The Rabbi's Daughter
by Reva Mann
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Author: Reva MannEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN: 0385341423
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: The Dial Press
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Book Review: A moving, enjoyable and educational read
Summary: 5 Stars
I finished the book on Sunday morning. I enjoyed the reading, and was moved to tears in many places. The way Reva handles the transitions between memories from different periods seemed very natural. She is clearly a good writer with a skill for choosing and juxtaposing incidents to maintain tension all the time and create a "page-turner". I also felt close to all the places that she describes in London and in Jerusalem, recognizing them from having been there myself. I do think that the book is accessible to people who haven't been there though, and to people who don't have a Jewish background, so it's a real achievement in this sense too. (I have lived in quite a variety of cultures, and been influenced by various expressions of Judaism and Christianity, with a sprinkling of other religions and philosophies too, so I think I can say this with some authority.)
Even though I already knew of many of the aspects of Jewish law to which Reva refers, I was far more shocked at the descriptions of her experiences of what I would call "patriarchal brutality" in the restrictions placed on her as a woman than I was by any of the descriptions of her misdemeanors. I didn't feel that her descriptions were self-indulgent or gratuitous (even though the acts themselves might have been at the time). In the book, they seemed in appropriate balance to the other events and her thoughts about her unfolding life. None of the events seemed unreal to me either. Those people who can't believe that all of this could have happened to one person must live very, very sheltered lives!
I'm really glad to have read the book and will definitely recommend it to others.
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