The Weight Of Ink World War II History From the bestselling author of

From the bestselling author of Truths I Never Told You

storefronts empty or festooned with Help Wanted signs

those hot summer city nights when lonely men sit on their stoops or their fire escapes and stare at that endless parade of unattainable lovers

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A timely

and the gradual realization that it can’t exist

The Weight Of Ink World War II History From the bestselling author ofWINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."Toni Morrison Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt,