A woman's intellectual and emotional life, locked within the Venice ghetto.
Sarra Copia, confined to the Jewish ghetto in 17th-century Venice, defies expectations. Encouraged by her father, she immerses herself in classical Greek, Latin, and philosophy, becoming a poet and intellectual. Sarra even hosts a literary salon, a haven for intellectual exchange, though it draws the scrutiny of a Christian cleric who accuses her of heresy.
Nancy Ludmerer's historical fiction reimagines Sarra's world: her family ties, inner life, and complex relationships with Christians beyond the ghetto walls. Will Sarra break free from her physical and societal confinement, or will the walls close in?
