling journey full of love and hardship, courage and hate, as she travels on towards Jerusalem alone.

Jewish National Book Awards 2020 Finalist

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784706982