Nathan the Wise

Nathan has scarcely returned from Babylon when he learns his daughter nearly died in a fire—and that the stranger who carried her out has disappeared. Recha calls him an angel; Nathan is determined to find the young Templar beneath the wings.

In Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, a Jewish merchant comes home to a daughter haunted by flames and captivated by the Christian knight who saved her. Recha sees a heavenly guardian in her rescuer, while Nathan gently insists that a brave human being may be miracle enough. But the Templar has rebuffed every attempt to thank him and vanished from the palms near the holy sepulchre. As Nathan searches for the stranger, affection, faith, and imagination pull in different directions—and the stories they tell about one another may matter as much as the rescue itself. What will Recha see when her angel stands before her again?

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