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  <title><![CDATA[The Saturday Wife]]></title>
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  <default_description>With more than half a million copies of her novels sold, Naomi Ragen has connected with the hearts of readers as well as reviewers who have met her work with unanimous praise. In &quot;The Saturday Wife&quot;, Ragen utilizes her fluid writing style--rich with charm and detail--to break new ground as she harnesses satire to expose a world filled with contradiction.

Beautiful, blonde, materialistc Delilah Levy steps into a life she could have never imagined when in a moment of panic she decides to marry a sincere Rabbinical student. But the reality of becoming a paragon of virtue for a demanding and hypocritical congregation leads sexy Delilah into a vortex of shocking choices which spiral out of comtrol into a catastrophe which is as sadly believeable as it is wildly amusing.

Told with immense warmth, fascinating insight, and wicked humor, &quot;The Saturday Wife&quot; depicts the pitched and often losing battle of all of us as we struggle to hold on to our faith and our values amid the often delicious temptations of the modern world.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">7</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Saturday Wife</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Naomi Ragen]]></name>
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    <review id="7134992">
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    <name><![CDATA[Khaya]]></name>
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 02 06:03:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 02 12:03:26 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wavered between one and two stars on this one, but finally decided that it really wasn't much better than &quot;With All My Heart, With All My Soul,&quot; especially in terms of subtlety, dialogue, agenda, etc.  Before I start ripping this book, I have to get this one gripe out that jumped out at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7134992">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7634043">
    <user id="217247">
    <name><![CDATA[Fiona]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ridgewood, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 12 12:32:47 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 18 06:41:55 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fact that the story was told in multiple POVs distracted from the potential depth of the storyline. I didn't need to know every shallow thought of secondary characters. That said, it was intriguing enough to finish in a day. My favorite part was early on-- the residual emotions from yitzie and d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7634043">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38098521">
    <user id="1666050">
    <name><![CDATA[Shevy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 18 19:17:46 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 18:17:53 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, i wanna explain why i gave this book a generous 2 instead of what it really deserves- 1- fact is, this book was written in an extremely easy-to-read fashion- not sure what about it made it this way, but i read this in 2 days and couldn't put it down.<br/><br/>so the problems i have this book a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38098521">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37436722">
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    <location><![CDATA[Flushing, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 11 11:31:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 03 05:29:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[To say that I was disappointed with this book is an understatement.  I've read many of Ragen's previous books and they have brought me to tears, with characters who really meant something to me.  I remember back in high school creative writing class the teacher telling us that stories without a sing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37436722">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8795578">
    <user id="406091">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bala Cynwyd, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 07 10:43:47 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 07 11:30:14 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Can a rabbi's wife be a social climbing competitive woman w/ all the human trappings of jealousy, vanity, etc?  A funny book about an Orthdox Jewish rabbi's wife who wants it all, and a kind husband who just wants to enlighten and bring together his congregation.  I had a great time reading it.  Fro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8795578">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48146925">
    <user id="1947437">
    <name><![CDATA[Gail]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lansdale, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 03 15:10:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 03 15:17:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you have read Ragen's other books, you know that she specializes in shining a light on the position and plight of women in the Orthodox Jewish community both in the United States and in Israel while depicting three dimensional characters and engaging stories.  Unlike her previous novels, in this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48146925">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40041684">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Coppell, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 13 18:25:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 13 18:26:08 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Deliliah is a whiner. Plain and simple. To the point where I wanted to band her head against the wall. To the point where I wanted to throw this book out the window as we drove though Jersey. The only interesting part about this book was the traditions and lifestyles of Orthodox Jews and the part ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40041684">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62600953">
    <user id="440806">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 08 05:33:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 08 05:36:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book because someone gave it to me and I have heard that Naomi Ragen is a great author.  I have to admit, she is a good writer, but there was nothing to like about these characters so it was hard to love this book. I have to say, it was a quick and interesting read and I did learn some i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62600953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13325887">
    <user id="607667">
    <name><![CDATA[BookBitch]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Boca Raton, FL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 16:41:42 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 16:41:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you can imagine Emma Bovary as a contemporary, Orthodox Jew, you have the gist of this latest Jewish family saga from Ragen.  Delilah Goldgrab, whose name is completely symbolic of her personality: Delilah is a &quot;bad girl,&quot; an Orthodox Yeshiva student who falls for &amp; has sex with the son...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13325887">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40998761">
    <user id="740108">
    <name><![CDATA[Naomi]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 27 07:04:44 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 27 07:13:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this humorous book, which wound up being rather profound--and eerily forboding of a current situation in the world (don't want to say too much and spoil).  The book follows the life of a young American Jewish modern orthodox girl, Delilah, whose material and sexual appetites separat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40998761">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29570913">
    <user id="1402372">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairless Hills, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People who want to learn about Judaism, but will understand this is satire.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 07 19:20:08 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 09 20:38:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>Once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I found this book equal parts hilarious and offensive. I'm Jewish, but not religiously so. In that vein, I can find the humor in a lot of this book without being offended by it. The parts that offended me really had nothing to do with the author, merely that facts about the Orthodox aspect of the re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29570913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73417838">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Scotch Plains, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Oct 04 11:55:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well written and interesting look at the hidden lives of the rabbi's wife.  Ragen is a talented author and her satiric portrait causes you to reflect on your own view of religion while also entertaining.  This is a fast read - great for a vacation.]]></body>
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    <review id="41995909">
    <user id="55565">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlottesville, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 13:22:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 17:04:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a two-star satire (of modern Orthodox Jews), a three-star literary update (of <em>Madame Bovary</em>), and a four-star piece of entertainment.  It manages to contain satire and literary update, both generally tall orders that tend toward throwing elbows and glitz, without getting in its own way: the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41995909">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41328678">
    <user id="206260">
    <name><![CDATA[Ann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Congers, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 14:57:23 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 30 15:01:12 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was disappointed by this book.  I usually love Naomi Ragin's books, but this one was trite.  The main character was so unloveable!  However it was very  apropos reading it just as the Madoff scandal broke.]]></body>
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    <review id="71701519">
    <user id="965585">
    <name><![CDATA[Hillary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Sep 18 14:15:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 18 14:19:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I expected more depth from the characters in this book.  Overall, I found them shallow.  I liked the premise if the book - orthodox Jewish girl marries rabbinical student, but I was disappointed in the story.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71701519]]></url>
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    <review id="40778858">
    <user id="1021861">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 02 11:23:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting book to pass the time, but not a &quot;run out and get it now&quot; book.  An update on Madame Bovary, with the added context of the Modern Orthodox Jewish movement.  Some interesting thoughts on feminism, keeping up with the Joneses, marriage - but not done in a masterful way.]]></body>
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    <review id="78984643">
    <user id="467300">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Duluth, MN]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Nov 25 14:27:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am such a sucker for Orthodox Judaism and novels about it...well, except for this one. Mired in stilted language and inconsistent writing, it wasn't worth the time I spent on it. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78984643]]></url>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are few books out there that deserve one star but this one does.  It was a depressing book from beginning to end and as much as I liked Sotah, I disliked The Saturday wife.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very disappointing.  I usually like Ragen's books, but didn't enjoy this one.  The main character was unlikeable, nor were any other characters compelling.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Why was this book written? Honestly, I couldn't get more than a quarter of the way through it and I have read a lot of her other books. Oy.]]></body>
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