Shylock's daughter

Description:

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.

subjects: Jews,  Juvenile fiction,  History,  Fathers and daughters,  Identity,  Prejudices,  Fiction,  Children's fiction,  Jews, fiction,  Identity, fiction,  Prejudices, fiction,  Venice (italy), fiction,  Italy, history, fiction

Places: Venice (Italy),  Venice,  Italy

Times: 16th century,  1508-1797