Disobedience Disobedience

Disobedience

A Novel

    • 4.0 • 112 Ratings
    • $9.99

Publisher Description

*NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING RACHEL WEISZ AND RACHEL MCADAMS
*AUTHOR OF ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE READS

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Power comes a novel about a young woman who must return home in the wake of her father’s death and confront the tight-knit Orthodox community that she ran away from—reigniting the old flames of forbidden love.


When a young photographer living in New York learns that her estranged father, a well-respected rabbi, has died, she can no longer run away from the truth, and soon sets out for the Orthodox Jewish community in London where she grew up.

Back for the first time in years, Ronit can feel the disapproving eyes of the community. Especially those of her beloved cousin, Dovid, her father’s favorite student and now an admired rabbi himself, and Esti, who was once her only ally in youthful rebelliousness. Now Esti is married to Dovid, and Ronit is shocked by how different they both seem, and how much greater the gulf between them is.

But when old flames reignite and the shocking truth about Ronit and Esti’s relationship is revealed, the past and present converge in this award-winning and critically acclaimed novel about the universality of love and faith, and the strength and sacrifice it takes to fight for what you believe in—even when it means disobedience.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2006
September 6
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
Atria Books
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
5
MB

Customer Reviews

rhiamom ,

Well worth reading

This book may "pull back the curtain" on the London Orthodox community, but behind that curtain you find Real People; people who make hard choices, and people who live with the choices they have made. "You can never go home again" applies more to some people than others....

salspee ,

Disobedience

Stunningly written. Loved Story and her very human characters.

Renaissance Marie ,

If you’re reading this because you like the movie, you will be disappointed

There are many major differences in character, plot, and overall tone between the movie and the novel. This is completely justified and understandable since movie adaptions often make changes from the original publication. In my own opinion, I find the movie much more endearing and the characters more charming. The emphasis on Esti is more clear in the movie where as the emphasis is mainly on Ronit in the book. I read the novel because I absolutely adore the film and I wanted more background information on the relationship between Ronit and Esti from when they were younger. This novel did not give me any extra information than what was suggested in the film. It’s a quick read so i can’t say that it was a waste of time and it is well written. I might be a little harsher just because I do love the movie so much. It is well written and the storyline is still good. If you’re not a big reader and want to read it because you’re expecting it to be like the movie, I might not recommend it but if you like to read for, lack of a better word, shiggles then it’s a quick summer book and you’ll probably enjoy. Either way, I recommend that everyone watch the movie.

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