Maggie Anton

Rashi's Daughters

1 - Joheved (Jun-2005)
2 - Miriam (Sep-2007)
3 - Rachel (Aug-2009)

Rav Hisda's Daughter

1 - Apprentice (Aug-2012)
2 - Enchantress (Sep-2014)

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  Joheved
  

  • Jun-2005
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  Rashi's Daughters - 1
  

  THE FIRST NOVEL IN A DRAMATIC HISTORICAL TRILOGY SET IN ELEVENTH-CENTURY FRANCE, WHEN -- FOR A JEWISH WOMAN -- KNOWLEDGE WAS DANGEROUS In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac returns home to Troyes, France, to take over the family winemaking business...

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  Miriam
  

  • Sep-2007
  • / Historical Romance
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  Rashi's Daughters - 2
  

  THE SECOND NOVEL IN A DRAMATIC HISTORICAL TRILOGY ABOUT THE LIVES AND LOVES OF THE THREE DAUGHTERS OF THE GREAT TALMUD SCHOLAR, RASHI Troyes, France, 1078. As Salomon ben Isaac teaches his lively and daring middle daughter, Miriam, the intricacies o...

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  Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar
  

  • Oct-2008
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  Rashi’s Daughter, Secret Scholar was adapted from the first book in this series, Volume 1: Joheved. The tale of a young girl who challenges conventions to engage in Jewish learning;

  Set in 11th-century Troyes, France, Rashi’s Daughter, ...

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  Rachel
  

  • Aug-2009
  • / Historical Romance
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  Rashi's Daughters - 3
  

  The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the great Talmud scholar Rashi Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval Jewish scholar Salomon ben Isaac, or "Rashi." He...

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  Apprentice
  

  • Aug-2012
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  Rav Hisda's Daughter - 1
  

  Hisdadukh, blessed to be beautiful and learned, is the youngest child of Talmudic sage Rav Hisda. The world around her is full of conflict. Rome, fast becoming Christian, battles Zoroastrian Persia for dominance while Rav Hisda and his colleagues str...

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  Enchantress
  

  • Sep-2014
  • / Historical Romance
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  Rav Hisda's Daughter - 2
  

  Fantastic tales of demons and the Evil Eye, magical incantations, and powerful attractions abound in Enchantress, a novel that weaves together Talmudic lore, ancient Jewish magic, and a timeless love story set in fourth-century Babylonia. One ...

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  The Choice
  

  • May-2022
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  A powerful love story with a purpose: to challenge Jewish customs concerning women, marriage, and equality. The award-winning author of Rashi's Daughters, Maggie Anton, has written a wholly transformative novel that takes characters inspired by Chaim...

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  The Midwives' Escape
  

  • Mar-2025
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  After years of archaeological research and biblical studies, award-winning author Maggie Anton has created a historical novel filled with adventure, warfare, and romance, that is true to both Torah and to history. The Bible contains many extraord...

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Award-Winning Books by Maggie Anton

Joheved
2006 Benjamin Franklin Award -- New Voice Fiction