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Really fascinating book that gives you a look inside the secretive world of Hassidic Jews. Rachel Benjamin is a young girl who rebels against her family and her arranged marriage, wishing she could be more like a 'regular' American girl in New York.
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A Jewish girl has problems with her very strict feminist family. A really good book, difficult to put down, about a young romance novel reader's struggle against the pressure for her to change.
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I found this book a voyage into self awareness and questioning of who we are.Are we destined to be what our parents want us to be or can we escape?This book did give a glimpse of what life as a Hassidic Jew is like,For us non-Jews it may seem rather oppressive.I found it very interesting ,I personally love learning about cultures and traditions other than my own.