The Jews of Don­well Abbey: An Emma Vagary fills a void for fans of Jew­ish His­tor­i­cal Fic­tion or His­tor­i­cal Romance. A quick inter­net search pro­vides count­less his­tor­i­cal titles depict­ing the hor­rors of the Inqui­si­tion and the Holo­caust. There are bib­li­cal and medieval sto­ries, but these books typ­i­cal­ly lean towards Chris­t­ian themes or cul­tur­al mores. A cur­so­ry look at Chaucer, Shake­speare, or Dick­ens results in car­i­ca­tures of Jew­ish pro­tag­o­nists, often maligned as ped­dlers, loan sharks, and thieves. Trupp’s work pro­vides options for these dark and mean-spir­it­ed tales. In the world of Jane Austen Fan Fic­tion, authors intro­duce retellings of beloved nov­els, infus­ing the nar­ra­tives with alter­na­tive sto­ry­lines, dif­fer­ent time-tables, diverse char­ac­ters, for­eign set­tings, and eth­nic­i­ties. The Jews of Don­well Abbey, fol­lows Miss Har­ri­et Smith — a sec­ondary char­ac­ter in Austen’s Emma—as she comes to terms with her her­itage. The nar­ra­tive gives Miss Smith a voice. It allows her the oppor­tu­ni­ty to find accep­tance and pur­pose — where Austen sole­ly provids hints and doubts. In The Jews of Don­well Abbey, Har­ri­et comes home.