Shylocks Tochter
About this book
Sixteen-year-old Jessica, who longs to be free of the restrictions of her father and life in the Jewish ghetto of sixteen-century Venice, falls in love with a Christian aristocrat and must make choices which will affect her whole family. Inspired by Shakespeare's play The merchant of Venice.
Subjects
JewsJuvenile fictionHistoryFathers and daughtersIdentityPrejudicesFictionChildren's fictionJews, fictionIdentity, fictionPrejudices, fictionVenice (italy), fictionItaly, history, fiction