Disobedience |
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| Author:
| Alderman, Naomi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-670-91644-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | Viking |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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From a major new voice in British fiction, a hugely enjoyable and warm-hearted portrayal of characters caught between two worlds, and a wise exploration of sexuality, tolerance and faith.
In a cramped synagogue in northwest London, the eminent elderly rabbi passes away. On the other side of the Atlantic, his estranged daughter, Ronit, hears of her father s death and returns to London for the funeral. She has not been home in almost a decade. Ronit looks forward to a week or two of...
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From a major new voice in British fiction, a hugely enjoyable and warm-hearted portrayal of characters caught between two worlds, and a wise exploration of sexuality, tolerance and faith.
In a cramped synagogue in northwest London, the eminent elderly rabbi passes away. On the other side of the Atlantic, his estranged daughter, Ronit, hears of her father s death and returns to London for the funeral. She has not been home in almost a decade. Ronit looks forward to a week or two of revisiting old friends, perhaps settling old scores. But she finds the community where she grew up in a more confusing place than she had anticipated.