Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

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Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish womanâ€™s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Aliâ€™s Infidel and Carolyn Jessopâ€™s Escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.

As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Trapped as a teenager in a sexually and emotionally dysfunctional marriage to a man she barely knew, the tension between Deborahâ€™s desires and her responsibilities as a good Satmar girl grew more explosive until she gave birth at nineteen and realized that, regardless of the obstacles, she would have to forge a pathâ€”for herself and her sonâ€”to happiness and freedom.

Remarkable and fascinating, this â€œsensitive and memorable coming-of-age storyâ€ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) is one you wonâ€™t be able to put down.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781439187012
ReleaseDate 2012-10-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439187012

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781439187012
ReleaseDate	2012-10-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781439187012

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

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