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.
year: 2001
call number/section: 1000
subjects: jews, venice, history, 16th century, fiction, fathers and daughters, venice (italy), father-daughter relationship, identity, venice (italy), history, 16th century, fiction, italy