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Ronit Krushka is a lapsed Orthodox Jew, who fled the confines of Hendon, England, and her traditional upbringing for a secular lifestyle on Manhattan's Upper West Side. When her father, the community's revered Rabbi passes away, Ronit returns home to retrieve her mother's precious Shabbat candlesticks, and to revisit her troubled past. She reconnects with Esti, a former lover, whose choices have left her unsure and unfulfilled. As Ronit and Esti navigate through the demons of their past, each woman is forced to decide what kind of life she wants to lead, and with whom she wants to share it.
Alderman alternates between a lyrical and familiar style, introducing each chapter with a page of religious commentary that relates directly to the novel. While the commentary is interesting, readers may find themselves skimming it as the plot thickens and these introductions become more like diversions from the story's main message. Still, interruptions aside, Disobedience marks an important debut, and one that extends outside the lives of these characters to personify the struggle between conformity and individualism for everyone who has felt like an outsider. --Gisele Toueg
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ronit has left London and transformed her life. She has become a New York c areer woman, who is in love with a married man. But when her father dies sh e is called back into the world of her childhood. The orthodox Jewish subur b of Hendon is outraged by her provocative ways. But Ronit is shocked too b y the confrontation with her past. And when she meets up with her girlfrien d Esti, she is forced to think again about what she has left behind. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000062316
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