Good book, very much a page turner. I thought the author could have done much more to develop the characters and delve into the Jewish/Christian tensions. In some ways it seems rather a superficial look at historic Venice, the characters personalities and a story that is very complicated yet lightly treated.

It won't hurt to read this book, but it was all over the place. It was as if ms Rich had a dictionary from the 1500s and put as many old words in her story as she could. Nothing special, and less than 400 pages.