A family is torn apart by fierce belief and private longing in this unprecedented journey deep inside the most insular sect of Hasidic Jews, the Satmar.
Opening in 1939 Transylvania, five-year-old Josef witnesses the murder of his family by the Romanian Iron Guard and is rescued by a Christian maid to be raised as her own son. Five years later, Josef rescues a young girl, Mila, after her parents are killed while running to meet the Rebbe they hoped would save them. Josef helps Mila reach Zalman Stern, a leader in the Satmar community, in whose home Mila is raised as a sister to Zalman's daughter, Atara. With the rise of communism in central Europe, the family moves to Paris, to the Marais, where Zalman tries to raise his children apart from the city in which they live. Mila's faith intensifies, while her beloved sister Atara discovers a world of books and learning that she cannot ignore. A beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping story of what happens when unwavering love, unyielding law, and centuries of tradition collide, I Am Forbidden announces the arrival of an extraordinarily gifted new voice and opens a startling window on a world closed to most of us.
Categories:
- Religion & Spirituality
- Literature & Fiction
- Jewish
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Hogarth
Author : Markovits, Anouk
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2012-05-08
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0307984737
ISBN-13 : 9780307984739
Item weight : 1.1 lb
Dimensions : 1.26 in x 6.06 in x 8.35 in
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